Beloved: Día del Niño (Day of the Child)

This week's activities have been dominated by the Día del Niño (Day of the Child) all over Honduras. On Thursday a group of 6th graders from the school and a few teachers and myself went to a rural community to celebrate the Day of the Child with the children in that community. And celebrations took place all over town and the nation from Thursday through today. Celebrations are similar to children´s birthday parties in the USA. They consist of a lot of game playing. The focal point for the children is the piñata and diving for the candy. Afterwards a meal is served and when possible gifts or bags of candy are given out. I participated in two celebrations. Included are photos from the first...the community of La Majada.

In general I´m well. Today I felt the first pangs of homesickness...and an upset stomach last night didn´t help. God is good, however, and my host mother has been exceptionally kind. Slowly I`m getting to know people and am learning more about the school and town. As I write a huge rain storm is raging...its amazing that we haven`t lost electricity. Almost every day the electricity has gone at least for a few hours. I love these storms!

The following are my prayer requests: That God will