We have arrived! We had an early flight out of Little Rock this morning at 6, made the changeover smoothly in Houston, and got to San Pedro Sula with suitcases in tow and all luggage secure. From there we got on a van with Douglas, the director of the orphanage we're working at: La Providencia, and got a quick lunch at Burger King. I know, it wasn't authentic Central American cuisine, but from all accounts it was just as good or better than the Burger King of the United States.
After a 2.5 hour drive through the Honduran hills (with much singing along the way) we arrived at La Providencia. We received a quick tour of the place and learned where we will be working at. We will be helping to build a classroom for 5th graders there. While touring the campus we came across a very interesting poster. There was a large mural made in the shape of an anchor with the words "Hope" and "Esperanza" underneath and a bible verse: Hebrews 6:19. This verse has become a sort of theme verse for this trip, and it was amazing that it happened to be one of the first things we saw at La Providencia. Not only was it used on our LSF t-shirts we made for this year ( and happened to all be wearing that day) but it was also the verse we were using on the canvases we painted as gifts to bring with us. It was a clear sign to everyone that we were meant to be here, and one of the major "God sightings" of the day. We took some pictures which I'll try and post later.
It's been a long day of traveling and we have church tomorrow morning so we're all going to get some rest. Hopefully I'll have a chance to post some pictures tomorrow. Thank you for your prayers and support for us on this journey!
--Colten
Anna's view on day 1 (with pictures!)
Awesome. God's blessings on your mission, guys.
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