Every where you go you meet people that influence your life by changing the way that you think and the things you do. This year has definitely been a year of growth and changes. When we first got here all I could was talk about all the things that I did not like about Honduras...the bugs, the diesel fumes, lack of transportation, not being to go anywhere we wanted, not having access to things that I thought were “basic.” The first two months I was here (in Honduras) I did not want to be here. I wanted to be with my friends and family and in the states where things are “normal.” Nothing seemed normal here. I still think things are not “normal,” but my idea of “normal” is different than it was a little less than a year ago. I love being able to walk outside my door and walk across the courtyard and go visit people, or just borrow a cup of sugar. I have loved people coming over to visit the baby or just hang out and watch TV (our computer screen) at the spur of the moment. The doctors that we have had before and after Jack was been born have been wonderful. The doctors here are really people oriented too, not like most I have seen in the states that are in a hurry to get patients in and out. The weather most of the year was wonderful (except the past month when it has been so hot and dry, still not as hot as North Carolina summer.) It has been nice to be able to just walk outside my door and visit the students on campus anytime I want (and sometimes they come over and visit...surprise!) There is a strong sense of community among the teachers, which I love. I have also enjoyed living a more frugal life. There are so many things that we do not need and we can live with so much less. We have learned to eat in more (all the time) and with a lot less convenience foods. We have learned to entertain ourselves when we loose power. We appreciate warm showers, hot food and cold drinks. People are much more important than possessions...culture in the states is so possession oriented at times. When you have less you enjoy life more...I think. Honduras is still not my favorite place on Earth (Boone is, of course) but we can't wait to come home to the states on June 15th to see our family and friends and to share the experiences we have had here.
I don’t know that I can completely say this verse...in fact I know I can’t, but I am certainly closer now than I was a year ago:
Philippians 4:12
I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want.
These are pictures of Caroline’s care group and the ladies’ prayer group in Honduras:
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