What can we say... It was pretty easy to board the plane this afternoon, considering the local temperature was hovering around zero. Our friends at Continental threw us a curve ball this trip. Usually we leave early in the morning and make a quick connection in Houston and we are in San Pedro Sula Honduras by Noon the same day. This year we were notified about two months ago - that the early morning flight had been moved ten minutes ahead. That move eliminated the option of a short layover in Houston. The minimum time allowed is 30 minutes, and the adjustment left us only 20 minutes. So tonight we are sleeping at a hotel near the Houston Airport.
We have made the most of our time. After dinner we spent about an hour getting acquainted, sharing stories about our families and our holidays. We also talked a little bit about our fears and expectations as we head into this trip. Some in our group are a little anxious about not having much privacy this coming week. (We are all sleeping in a one room school house.) For the most part everyone is excited about building relationships with the families in Embarcadero.
I may not have a lot of internet access the next few days since we will be working in the village. If you try to locate Embarcadero on a map of Honduras, you probably will not find it. But in the northern district of Atlantida you will see two coastal cities - Tela and La Cieba. A little closer to Tela is the village of Esparta just a little inland. Embarcadero is just a mile east of Esparta. This little agricultural community is at the end of the road... literally. Until our next update - stay warm!
Pictured: From a previous trip - The sign on the church in Embarcadero.
Our team consists of...
Jeff Buscher
Dr. Lori Wetmore
Tim Honse
Josh Ehrhard
Matt Goldschmidt
Abby Pratt
Abby Blevins
Caty Compton
Kait Bartoletta
Laura Vanbiber
Amber Hull
Ken & Janessa Carroll
