Another long day….
Hello to all Parents! This is Gregg Boer with an updated.
Things are going amazingly well. We have just completed three long days and have one more day (un día más) to go of this grueling routine. Today was by far the biggest day. It sort of went like this:
· Breakfast at 7:00am
· In the bus at 7:40am
· At the school from 8:00am
o 8:00am – 8:45am – Teaching English
o 8:45am – 9:30am – Craft time
o 9:30am – 10:00am – Recess with the kids
· On the bus at 10:00am
· In the market at 10:30am
· Shopping from 10:30am to 11:30am
· Lunch at noon
· On the bus at 12:30pm
· At the job site from 1:00pm to 3:15pm
o Mixing cement by hand on the ground and moving by bucket
o Pick-axing hard-dirt to scoop into wheelbarrows to use as fill dirt
· On the bus at 3:15pm, drive to the forest
· Plant 160 trees with the Junior High school children and the Honduras Army! Big men with guns there to protect us from gangs.
· On the bus at 5:00pm, back to where we are staying at 5:30pm.
· Eat at 6:00pm
· The Honduran youth group shows up at 7:00pm and play volleyball, ping-pong, soccer, and communicate through broken English, Spanish and lots of hand-guestures.
That should give you an idea of how busy things have been for the kids.
Now, I would like to see things from a parent’s perspective. Any parent who has sent their kid on this trip should be very, very proud of their child (or children, in case of the Hudson’s). These kids have been amazing. Even with the language barrier they jumped right in and made friends with the local high school-ers. Lifelong friendships are being formed.
They dive right in and help with the class-room activities, they have never complained once about all the work they are doing (at it is HARD work). In fact the only complaint is that there isn’t enough work for all of them! They have risen to every challenge and have done it with a smile. These kids are awesome. (I’m not just saying that because I’m a parent to one of the kids)
I’m serious, I cannot say this enough. You parents should be very, very proud!
Comments
1. James Dovinh said...
Thanks Gregg for the update! This "very, very pround parent" enjoyed following your "long day" and believed that what you are is God's gift to you and what you do (in Honduras) with what you are is your gift to God!
3. Audrey Mom&Gramma said...
Thanks for all the updates and praises. We are praising, too. Incredible! Love our family and all of you.
2. Shari Hudson said...
The blog and pictures are just great!
Jim and Shari say,"Do work and stay safe." We love you Rem and Trav!!
6/26/2008