This past week we had a small team here. Throughout the week we were able to serve in many different ways. The first night, and the next day we gathered items and organized them to host a clothing distribution in Nuevo Oriental. Those who received clothes were 'charged' about 20 lemps, which is $1 to get 8 items, and the Honduran people LOVED it. This price was significantly cheaper than ANYWHERE else they can buy clothes, and it gives them some dignity to know that we are helping them help themselves, now you are probably wondering how in the world we could charge poor people when we are trying to help them...BUT the money went right back into their community feeding center that has been closed since November due to no funds to keep it running. So they paid for clothes, AND are helping to open the feeding center back up that feeds all of their children [ over 250 kids per day]. And the funny thing was, God moved on their hearts and more often than not those that got clothes gave more than what they had to saying ' this is going for a great cause and I want to do everything I can to help'. We received many comments from the people saying how much they loved how we did this 'distribution' because in the long run it ended up benefitting them in more than one way and they were able to have some dignity knowing that they bought clothes for their family.
We also visited the Mother Teresa home, which is quickly becoming one of my favorites. They have less than 10 people that work there and they have over 60 children. They also have a small home for disabled people, an elderly home, and single mothers that live on the property. The children in this home are starving for love and attention. But the people that run this home never cease to amaze me, they are certainly understaffed but they refuse to turn anyone away because they know that anything they can offer them is better than what they can get living on the streets. It's an amazing place. :)
One morning we went to Hospital Escuela, which is the free hospital here in Teguc. Which means its the only hope for the poorest of the poor people here, but its not completely free, and the care isn't the best. Infection rates are through the roof, you always see blood on the floors, in the ER if someone dies they just push their bed against a wall until they can figure something else out, there's no air conditioning, and children are often abandoned by their families. It's not a happy place, by any means. But we go because it means something to the child whose parents aren't around for us to come and play with them for a while, sing to them, and pray with them. It's important.
We also had the opportunity to build a house for a family in Santa Ana on December 31. By the end of that day the family had a brand new house to call their own, they were able to start this year out by having a place to call ' home ' and they were SO excited. God is good.
Some of the boxes of clothes for the distribution.
a baby in Nuevo Oriental
more boxes of clothes
the line waiting to get in to get some clothes
some of the madness
a baby in Hospital Escuela
another baby in the hospital
the finished product :)
the house they were living in...if you look closely you can see the huge cracks in between the pieces of wood on the front side of the house..
some kiddos at mother teresa home
a 2 month old baby in the mother teresa home
antonio :)
some more of the clothing distribution
girls shoes..
some of the girls that came to help us :)
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