Honduras - Day Ten

Today we got to go to the open air market here in Comayagua, and it was a very interesting trip!  I was even able to sneak a few pictures.

I'm rich! Actually, this is equal to about $80.

the open air market

they also have modern stores like ones we have at home

the Catholic church in Comayagua

me and Brittany Horton

meat for sale at an indoor market

(it stinks really bad in there!) 

Honduras - Day Nine

Just a couple of pictures that I took on the street outside the Hortons' house, and then a couple of pictures from the corner grocery store that we visited this afternoon.

they actually ride with more people on a bike than this!

 

some meat for sale at the corner grocery store

(steaks, ribs, cow's stomach...anything you want!)

Honduras - Day Eight

Well, I've been here in Honduras for a whole week now, and I sure am glad that I got to come!  We didn't do a whole lot today, but we did sit in the doorway and watch people walking and driving by!  I could sit there for hours...it's so fascinating!

Ok, so I FINALLY got some of the pictures from Saturday uploaded!  (Internet service hasn't been so great here the past few days.)

This is Pulhapanzak Falls, and it was SOOOO beautiful!!!  The pictures really do not do it justice!!!  These falls are 140 feet (Niagara Falls is 170.)

the Hortons (the family I'm staying with)

 ok, crazy pic, but the only one of me down close to the falls

 

Lake Yojoa (the waterfall runs off of this lake)

Honduras - Day Seven

Well, I still don't have the pictures up from yesterday, but I promise I will get them up by tomorrow!  We had a good Sunday, and I enjoyed getting to see the Honduran church that the Hortons have started.  And the ride to and from church, on which we stopped to pick up and drop off people, was quite interesting!  Though the main roads here are paved, there are many that are not, and many of the "dirt" roads have tons of rocks sticking up everywhere!  It's a wonder we didn't get a flat tire!

While dropping people off on the way home, we found several cows laying in the middle of one of the roads, and they finally moved, but it took forever!  Wish I had been able to get some pictures of that, but sadly, it was already dark here.

Alright, well that's all for today, but I plan on having those pictures up tomorrow! :-)

Honduras - Day Six

We went to a BEAUTIFUL waterfall today, and I took several pictures, but the internet service isn't working very well this evening, so I'll hopefully be posting them tomorrow.

Honduras - Day Five

First off, I just wanted to post a few more pictures that I've taken this week...

the Pizza Hut in Comayaua
It seems so crazy that they have a nicer building than ours at home,

and yet this one is surrounded by such poverty!

a crazy purple dog we saw...I have no idea why it's purple!

the beautiful view from the window of the church building

one of the workers, Maestro, laying tile

another view of the property/house

This evening we went to the grocery store.  As you can see from the pictures, it's a very modern store, and every bit as large as one of our grocery stores, such as Kroger.

Honduras - Day Four

The streets of Comayagua are so fascinating!  They're always busy with people hurrying on their ways, honking loudly and/or yelling at anything that slows them down!  There's also school children, in their navy blue and white uniforms, heading to and from school.  And then there's young mothers and old grandmas, struggling with small children as the walk to the nearest pulperia (little store.)  Today was the day that the truck usually stops by with fresh guajada cheese in huge blocks, wrapped up in the bed of the pickup truck.  It's actually pretty good, and we ate some on balleadas (flour tortillas with refried beans, scrambled eggs, and cheese.) 

a little bit of the craziness in the streets

I saw this sign in a store we went to, thought it was rather funny!

It basically says,

"Attention Parents, Control your kids and don't let

them destroy the toys, Thank you."

Honduras - Day Three

Today started early (like at 5:30 a.m.!) We headed out to the Hortons' property where they are building a church and a house.  It is SOOOO beautiful out there!!!  The pictures I'm posting don't do the scenery justice!  It's located in a basin that's surrounded by mountains on all sides.  One of the mountains is pretty close to their property.  (Well, it looks really close, but I'm sure it's a lot farther away than it seems.)  It was so nice to be out in the country for the day, and quite a contrast from the city!  Where they currently live, the houses are all built together (like the buildings on downtown squares in older towns in the US, only more crowded.)  There are no yards whatsoever, and the streets are crowded with pedestrians, taxis, and old buses, and people on bicycles.  It's such a diverse and beautiful country!

p.s.
And even though it's been a long day, I AM including some pictures that I took today!  (Ms. Staci, I may be tired, but I'm not as old as you! Haha!)  More pictures to come!

the house (and this will be where they have the children's home, too)

the church building

Honduras - Day Two

Well, there's not much to write about today...we just hung around the house and did things around here.  Tomorrow morning, we're getting up at 5:30 a.m. to go to the Hortons' property and work and clean.  They've built a church there, and are in the process of building a house/building where they'll live and eventually have a children's home.  Anyway, I'm sure I'll have a lot to write about tomorrow, and several pictures as well!

Honduras - Day One!

I had a great, uneventful trip to Honduras today.  It's been a long day, but I thought I'd post a quick update and a couple of pictures...more tomorrow.

the street the the Hortons live on

the Hortons' youngest girls, Julia and Emily

 me and Brittany (the Hortons' oldest girl)

Honduras!!!

My bags are packed (very, very packed...I hope I can zip them shut!) and I'm ready to head to the Nashville airport at 3:30 a.m.!  My plane leaves at 6:30 a.m. tomorrow, and I'll be in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, sometime around noon, Lord willing.  I'm going to visit Trent and Wendy Horton and their family, and I plan to stay for about two and a half weeks.  I'm pretty excited about getting to go again (I went in March of 2009) but I sure am going to miss my family and friends here!  I plan on posting pictures to keep everyone updated on how things are going, so check back again tomorrow!

Beautiful Day In Tennessee

Today was a beautiful day in Middle TN, even though it was a little chilly outside. We sang at a get together at a farm for some friends of ours, and had a great time! Bluegrass music, good food, chili, a bonfire, and a hayride...it was a great evening!

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It DID Work!

Haha...ok, I guess it did work! Just takes a while to show up, I guess.
(Gotta love auto correct on these crazy phones! Lol!)  Anyway, hopefully this will work out better than posting from my computer, which means I'll be able to post more often.  (I know my Granny and my friend Staci will be glad...they're always mentioning that it's been a long time since my last post! )

Ok, the picture that ended up being posted twice is my brother, Seth, and as you can see from the picture, he has recently lost his two front teeth! He's a mess...he was being silly and smiling with his mouth closed, so it took a couple tries before I got that picture.

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I don't think it's working! :-(

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Trying Out Clogging Through Email

This is a test to see if I can actually post on my blog by emailing from my Droid. Hope it works! :-)

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Trying mobile/email blogging

This is my first attempt at blogging using my Droid. Hope it works! :-)


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Music Camp

We've had a great summer, but we've been super busy!  In July, we attended the Markmen's Mountain Music Camp in Murrayville, GA.  It was a great week, with great preaching and bluegrass music!  Here's a couple of videos of us picking with some friends...we definitely had a lot of fun!

Daybreak in Dixie

Rebecca

April Pictures

Seth in his military outfit that Granny made him

(That's supposed to be his serious/mean face! Lol!)

 Granny and me

 Bethany and Esther

 Rachel and Eric's house

(they recently added the wood siding and the porch)

Granny and Caroline

 Caroline playing with her Papa