Sunday, 29 July 2007

Welcome to the 2007 Honduras Mission blog. The team flew from Cambridge to Tegucigalpa yesterday without incident (beyond the normal aggravations of flying). This year’s missioners are

Deborah Collins
Anker Lerret
Elizabeth Lerret
Joe Robinson
Wendy Squires
Britta Thompson
Jane Tingley

This group is smaller than in previous years. With the exception of Joe, all have been part of the Honduras mission for at least four years. This is Joe Robinson’s introduction to our work in Honduras and he’s already a full-fledged participant.

After our arrival yesterday evening (Saturday), we had dinner in a nearby restaurant with Luis, the rector of San Pedro cerca del Rio (where we’ll be working) and Luis' wife and daughter. We swapped news of our parishes and planned for the week’s work. By 9:30 we fell exhausted into our beds.

This morning we attended Sunday services at Santa Maria, the largest Episcopal church in Tegucigalpa. This is a lively service, with salsa music; hymns are typically sung twice just because they’re so much fun. Joe Robinson helped distribute communion.

After church we bought lunch supplies for the group the week: bread, peanut butter, jelly, a large block of local cheese, a knife, drink mixes, paper towels and plates, a knife. We spent the rest of the day napping, reading and working out final details of the week with the diocesan mission coordinator. We’re ready to get to work tomorrow!

Anker Lerret