June 19th - Final Day in the Village

Today we finished our work in El Ocote with the completion of four more cement floors and work on some room additions. The room addition work consisted of packing mud into the lattice-work that makes up the frame of the house. This is literally dirty work, from the mixing of the mud with shovels and hoes, to the packing of the mud by hand.
We wrapped up the day by hosting a fiesta for all the villagers by serving them a meal of fried chicken, rice, and tortillas. We and the Hondurans also sang our respective national anthems. We then heard from some of the villagers who thanked us for coming and how they were blessed with the help we gave them and the friendships they made among us. Each of our team also received hand carved Christmas ornaments as farewell gifts.
We are now getting everything packed up for our 7-hour bus ride back to the capital city of Tegucigalpa . We are all tired but it is a good tired, having been blessed to be a part of an amazing group of believers doing God's will.
Good night from Rancho El Paraiso. We are all looking forward to seeing you real soon.