Random Happenings

The rest of our visit with my dad was great! We tried several new restaurants (and none of us got sick - thank God), explored Comayagua, and spent a lot of time at the orphanage. Greg and I helped my dad (who is a veterinarian) pregnancy check and worm a herd of 37 cattle, put a nose ring in a bull, and further develop the agricultural development plan at the boy´s orphanage (which is located on a farm).

We also visited a farm close to Siguatepeque where my dad also helped with livestock. The people that run the place are an American couple fromTexas. They moved here about 2 years ago with their 4 children (ages 4-14). On top of their own kids, they are currently providing foster care for 8 Honduran boys (ages 2 - 22) all under the same roof! It is pretty amazing! They grow all kinds of fruits and vegatables, raise animals for food and homeschool all the kids. The lady has to prepare enough food to feed 14 at each meal! I can´t imagine - I barely have enough food to feed Greg! (She does have some hired help though to provide some much needed support.) All the kids are pretty much bilingual and they all get a long great. It was so cute watching all of them cuddle up on the couch and watch Hight School Musical 2 (Friday night is movie night there...it took them at least 15 minutes to agree on which one to watch!) Each of them have responsibilities for maintaining their property and doing housework. Besides the fact that there are 12 kids, it is a very ´normal´environment for all of them. It is very impressive and amazing to see this family in action!

On the last night of my dad´s visit, we went to the recreation center of the Fransiscan Friars (here in Comayagua) for a concert. (Visit the following link for more information on the Friars: http://www.cfrhonduras.com/, they are truly amazing people!) A group from Tegucigalpa provided the entertainment, and were made up of both males and females ranging from ages 10 to 25. It was pretty awesome because all of the performers were blind! They wore brightly colored traditional Honduras clothes and played and sang classic Christian folk music. There were about 300 people in attendance, all singing along and dancing. It was really fun and awesome to see them all with their hands lifted high praising the Lord! After a tearful goodbye on Sunday morning, dad headed back to dreadfully cold Ohio. We had a fabulous time together and were reminded of what a wonderful family God has blessed us with!