Nitty Gritty-not so gritty.

Today was my first day of work with the kids. It started bright & early at 6:30am. I had breakfast with the short-term team from Kentucky (mostly because I wanted to steal their coffee!) and they were very nice to chat with. I also had one of the most interesting shaving experiences of my life (ask me about that later). I got picked up around 8am and we went to the place where we're holding classes, the "Cabildo". There were four girls for classes today. Three were probably in the 4th-6th grade range and one was in 9th. My role was pretty straightforward, I helped them when they asked for help, and graded their assignments as they finished them. Some needed more help than others but for the most part-they seem to be very easy to handle and teachable.

We took a break around 10am and played marbles! Yes, marbles. I remember playing SOMETIMES as a kid but I never really thought people played marbles anymore. It was fun-mostly cause I'm pretty darn good. Got back to work and broke later for lunch. We went down to a small restaurant by the gate and had fried chicken, Honduran cole slaw, and refried beans. Oh & I can't forget the little bag of water they gave me to drink out of. Quite entertaining.

Once we had finished with school, Mrs. Yount took me for a little mini-tour (tours come in bits and pieces around here) to see some of the missionary housing up the hill. Wow-these guys have some REALLY nice houses. Just absolutely beautiful. And, she said hers cost them under 50,000 to build. I mean, you've got to be kidding me! That was crazy.

After my tour I went back to my room, studied some Spanish and cooked my first meal. (Rice with green pepper and onion.) I made some phone calls at 6pm and then went to a study at the Rumbaughs at 7pm. It was a great time for me. They're doing a study on how to be an effective missionary and exploring all the different sociological things that come into play on the foreign mission field. It was really great just to listen to the different opinions and hear them all bring something a little different to the table. In the end, they essentially agree to disagree on the non-essentials and have a like mind when it comes to the important stuff. What more could I ask for?!

It was a really good day. I feel like I'm gradually making this place my home and the transition so far has been a smooth one.

Pray for the political state of Honduras-not so great right now.