We're safe (by Laura)

Just a quick note to let everyone know that we should get some extra wind and rain from Beta but that we should be safely out of harm's way. We'll let you know if not! ;)

Right now we're gearing up for a busy two weeks with All Saint's Day, the Day of the Dead, and then the Fiesta Patronal...

Evil black bugs and other fun details... (by Laura)

There are evil black bugs in the aldea of Los Charcos. They leave welts that hurt and itch like crazy with red dots in the center. We got eaten alive by them and one of the welts tried to take over Lauren’s leg. One welt took over my left ear, it was swollen and red; beautiful but at lea...

Out of Wilma's Fury (by Laura)

Don't worry, everyone, we are inland and far away from the coast, we didn't even get the heavy rains we thought we were going to get. The worst that came from Hurricane Mitch a few years back was flooding in the area, too, so we should be ok in terms of hurricanes this year.

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Clinicas (by Todd)

Being very interested in the matter of medical care here in Honduras, I've been busy the past two weeks familiarizing myself. The nearest hospital is in Tegucigalpa, so much of the primary health care is administered through "clinicas" - health care clinics. They can't provide specialists o...

Las Aldeas (by Todd)

Another of our ministries will be working with the "aldeas." The aldeas are little towns, ranging from 100 to several thousand people. Most of the ones we've visited have around 300 residents and 50 houses. They are often out of the way, in the mountains. Some of them are really hard to get...

The Rainy Season (by Todd)

One waterproof poncho: $6 at K-Mart
Keeping dry in a Honduran rainstorm: priceless

During the past week, I've realized that the most useful thing I brought from home was that poncho (thank you Bryan for finding it!). We have apparently now entered the rainy season here in Talanga. It rains ab...