Weekend in Copan and goodbyes to our Honduran family

After trying to post to the blog 3 times last night with no success, I am trying again and will recap the past 2 days.

We arrived in Copan about noon on Saturday (after a quick hardware store stop for Wendell and Brandon to load up on farm machettes). Various activities were enjoyed -ruins, bird ranch, and lots of shopping boosting the economy in Copan! We enjoyed the traditional Carnitas dinner more shopping, and coffee/ice cream (thanks Barry!) Saturday evening.
This morning Colleen and I had problems...relying on technology rather than our old fashioned wrist watch getting up at 4:30am since our phones adjusted for daylight savings not used in Honduras. After breakfast some of the group headed off to the zipline while others shopped yet again. We headed back to San Pedro Sula and Pastor Juan's community to arrive by mid afternoon to say goodbye. Pastor Juan read a letter he wrote to the team,gave gifts including his favorite soccer team jerseys to us. It was a meaningful time of giving praise to God for the partnership in the work of helping those in need. We also ventured up the mountain to see the room addition for Donacio and Lily. We were amazed at the location on the side of the mountain and the good job done. We saw many friends and it was sad to say goodbye .
Back at the hotel, after pizza we had a time of sharing appreciation with Dinora, Gustavo, Aurora, and Patty. We all expressed our feelings of being family and a good week of work.
Heading to the airport tomorrow around noon. Look forward to seeing you all soon. Thanks for partnering with us this week with your prayers.
Barb for the team