Hey Guys, Brandy B here, and I am missing Honduras like crazy!!!  This post is from Margaret. Love you all ❤️❤️ Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday in the pharmacy and working with Dr. Manny at  Clinica  Esperanza: Bob, Robin, and Diane  On Monday, Bob and Diane sorted the medicines that had arrived earlier in the month from Gayle and the partial delivery of meds that were donated by various team members. There were five bins of meds that ranged from vitamins of all varieties to pain pills of various over-the-counter brands. Carolina (pronounced Caro- leen -a) , the pharmacist, asked us to write down an inventory as we sorted . . . name of med, size, number in bottle, and expiration date. She said that it was ok to keep the medicines that were up to six months expired as the Hondurans are not used to medications of any kind and so the  potency was still effective. They worked on the inventory all morning and again in the afternoon until  all but the pain m...

  Bienvenido a Honduras!  (Welcome to Honduras) Hey guys!!  This is Brandy B!!  Margaret is sending me the blog to post!!  So here it is ❤️❤️ We  all arrived safely in  Tegucigalpa on Saturday, 6/26/21, by  1:10 pm and were clear of Customs by around 2 pm.   As we waited for our last flight to arrive, we celebrated the return to Honduras with cold Fresca.   We saw Mark Connell at the airport as well as Evelyn (& Adonis) from Mololoa.   Loaded luggage in Tim’s pick-up and headed to lunch at Pupusa restaurant beside Walmart.  We ate & then got food for lunches at Walmart. The fun started when we realized the traffic was not going to ease up for most of the trip to Santa Ana since many travel out of the city during the weekend days.  It took a bit more than 2 hours to get out to Agua Viva.   But  we had a lovely dinner, got unpacked to our rooms, and ended the evening with a devotional.  Terry is s...

Yesterday we began our day with a devotional from Caleb Beggs. We sent a team to Didasko orphanage to hang out with the kids and bring enough food for months. The medical clinic saw around 250 people and they were able to meet many peoples medical needs. A small group went to Mi Esperanza to be guinea pigs for the students at the salon. Some of the people on that team now have purple hair and pretty nails. The last group went to a house build that was sponsored by Patty Johnson’s team and was built in honor of JD Burkhart. Carrying the wood to the site was quite challenging but the team persevered and checked their hearts. We said goodbyes to members of our team yesterday since the Flannerys and Hills had to go back home. Last night we all took a spiritual gifts test given by Chad and then got into small groups with people who had the same gifts. He gave us challenging questions to get us thinking about how we can best serve the Lord. After that we played games and then got some much ...

Monday we started off our day with a morning Devo from “tricky” Pat Gutherie. After Devo we lost Konnor, Katie, and the Crossville group, however, as the trip comes to an end and we lose people we just have to work harder! We had a medical team, daughters of the king, food distribution, and a housebuild in honor of Whit Robertson, Tammy Robertson’s son. The medical clinic saw about 170 people, daughters of the king washed around 30 girls hair, the food distribution gave out around 70 bags of food to families, and a new house was built for a family of 3. Once everyone returned (and showered) we had a fan favorite meal of spaghetti and a great devotional lead by Chad Chapman. After everyone played cards and finished their ice cream it was lights out to prepare for the next day of work! Blessings, Hope

On Saturday morning, half of the group had the pleasure of going to Mi Esperanza. We shopped and talked to Lori Connell and her interns. After eating lunch there, we headed to a village to do a carnival for the kids and a store for the adults. At the carnival we played games with the kids and handed out popcorn and cotton candy. The kids had a blast and got to win candy and toys as prizes for the games. The store that we set up there was an opportunity for the community to purchase clothes to create a sense of ownership and then all the money made was given back to them to go towards their efforts to get a water tower. The other half of the group built a house for Becky Beggs. The team included all of the FCA and Bell Shoals people and they worked with all their heart. After their build they also got to go to Mi Esperanza. When we all got back we had homemade pico and chips for dinner which is a team favorite! On Sunday we went up to the Tierra del Padre for church. We have visited tha...

We stared off our Friday with a breakfast of eggs, sausage, plantains, and toast. After our morning Devo given by Colby Hill, the two housebuild teams left to start their builds while the rest of the team stayed behind and broke into prayer groups. After great sessions of prayer and devotion, the team broke up into smaller groups: a drug sorting group, a food sorting group, and a VBS team. The drug sorting team sorted and packaged all the medicine for our upcoming medical clinics, the food sorting group prepared about 250 bags of food to give out on a food distribution, and the VBS team prepared and preformed a VBS to children in the La Tigra rainforest. After everyone returned to the villa we celebrated little Konnner Gerstemeier’s 6th birthday with a piñata. We finished out the night with a devotional from Chad Chapman and got some much needed rest. Blessings, Rachel and Hope