We've successfully made the long journey down to to La Paz, Honduras. Early flights and lots of luggage defined our morning of travel. Once we landed in San Pedro Sula, we smooshed ourselves in a classic Central American van (meaning it was decorated with paintings of Jesus), and enjoyed the 4 hour tour of the countryside until we arrived at the Foundation around dusk. The kids greeted us at the gate with flags, singing, and of course, hugs. We were swiftly guided into the chapel for a few more welcome songs, then accompanied to the restaurant for a yummy dinner of taquitos. After dinner, we settled into the chapel, us resting in the chairs and the kids tittering excitedly on the steps. As we anticipated a few more simple songs from the foundation kids, four decked-out Honduran men filed into the chapel singing and playing mariachi music that quickly filled the whole building. We clapped along and grinned at the fantastic show that was being put on for us. As the night ended, we decompressed from our day of new experiences on the roof, all reflecting on how amazing the children of love are, and how unbelievably welcoming and grateful they are to have us here. However, we're the lucky ones to be here experiencing their incredible love, and we're all excited to continue this fantastic week.
On Sunday we will decisively be baptizing somewhere between 28 and 3 local children, so look out for the coming accounts of those adventures.
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