Alright, this is too funny to not blog about. I know I posted yesterday but man this group is hilarious.
Mainly it´s the which is guys in the group. We were sitting ont he porch yesterday which is fairly large and they are trying to think of a game to play. B Loy, one of the guys, tells us about this time that people chucked tennis balls at his face, fun right? So some of the guys started playing this game where they would sit at opposite ends of the porch, two would go against each other and they would aim for the head. You got a point when you hit the other person´s head so they played to three, then did a bracket and had a loosers bracket and winners, etc. It was hilarious. After, two of the girls played, with a different ball. Jason commented that he laid down to go to bed and his neck was burning... probably from all the shots to the neck he took...
So tonight, sitting around again. Looking for something to do. I hear everyone on the porch again and walk out as they are playing kind of volleyball sitting down in chairs. They were in a circle and the goal was to keep the ball up. If you hit over the railing you had to go chase it. The group grew and nearly all of us were out there. They are still going, I´m turning in for the night. People have sacrificed themselves, I´m surprised nobody has gotten nailed in the face... they dive and when someone dives someone else kicks. The most surprising thingi s we haven´t busted a light bulb. Oh the things you do in Honduras when you just want something fun to do... they were talking about playing kick the can, but it seems as though they are a little too preoccupied right now.
Off to Roatan tomorrow!
Kelley
Wednesday, June 8, 2011
Tuesday, June 7, 2011
MAMMA Project
What has been going on here in Honduras...
We the last two days we have done the medical brigade as well as doing laying cement. I have done both :-) Yesterday I worked with the medical brigade. My job for the day was to hand out toys to the kids. It was so funny they totally tried to work me over and many of them succeeded. We were limited to one toy for a child, they were beanie babies, or two small ones. I was trying to be selective about what I handed out. I wanted to look for something that they would enjoy. It was fun and I definitely enjoyed the time interacting with the kids. Some of them went through a lot. Pricked fingers, check ups, teeth pulling, by the time they got to me I was their favorite person because I had a toy for them.
Today I mixed and laid cement. Part of what MAMMA does is find a home in the communities they go to and lay cement. Most families have dirt floors which is why they get parasites. Cementing them cuts down on this. MAMMA goes in and finds a family. They talk about the floor they want to cement. Give them money for dirt, then we show up, mix the dirt and concrete with water, and lay it. It was pretty cool. We did two homes, but three floors today. We were supposed to do the bedrooms in one home but the family changed one of the rooms to the living room. This was a little frustrating because it was quite a bit bigger, but we were able to do it with the materials we had.
We have one more day of the brigade, then we leave on Thursday for Roatan. I´m excited, a little nervous about getting burnt, but hopefully I won´t get burnt too badly. I put sunscreen on twice today and still got burnt, it makes me nervous being at the beach, by the water, in the sun for three days.
Thanks for the continued prayers. 8 more days!
Kelley
We the last two days we have done the medical brigade as well as doing laying cement. I have done both :-) Yesterday I worked with the medical brigade. My job for the day was to hand out toys to the kids. It was so funny they totally tried to work me over and many of them succeeded. We were limited to one toy for a child, they were beanie babies, or two small ones. I was trying to be selective about what I handed out. I wanted to look for something that they would enjoy. It was fun and I definitely enjoyed the time interacting with the kids. Some of them went through a lot. Pricked fingers, check ups, teeth pulling, by the time they got to me I was their favorite person because I had a toy for them.
Today I mixed and laid cement. Part of what MAMMA does is find a home in the communities they go to and lay cement. Most families have dirt floors which is why they get parasites. Cementing them cuts down on this. MAMMA goes in and finds a family. They talk about the floor they want to cement. Give them money for dirt, then we show up, mix the dirt and concrete with water, and lay it. It was pretty cool. We did two homes, but three floors today. We were supposed to do the bedrooms in one home but the family changed one of the rooms to the living room. This was a little frustrating because it was quite a bit bigger, but we were able to do it with the materials we had.
We have one more day of the brigade, then we leave on Thursday for Roatan. I´m excited, a little nervous about getting burnt, but hopefully I won´t get burnt too badly. I put sunscreen on twice today and still got burnt, it makes me nervous being at the beach, by the water, in the sun for three days.
Thanks for the continued prayers. 8 more days!
Kelley
Saturday, June 4, 2011
Tegucigalpa and More
It´s been awhile... there is a lot to share. So here we go...
Last Saturday we traveled to Tegucigalpa, Honduras´ capital. We spent our first two nights at a retreat center called the Shalom Center. Then next two nights we were with host families, and then the following two nights at a hotel. We did a lot of traveling with MCC so there is a lot to share.
Our first two days at the Shalom Center we spent doing some touristy stuff. We just hung out when we got there on Saturday then on Sunday we went to see a statue of Jesus looking over the city. It was pretty cool. We ate there and stuff then went to the zoo. It was relaxing.
On Monday we learned about ASJ, or Association for a more Just Society. Basically this organization works in Teguc to help those who may not be able to help themselves. There is a lot of crime that goes on in Taguc. There are robberies, gangs, hold ups, rape, etc. ASJ works to bring justice for those who are victims without putting their families in danger. It´s hard because a lot of victims are afraid that if they turn their victimizer in, they are going to go after their family. It´s really an unfortunate cycle. Monday evening we met our host families. Mine was really sweet. They had three girls: Karen, Dayana, and Alison. Karen is 21, Dayana is 25 and has a 2 year old daughter Stephanie, and Alison is 17. It was really cool getting to know them. Karen was so funny, she LOVED my hair style and took pictures of it so she could cut her hair like mine. It made me smile.
