Long Nights, More Thoughts

Amidst the chaos that is the trip, I cannot help but be confronted with the fact that though our culture in america is so strikingly different than culture here, people are people and with that comes comfort.

 

Let me be a little more specific. As our bus took us from guatemala city to Tegucigalpa honduras I had plenty of time to think. A little more than I would have liked seeing as how the trip was like 16 hours ugh. The night sky came in and I realized that one the scenery was even more beautiful lit up by a fierce lightning storm and two that people aren't that different as days come to close. The night invites us to sleep whether we are americans far from home or locals. And with this idea I grasped that human connection we share with all people.

 

The alienating feeling I felt being in such foreign lands among people I do not understand seemed to pale, at least a little and I began to see everyone in a new light.

 

With that being said life here is so rough. I cannot imagine scraping a living here much less how people seem to persevere.  They are a people of resiliency. It is hard to see the need continuously and feel helpless in making a sizable difference on a widespread scale.

 

I'm not huge on the majoir cities because it's all so overwhelming, but I have really enjoyed our time in la esperanza. Getting to meet and see how God moves in pastor armando's church was an awesome experience. I hope that we continue to meet people that we can serve and learn from along the way.

 

In other news jordan is keeping me entrrtained and constantly challenging me to a game of punches. No es muy fuerte soooo I'll stick to pacifism.

 

Meals are always interesting here as well. Mystery pizza, banana soda, and a taquitos in what tasted like pasta sauce are just a few examples of the cuisine I've been priviliged to try. Oh what I'd give for a nice plate of no suprises. Haha miss ya'll mucho.

 

I'll update as often as I can :) cheers.