Why are you here?

    After starting our day with a treacherous two-hour drive--which took us on some of the bumpiest, most forgotten-about roads traversable in Honduras--we arrived at our first village.  Honduras's own "Santa Fe" contained a variety of houses and people, all surrounding a four-room schoolhouse.
     The medical brigade gave check-ups to over 80 family units, some of which contained five or six people. Most of us struggled with communicating with the locals, but they were forgiving and appreciative.

             Items donated to the group for this trip were distributed at the medical clinic as well. A few of the highlights for the local kids (and for us as well) were the Beanie Babies and the educational coloring books. Several of our volunteers were almost injured by the ecstatic boys and girls of the village jumping for their bags of crayons.

      The construction crew was also hard at work, completing seven concrete floors and using fifty eight bags of cement. Of course, no work day would be complete without running several miles to fetch water--something John took literally when he stumbled upon a woman bathing at the normal water site.
      When we got back to the MAMA house (after barely surviving the Honduran style of driving), we  discussed the events of the day. We framed our thoughts around the question "Why are you here?"  We all had different motives, but a common theme seemed to include that of serving others with some of the many liberties we have been blessed with.  We all hope to keep these motives in mind as we prepare for another day of serving.
Evan Trauger for the team