On Tuesday we went around to see the Christian school and all it was doing for the community. They school through high school. The high school is a little different than what we have in the states. Students choose a focus instead of having a rounded education. So a student might choose to focus in business and they actually get what is called a bachelors for it. It´s interesting. That night was hard. We were actually located in one of the more dangerous neighborhoods of Teguc. Riccia and I were a little freaked out. There were gun shots fired on Tuesday night. It was really nerve wracking. Our room at the houe we were at had outside windows. The windows had bars on them but still, our imaginations went wild. It was a rough night.
We left for the hotel on Wednesday. This was actually outside of Teguc. It was this little tourist town. It was cute. We had Wednesday and Thursday to just relax. On Thursday we went shopping. I finally found a dress. It made me happy. Thursday night was very interesting. Megan was staying in our room, Megan is from MCC, she was traveling with us. She found a Cockroach in her bag... so she started pulling things out to try to refind it because she lost it. So we started moving the furniture around trying to find this things to kill it. It disappeared. Sleeping was difficult.
On Friday we traveled to San Fransico where we are staying at the MAMMA House. MAMMA Project does medical brigades and what not. We will be doing that on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. Today we did things around the MAMMA House and in the community. A group went and poured cement, a group stayed and packed medicine, and a group (my group) stayed and painted the windows. I painted all morning... it was a long tedious job, but it was okay. We basically had to paint the bars over the windows. Good times.
I´m looking forward to this week. I´m having a hard time because I am getting to that point where I´m ready to be home. I know that my heart needs to be in this week and this service we are doing. I need to focus on the here and now, and that is difficult for me to do when going home is so close. So prayer that I will stay focused on MAMMA project would be great. We have had some downtime so it has given me some time to think about home and missing home and missing Luke. It´s hard but we´re almost done.
On Thursday we will leave for Roatan. It will be fun. A few days on the beach... I will try not to burn.
Hopefully I can update sometime before Roatan, just to let you all knwo how the medical bridgade is going. If not, maybe in Roatan if I´m not too busy on the beach or in the water... Thanks for the prayers!
Oh! You can see pictures of us on the EMU website! http://emu.edu/now/crosscultural/. Scroll down a little. On the right you will see Photo Albums -- There are two, Honduras 1 and Honduras 2. Check them out!
Kelley
Last Saturday we traveled to Tegucigalpa, Honduras´ capital. We spent our first two nights at a retreat center called the Shalom Center. Then next two nights we were with host families, and then the following two nights at a hotel. We did a lot of traveling with MCC so there is a lot to share.
Our first two days at the Shalom Center we spent doing some touristy stuff. We just hung out when we got there on Saturday then on Sunday we went to see a statue of Jesus looking over the city. It was pretty cool. We ate there and stuff then went to the zoo. It was relaxing.
On Monday we learned about ASJ, or Association for a more Just Society. Basically this organization works in Teguc to help those who may not be able to help themselves. There is a lot of crime that goes on in Taguc. There are robberies, gangs, hold ups, rape, etc. ASJ works to bring justice for those who are victims without putting their families in danger. It´s hard because a lot of victims are afraid that if they turn their victimizer in, they are going to go after their family. It´s really an unfortunate cycle. Monday evening we met our host families. Mine was really sweet. They had three girls: Karen, Dayana, and Alison. Karen is 21, Dayana is 25 and has a 2 year old daughter Stephanie, and Alison is 17. It was really cool getting to know them. Karen was so funny, she LOVED my hair style and took pictures of it so she could cut her hair like mine. It made me smile.
On Tuesday we went around to see the Christian school and all it was doing for the community. They school through high school. The high school is a little different than what we have in the states. Students choose a focus instead of having a rounded education. So a student might choose to focus in business and they actually get what is called a bachelors for it. It´s interesting. That night was hard. We were actually located in one of the more dangerous neighborhoods of Teguc. Riccia and I were a little freaked out. There were gun shots fired on Tuesday night. It was really nerve wracking. Our room at the houe we were at had outside windows. The windows had bars on them but still, our imaginations went wild. It was a rough night.
We left for the hotel on Wednesday. This was actually outside of Teguc. It was this little tourist town. It was cute. We had Wednesday and Thursday to just relax. On Thursday we went shopping. I finally found a dress. It made me happy. Thursday night was very interesting. Megan was staying in our room, Megan is from MCC, she was traveling with us. She found a Cockroach in her bag... so she started pulling things out to try to refind it because she lost it. So we started moving the furniture around trying to find this things to kill it. It disappeared. Sleeping was difficult.
On Friday we traveled to San Fransico where we are staying at the MAMMA House. MAMMA Project does medical brigades and what not. We will be doing that on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. Today we did things around the MAMMA House and in the community. A group went and poured cement, a group stayed and packed medicine, and a group (my group) stayed and painted the windows. I painted all morning... it was a long tedious job, but it was okay. We basically had to paint the bars over the windows. Good times.
I´m looking forward to this week. I´m having a hard time because I am getting to that point where I´m ready to be home. I know that my heart needs to be in this week and this service we are doing. I need to focus on the here and now, and that is difficult for me to do when going home is so close. So prayer that I will stay focused on MAMMA project would be great. We have had some downtime so it has given me some time to think about home and missing home and missing Luke. It´s hard but we´re almost done.
On Thursday we will leave for Roatan. It will be fun. A few days on the beach... I will try not to burn.
Hopefully I can update sometime before Roatan, just to let you all knwo how the medical bridgade is going. If not, maybe in Roatan if I´m not too busy on the beach or in the water... Thanks for the prayers!
Oh! You can see pictures of us on the EMU website! http://emu.edu/now/crosscultural/. Scroll down a little. On the right you will see Photo Albums -- There are two, Honduras 1 and Honduras 2. Check them out!
Kelley
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