Eye Opener

The title of this post is both literal and ironic. The night before our flight to Honduras I lost a fight with Mark's 8 month old son and he managed to scratch my cornea with his finger nail. As a result I spent the night before the trip in Liberty's ER. I still can't open my right eye, it is extremely painful and swollen. I feel somewhat useless here other than giving the other team members something to make fun of. The teenage girls on the team have given me many nicknames to include The Pirate, Patches and some Veggie Tale character. My eye is better today then it was yesterday and I am hoping to be able to open it in the next day or two.

Last night was a lot of fun. We all sat around with our host family and some local church members singing christian music in both Spanish and English. We then shared our thoughts and prayed together. It reminded me of scenes I've read about in the book of Acts. It also showed how powerful a group of people all serving the same God can be even though our lives are so different.

Today we toured the sight where we will be building the new roof. Seeing the conditions people are living in is an eye opener. The children were playing with rocks and old balls. They still figured out how to have fun though. The people in Honduras are no less important in God's eyes then the people of the United States. It feels good to be a part of this trip and bring something from God to such needy people. In return these people are giving me a lesson on life and and they help me realize what really matters in life versus the material things we are so accustomed to.

I'm excited to see what the week holds for us. Thank you to all who gave medicine, it took all day to sort it out since we had so much!

Mike