Hola,
Today was my second full day here at Emmanuel. On Saturday I woke up and there was not much to do. Saturday and Sunday are considered free days, unless you have an obligation. I made friends with two boys and some girls that know my parents. There was a concert that some of the children sang in at the church. After the concert the volunteers were invited to eat dinner with a Danish group from Denmark. We had a good time of fellowship singing after dinner. I was very tired even though I don’t feel like I did much. Today I woke up and went to church. It was a good sermon about God and his strength. Papi (The Director) was interpreting the whole message. It was different. After church I went and played with some young girls on the playground. The great thing is once one child begins to talk to you everyone wants to know who you are. On the down side, it is really hard for me to communicate. I speak very little Spanish and majority of the time the children will not speak English whether or not they know it. They will talk among their selves and I can tell that they are talking about me, but I don’t know what they are saying and they laugh at me. I have begun to learn to brush it off. I feel like I am on a roller coaster, one minute I feel like I don’t know what I am doing here and the next minute there are girls all over me. I am almost positive I will be teaching English and tennis! Please continue to pray for me, especially that I will be able to pick up Spanish in order to better communicate with these children. Thanks so much for all the support!
God Bless,
Lindsey
5 comments:
Hi Lindsey! Glad to hear you are in Honduras safely. Sounds like you are experiencing the joys of culture shock! It's kind of fun to see all the differences, and live a little differently for awhile. The children are going to love you so much. You will be amazed by God's grace in this experience. Take care, and keep posting!
Hey Lindsey - I love your blog - watch out for those chickens - that made me laugh!
Hang in there Lindsey. You will be amazed at the language you'll pick up. Just hold something up or point to it and they will teach you. Say it in English and look at them and say "in Spanish?" They'll teach you. God will give you the strength you need for the task He's given you. Trust in that. Much love, hugs and prayers. Laurie Rogers
Hi Lindsey, I know this is so challenging. I'm so proud of you. You will be amazed at the spanish you will pick up. Just hold up something or point to something and say the word in English, then say "In Spanish?" and they'll teach you. They love to do this! I know God will confirm your decision to go. He will equip you for the tasks He has for you to do. You are awesome! Love, hugs, and prayers, Laurie Rogers
Ops! I just published twice. I didn't think my first one went. Sorry! Laurie
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