Still Under Curfew!

I've been trying to get an update posted but the internet connections we have had on this trip have been pretty poor. Right now it seems to be good so here we go.

Bryan and I arrived on Monday 9/14 and after looking at a truck we may be buying headed right out to the villages. We celebrated Honduran Independence day in La Masica with the the people and children of the village. It was a real pleasure and honor to celebrate an important day in the culture of this country with the people. The children, with the help of the teacher, put on skits depicting important events in the history of Honduras and they did a great job. It always amazes me the things they can accomplish with the limited resources they have.

The next day we began looking at some new villages, one of which we may be adopting soon. It is a bit frustrating because every community has pressing needs but we can't do everything, so some of them we will not be able to help.

We were then surprised by the return of the exiled president of the country Mel Zelaya. With his return there has been a curfew enacted for 3 days now. The purpose is to try to stop his supporters from initiating acts of violence to which he has been calling them. Even with the curfew there have been serious acts of vandalism and looting in the cities of Tegucigalpa and San Pedro Sula. Fortunately we are not in either of those cities and are safe in our hotel. We are getting a little bored and are very hopeful that the airport will be able to re-open tomorrow and that we will be able to leave for the US.

We ask for your continued prayers and good wishes for the wonderful people of Honduras as they navigate their way through these troubled times they are in. I have been saying this since the legal and constitutional removal of Zelaya on June 28th, that this is going to be a good thing for the country in the long run. I still firmly believe that!

Viva Honduras!!

--tom