From Sarah

This is the most beautiful place that I have ever been. There are so many different types of flowers, there are mountains, and there is water everywhere! Without being down here I do not know if one can even imagine how beautiful it is. One thing I do know is down here they do not have snooze buttons on these chickens!!! I am so glad I came though. I have been blessed to work with so many wonderful people. In the Chorti villages we have been visiting this week we have seen both the work of God and Satan. Some villages just have this feel of darkness. There is a lack of leadership in a positive way and these people just have no hope. While in other village you can just feel that they are on the verge of a great encounter with God. One village we went into (Rio Amarillo Copan) about 15 young boys met us at the gate and ran with the truck all the way into the village. They were so excited because the “gringos” we coming! When it came time to take our stuff from the trucks to the school, they wanted to carry all of it for us. They were so helpful. One lady that was 74 years old just latched on to me, she kept asking me if I would one day come again. She was just the sweetest! My heart just broke for the last village we went to. No longer are any of their children going to school because the Honduran government will not let the teacher teach there because she was educated in Guatemala. If the children were to go to school it would be over a 40mile hike out of the mountains each day. We just hiked down one mountain and I cannot imagine having to walk that far. This trip has shown me just how precious education is, whether it is learning how to read and write, something like agriculture, or spiritual education. We are so blessed to have the knowledge that we do. If anyone ever has the opportunity to go and see the things we have seen and love others (to anywhere, not just Honduras) take it. Also remember that wherever you are, you are there for a specific purpose. Be available.
Sarah Thompson