Day 3

Hey guys! Cortney here with an update from Honduras! Today we had a wonderful day. This morning we drove out to San Matias, which is a rural community in the mountains of Tegucigalpa. Our team was able to pass out shoes to the people, as well as do face painting, balloons, and play games. All of the people were very respectful and extremely grateful for all we brought to them. At around 1:15, all of the team left for lunch at an orphanage except three of us. Bianca, my dad, and I stayed back for a service in the church at San Matias. Bianca and I gave our testimonies and my dad presented the gospel to the people. The team had lunch at the orphanage where one of our translators was raised. Jessica, our translator, was so excited to see her brother who is still living there. The orphanage moms treated us to a bowl of chicken soup over rice. It was delicious. After the church service, the rest of our team came back and we began to give away more shoes. We also had the opportunity to give away around 75 food bags. Each of these bags would feed a family for 5 days. Finally, after everything had been distributed, we hung a pinata for the children to hit. George made a wonderful comparison. First he asked the children what this poor pinata had done to deserve it's beating. When they all replied "nothing," he told them that a man long ago was beaten and killed, even though he had done nothing wrong. Many of the children prayed the sinner's prayer with George. It was amazing to watch. As the bus drove out from the community, there were three children standing in their yard with a sign that read "Thank you very much" in English. Each one of us was humbled by the thankfulness of the people. We left San Matias in high spirits, completely content with our work there. Tonight our group went to dinner at a restaurant called El Patio, which was really good. We're having a wonderful time and are excited about the seeds we are planting here in Honduras. Hopefully we will get to do a blog every night but the computer has been down. Thanks for reading!!
P.S. No one is sick and the food is good!