Honduras Trip - Day 2

On day 2 in Honduras, we traveled up to a town on a mountain called Tegucilapita. It was about a 2 hour drive and Jennifer was so nice to ask if our kids could stay at home with her for the day. It was quite a day! Our group for the trek was Will, Matt, Melvin, Carol and me.

Tons of windmills all over the mountains...pretty cool

Stopped for refreshments at a store on the side of the road

The church that has been built on the mountain. Our home church, Grace Evangelical, has paid for a Honduran pastor to come live on the mountain with these people, be their pastor and be trained in theology. So neat to be able to see this in person!

There are no doors on the church, so they put limbs with thorns on them in the space so that wild animals won't come in the building.

The main well for the people on this mountain. The well was actually really deep and filled to the top this time of year (in winter). In the summer months it is completely empty. I have no idea how these people get water in the summer!

View of the road from the church. People walking to a funeral. More about that...

When driving to this mountain, we heard Melvin on the phone speaking to someone in Spanish. Will swore he heard him say the word "funeral". After he got off the phone, he asked if it was okay if we could attend a funeral he had to do while we were up in Tegucilapita. A 94-year-old man died the night before, and since they don't embalm people, he had to be buried within 24 hours. This is a picture of the house where the funeral took place.

Melvin told us to be prepared for the people to ask us to take the casket up the mountain on the top of our car after the funeral so they wouldn't have to walk it up for the burial. Ended up the guy's son couldn't make it in time for the funeral so they were going to wait until the son got there that night to bury him. I was relieved. Sounded like a movie scenario to me.

Inside the house at the funeral. Melvin is preaching with one ray of sunlight in the house through a hole in the roof. The coffin was built the day before and painted light blue with a candle burning on top. Yes, the lid was open but I didn't go up close to look inside. They welcomed us in the room and pulled us up some chairs. I couldn't believe I was sitting in a mud home with no electricity in Honduras at a random man's funeral. How crazy is that? We went in a back room with Melvin to pray with the daughter of the man who just died. She was sitting in an empty room with only a hammock...I guess that's her bed. I just put my arm around this hurting woman and wished so much that I could speak to her in Spanish. In due time.

The road up the mountain. Seriously the roughest and craziest thing I've ever driven on!

On the ride back down, we stopped by a sick woman's house. She had stepped on a rusty nail the day before and was taking Tylenol but still wasn't feeling well. On our way up the mountain, we stopped by a pharmacy to buy her a tetanus shot (for $20) to take to her. Will jokingly asked if Melvin needed him to give her the shot. Melvin said "Sure, someone has to do it". Don't worry...the girl's sister gave it to her.

Unbelievable views

Green rolling pastures

Beautiful mountains

Beautiful children

Next we stopped by the pastor training center where Will is wanting to work. Such a huge and awesome building with so much potential!

Rooms inside for dormitories and work rooms

Melvin taking us on the tour

Vampire bats all through the building. Would probably be a good idea to get these out of there before mission teams come to stay.

The huge meeting room

Melvin, Will and Matt

Melvin's wife Carol, me, Will and Melvin

Kids next door playing soccer

Stopped by this little store on the way home for a Coke.

Best Coke I've ever had.