On Saturday, we left San Salvador for the capital of Honduras, Tegucigalpa. It was about an 8 hour bus ride, including a stop and the border control. Everywhere you looked in El Salvador, volcanoes graced the horizon. At least from the capital city here in Honduras, I see rolling hills and “mountains.” The city is situated in a valley and the property we are staying at is located on a hill outside of the city. On Sunday, we got a tour of the city. We visited a museum, the stadium, and the market.
All the teams are working together this month at an organization called Zion’s Gate. Tony and his wife run the organization. He moved here from the States several years ago. His ministry is essentially outreach to street kids in the city. He is constantly inviting kids to the property and many of the kids have been living on the property with him and his wife for many months. This month, we will be helping Tony with a variety of outreach programs. We are all super excited. Tony has a lot planned for us, he’s super organized, and excited to put the 40 of us to work!
It’s a lot cooler here. It’s actually rained a bit here. It’s such a welcome change from the hot weather last month.
Happy Valentine’s Day from Honduras!
Here's my teammate Beka and I on the Zion's Gate property. My tent is in the background. It's a fun property. Tony and his wife run it and use it to serve youth who are trying to get away from the street scene. All 40 of us will be here the entire month. Most of our work will include outreach to street kids.
Our tour of the city on Sunday included a stop at the soccer stadium. We may try to see a game this month.
Here are some of the youth that live on Tony's property. They have a lot of energy and love hanging out with us gringos. They waited two hours for our bus to arrive on Saturday. As we got of the bus, they bombarded us with hugs and jumped all over us. What a welcome!
This is the main room where we eat and worship. Tony's organization aims to give these kids hope and get them out of the dead end life of drugs and living on the streets. His outreach has grown quite a bit over the years. Just this week, he had an opportunity to meet with the government to see how they can partner to reach these kids.
