hola from El Hogar on day 2 !
We woke up to a beautiful, sunny, clear day, temp around 80, leasurely morning with time to chat over coffee and cornflakes, make a few friendship bracelets then dress for church after 15 showers 1 half the night before and 1 half in the a.m. All 15 of us actually fit in the van as we zoomed into Tegucigalpa traffic with Raoul at the wheel driving like he was in a video game.
We drove 20 minutes to a contemporary and airy church, Santa Eucarista Rito Dos, entering to native, lovely music playing from the loft overhead. The service was nearly 2 hours long en espagnol with some parts easier to follow than others. The congregation recited the Credo Niceno quite briskly. About half way through, some specially chosen el hogar children, dressed up and smiling, paraded in to sit with us. They were noticeably well behaved and attentive. At the peace the entire church greeted each other in such a warm and friendly way.
We then treated the children to lunch at Pizza Hut where there was a playplace which they thoroughly enjoyed. After lunch we visited a plentiful supermarket to pick up some milk, fruit and munchies. This well stocked market visit contrasted sharply to the view from our return drive through one of the poorer sections of town on the way home, many shacks with people looking hungry, tired and bored.
Upon our return we played with the children, everything from legos to football and soccer. They are great players, thoroughly immersed in the task at hand and appreciative of our attention. When the bell rang, they lined up for dinner, orderly in 6 straight lines and waited for their names to be called. Dinner was beans, fried bananas and scrambled eggs with ham then many from our group read bedtime stories in the new dorm to the girls.
All in all, a unique Sunday for all of us !! Check out a blog started at http://poe-el-hogar.blogspot.com . Buenos Noces and photos coming soon . . . . .
We woke up to a beautiful, sunny, clear day, temp around 80, leasurely morning with time to chat over coffee and cornflakes, make a few friendship bracelets then dress for church after 15 showers 1 half the night before and 1 half in the a.m. All 15 of us actually fit in the van as we zoomed into Tegucigalpa traffic with Raoul at the wheel driving like he was in a video game.
We drove 20 minutes to a contemporary and airy church, Santa Eucarista Rito Dos, entering to native, lovely music playing from the loft overhead. The service was nearly 2 hours long en espagnol with some parts easier to follow than others. The congregation recited the Credo Niceno quite briskly. About half way through, some specially chosen el hogar children, dressed up and smiling, paraded in to sit with us. They were noticeably well behaved and attentive. At the peace the entire church greeted each other in such a warm and friendly way.
We then treated the children to lunch at Pizza Hut where there was a playplace which they thoroughly enjoyed. After lunch we visited a plentiful supermarket to pick up some milk, fruit and munchies. This well stocked market visit contrasted sharply to the view from our return drive through one of the poorer sections of town on the way home, many shacks with people looking hungry, tired and bored.
Upon our return we played with the children, everything from legos to football and soccer. They are great players, thoroughly immersed in the task at hand and appreciative of our attention. When the bell rang, they lined up for dinner, orderly in 6 straight lines and waited for their names to be called. Dinner was beans, fried bananas and scrambled eggs with ham then many from our group read bedtime stories in the new dorm to the girls.
All in all, a unique Sunday for all of us !! Check out a blog started at http://poe-el-hogar.blogspot.com . Buenos Noces and photos coming soon . . . . .
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