Finally!
Finally, I have made it to Honduras. Sadly, a couple days late. Looking for a job in PA has been difficult and I made the decision to stay home for 2 interviews Wednesday and Thursday...a decision that I now retreat since neither one went anywhere and it caused me to lose money and two days of my trip. However, I am here now and I couldn't be happier.
Thursday night I left my house around 10:30pm (I am now typing this at 10:30pm, which would be 12:30pm Eastern time.) My dad and sister drove with me to drop me off at the airport in Baltimore...a nice 5 hour drive, that I slept maybe an hour of. We arrived at the airport around 3am and I said goodbye to my family. It was weird traveling to Honduras alone, something I have never had to do!
Morning Drop Off
Checking into the airport was easy since it was only myself and I made it through security and to my gate with no problems. The first flight took off around 5:44am and landed in Miami about 8:30am, slept the majority of that flight. Then I had a lovely 2 hour layover before boarding for Honduras at 10:00. Upon arrival it took me 15 minutes or so to actually find Terry and Brian who were picking me up because my flight had landed early and they were still at the money exchange.
Once I found the guys we made our way to the truck and directly went out to work! Missing 2 days already I was so excited to go straight to a build sight! When I arrived the team already had 3 walks up but I was able to help build some! I worked with Fisher, a darling 5 year old on the floor. I would nail in the majority of the nail and then she would finish it up for me, we worked great as a team. I absolutely love seeing the little kids coming on these trips! Once the floor was in I was also able to help nail up one wall, with the assistance of a bucket and wooden plank. #shortgirlproblemsolving One the last wall was up we got the door put in, normally this can be done earlier but the door happened to be needed on the last wall today. While they were inside cutting out the door those stuck outside cleaned up the tools and wood pieces until the door was cut to go inside and dedicate the house.
Myself and Fisher working on the flooring.
Once we finished we started back to the mission house. Thank goodness for Scott because my bags were taken to the hospital along with Brenda and the truck (Brenda broke her wrist today at the build sight, but everything looks as though it will be okay.) when we stopped at the gas station Scott got me some Fresca. 
When we arrived back at the mission house those who had went to the hospital and fruit market were finishing packing food bags, so I jumped in and helped with that and we moved 240+ bags that were made inside until food distribution on Saturday. Collen and LeAnne your daughters were part of this group. They were working hard when I arrived.
The house
Matt Mitchell is the speaker for the week. Tonight he spoke on John 1:12 and what it truly means to believe in Jesus. He spoke on how the term belief is more then just a feeling that we use it as. Belief in Jesus is believing that he is the messiah, the christ, immanual, holy, I Am, etc. He spoke on how belief is not only the feeling that many think but it is putting that belief into action. For example, you can believe that putting gas in your car will make it move BUT you have to put it to action by starting the car and pressing the peddle. Our belief in Jesus is the same way, we can believe but truly believing also requires us to follow his teachings.
Tomorrow brings all sorts of fun things, I hope you'll be back to read every day! I will do my best to post either in the evening or morning, but its Honduras so you never know! And now it is what would be 12:50 at home and I am beyond tired with only 2-3 hours of sleep since Thursday morning. PLEASE, feel free to comment and let me know your thoughts. :)
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