Almost in the house! (by Laura)

We'll move tomorrow if we have a bathroom door and running water. The house looks great though I hope that we get dressers or something of the sort soon. Living out of a suitcase is getting old...I can never find anything!

To add to Todd's midnight description of Padre Daniel's birthday c...

Bang in the Night! (by Todd)

Last night, a little after midnight, I woke to the sound of gunshots.

At least that´s what I thought for the first two seconds I woke up. As it turns out, it was Padre Daniel´s birthday, so at midnight, a bunch of the teenagers showed up at his door to sing. And they brought with them these ...

Santo Borracho (by Laura)

We went to the park last night and met an old man named Santo who works in the park making sure nothing is amiss and he was drunk. It was rather interesting - he told me I was more intelligent than James and that Kathy and Todd should marry each other. The little kids her are adorable and...

We have arrived!!! (by Todd)

At long, long last we´re finally here. I´m typing from an Internet Cafe in Tegucigalpa, about 2 minutes walk from the church.

We took off at 6am this morning from New York, and by the time we got out of customs it was 1pm in Honduras (which is right now the same as Mountain time). The day ...

AIDS in Honduras (by Todd)

I've done a little research about AIDS in Honduras, and here's some of what I found. Unless otherwise indicated, all information comes from either:
- the 2004 Report on the Global Aids Epidemic conducted by the Joint United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS). The report analyzes census dat...

Make a Donation to PVI (by Todd)

As volunteers with the Passionist Volunteers International, we really appreciate all your thoughts and prayers during the year. If you're interested in making a donation, we would be truly grateful! Even the smallest donation means a lot.

Here's how to do it:
- Make your check payable to "Pas...

Who are the Passionists? (by Todd)

Our volunteer organization, the Passionist Volunteers International, is run by the Passionists, an order of Roman Catholic priests. I myself had never heard of them before I applied to their program, so here's some information.

The Passionists are a religious order of priests within the Cat...

Baxter (by Laura)

Oh, Baxter, you are my little gentleman...

I'm so glad that Lauren loves Will Ferrell. And more than I do - I didn't know that was possible. But I'm glad that we found a house with a third bedroom so we'll have a little more space. I just hope our outhouse is as good as if not better than th...