Hey everyone, I'm now at my final destination for my stay in Honduras: Nuestros Pequenos Hermanos, the orphanage which I call home. Our group of volunteers arrived here late Sat. night, and we've been touring the place for orientation ever since. Of course my highlight here thus far has been getting to see my godson, as well as the many kids whom I know so well. I was SO excited to share my surprise 1-year stay with Fernando...unfortunately, when I first saw him, he was watching a video (his favorite thing, it seems), so I didn't get quite the reaction that I was anticipating...haha. But our time together, though minimal, has been great so far...wow, I really love all of these kids.
Well, I better sum of the rest of 
my stay in Copan...it was great, though I was really getting antsy to just get here, since the orphanage was my purpose for this trip...I don't make the best tourist! But I did get a chance to do a lot of great things, since our school sponsors a fun outing for its students each week. I went to Parque de Aves, a sweet bird park with plenty of tropical birds to perch on you, the gorgeous hot springs nearby (I felt like I was on some tropical island while we were there! It was surreal), and the famous Mayan Ruins (weird and cool at the same time:). I also spent time getting to know my awesome host family, other American students there, and my maestro...all of whom I know I'm going to miss! I'm really hoping to go back to Copan in 6 months or so and show off my much-improved spanish...haha.:)
my stay in Copan...it was great, though I was really getting antsy to just get here, since the orphanage was my purpose for this trip...I don't make the best tourist! But I did get a chance to do a lot of great things, since our school sponsors a fun outing for its students each week. I went to Parque de Aves, a sweet bird park with plenty of tropical birds to perch on you, the gorgeous hot springs nearby (I felt like I was on some tropical island while we were there! It was surreal), and the famous Mayan Ruins (weird and cool at the same time:). I also spent time getting to know my awesome host family, other American students there, and my maestro...all of whom I know I'm going to miss! I'm really hoping to go back to Copan in 6 months or so and show off my much-improved spanish...haha.:)
Well, the 3 days here at the orphanage have been pretty overwhelming for everyone; we're all super tired (even those fluent in spanish, haha)!! We are a very big group of newbies...18 in total...and there are 10 girls sharing a dorm room right now...ayyyy caramba! But thus far there have been no cat fights.:) The culture of it all is so interesting...there are volunteers from Germany, Holand, Belgium, and Spain, and there is a good group of us from MN as well.:) The difficulty has been figuring out what language to speak with each other...I guess in the past, the volunteers have just gravitated to english during down time, but now a few in the group don't speak english well, so many times there's a convo. in spanish while another in english...cool, but kind of awkward sometimes!
Let's see...prayer requests...please just pray about God's calling for me here...I feel like there's so much I can do to serve everyone around me, but I don't even know where to start. Well, LOVE will do for now, right?:) I know I have been called to be a light here, but I can't let my feelings of inadequecy keep me from a-shinin'. I will be spending a good amount of time w/the volunteers for another week and a half, until my job with my babies officially starts...so there is lots of transition continuing!
LOVE AND MISS YOU ALL!
Keep in touch! I love hearing from you!
"If I speak in tongues of men and angels...but have not love...I am nothing.
Love never fails."
-1 Corinthians 13:1,8
3 comments:
Look at you! Tell Luis and Luis Fernando that I miss them! I'm so happy to see you at your new home with the kids you love so much! You look happy:)
Awesome! I will be there in less than 24 hours!!! See you soon!
what up women! I love you.
the birds, THAT WAS SO COOL!
and Fernado...what can you say, kids, hahahaaa
and as far as Gods calling, I feel like the word is- already inside you and like the HolySpirit is apart of our personality; we have got to search out; what we are meant to do. you know your likes dislikes, desires is what I mean to say. he gives us the desires of our heart. The Holy Spirit lives there and like Jesus went away many times to seek the fathers will, thats what God is calling you to do. I hope that makes senses. and its not so much going to him to seek his will, but just to enjoy him as well, ya know. I know you know all this, I guess its the encouragement and reminders. LOVE IT!
te extrano y te queiro
raquel
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