Getting geared up to head south of the border

Seven students involved with CAM-college age ministry, two leaders and seven students from the UW, most involved with Landscape architecture with two professors have met once as a whole team, met once separately, will meet again as a large team, and meet one last time separately. Then off to Tegucigalpa, Honduras May 17th. From there we bus two hours north on some paved and some gravel roads to our first destination, Orica.

 Here we have been partnering with a church called Alpha Y Omega for seven years. We are in the midst of building a playground there, where everything is done by hand from clearing the land, digging post holes, mixing cement, cutting and assembling re-bar for the cement foundation, collecting and sifting sand, building half walls and benches, cutting and soldering fencing, to maintaining the play equipment. I'm sure I left out some important step, but suffice it to say, it's hard and heavy work, but also loads of fun! The Honduran people of all ages love to help!

Our next stop is Siguatepeque, a four hour trip down around the mountains where we are assisting the municipality and an orphanage with landscaping projects.

We are getting so excited! But first our students (and professors) need to finish out their semester- a minor detail : )