truth B told

I´ve made it to San Pedro Sula, Honduras. It was not easy getting here.
I got up at 2 am on Wednesday, headed to St. Louis at 3 am for a flight. Arrived at the airport at 5 a.m. Boarded the plan at 6 a.m. Landed in Miami at 10 a.m. (Miami time) Sat in the airport until noon for next flight. Found a horrible Chinese fast food place in the mean time. Got on the plant at 12.30 and waited for departure. The captain came on 30 mins later and told us the plane was not working right and we would all have to get off the plane and wait for another plane for our flight. We waited an hour and then boarded our second plane. We got on and waited 30 mins...until the captain came on and told us there was another problem and we would have to get off this plane, as well. (American Airlines....if you are wondering) They gave us a food voucher and told us to check back in an hour and see what was happeneing. I got some good Cuban food with Kathryn and Natasha from Book of Hope (who was on my flight). Then at 6.30 p.m. our third plane in Miami loaded and we headed to Honduras. It was a long day of travel.

Thoughts...

• All Latin American countries and big cities look alike.
• There are wonderful people here.
• I silently wept as I watched young children sleeping on cardboard mats in the downtown area late last night.
• I had tacos late last night with some sort of chocalate sauce on them??? It was not dessert either...just a taco plate off the menu. It was ok. Nothing to write home about....although i am.
• We visted the hotel we will be staying at in June for our Illinois BOH trip. I was excited to see the rooms have electric water heaters attached to the shower heads. ...It will be a great place for our team.
• I am rooming with Dennis, the national BOH coordinator for this country, as well as Belize, Panama, Costa Rica...maybe others? He is a great man....soft spoken, but passionate about Book of Hope ministries. AND...pretty good at English...better than he would give himself credit.

Today (Thursday) we visit a few schools, vist more downtown areas for video footage and pictures, visit a place on the beach for a possible day off on the trip, and eat some good authentic Honduras food.