Muddy feet and motivation

As we were leaving the hogar...in the big yellow school bus (there were about about 45 of us on the bus) we got stuck in the mud!  It was almost like something unspoken Jim opened the bus door and people started filing off...I'm sitting close to the back of the bus with the tias, we kept our seats.  The ones that exited the bus were actually going to try and push the bus out of the mud!  Jim slowly accelerated....they would push the bus and a rocking motion started on the inside of the bus!  As the bus would inch forward we would rock forward and the girls would scream!!!  The ingenuity of those on the outside won out as they started scurrying to find sticks to place under the tire of the bus. In no time we were out of the mud and on our way to the pool.  

Foot washing. Photo by Moriah Watson

On the way to the pool we stopped to pick up Ilene, she is a friend of the girls at the hogar & her father Louis drives the bus for us.  He also has a business washing the semi trucks in the area.  While we were waiting for Ilene Jim announced that those who wanted to wash their feet could do so there.  For a split second I thought he was saying that we were going to have a good old fashion foot washing!  

I love the ingenuity of the Hondurans.  As Americans we are often spoiled with the conveniences that  we have.  When we arrived at the pool I noticed that the tias had brought a pinata ...how fun is THAT?  However, I turned to Lance and said "how are they going to hang it?  They didn't bring a string OR a stick!"  He looked and me with a huge smile and said "Dee you are in Honduras".....!  I had to chuckle....indeed we were! 

We had to wait to get in the pool so the tias set out to hang the pinata ...sure enough...they found a rope AND a stick!  It was just like it was sitting out waiting for us.  The pinata was actually in celebration of Pastor Jim's birthday.  They had placed a banner across it that had his name on it & ironically it was dressed  just like him!  

It was so much fun watching him swing the stick  & finally break it open...and all the girls to rush forward to collect the goods. It was so sweet to see each of them walk up to him afterwards and give him some of their candy. They all love him so much.  It is truly evidence of the relationships that have been built over the years.