Since the time flew way too fast during our week in Honduras, I wanted to touch base on a few things we did later in the week that didn’t get written about. On Thursday, our last day at the Hogar, Lisa and I enjoyed baking over 250 sugar cookies with about six teenage girls. We all had a great time. The girls stirred, mixed, rolled and decorated. They loved putting all types of sprinkles on each cookie. Kenia was a huge help with the ovens and swapping pans in and out. I was surprised that none of them asked for or tried to take cookies that had just come out of the oven – definitely not the way it is at home. When we were all done, they each enjoyed a cookie. Tita said they would all eat the cookies after supper that night and I was thrilled that we had made enough so each child could have two. I wish I could have seen their faces that night. 
Thursday afternoon was very very hard for me to say goodbye to the kids. Abby and Drew quickly found out how sensitive I am and how quickly the tears come. The week had flown by so fast and it is amazing how quickly relationships formed. On Friday, as we made our way through the Honduras countryside on our way to Tela, I couldn’t stop seeing the kids’ faces in my head and not knowing when I would see them again.
On a much lighter note, we arrived in Tela on Friday afternoon to an incredible view of the Caribbean. Four of the older girls from the Hogar and Jeff, the administrative director at the Hogar, were able to join us in Tela for the last two nights of our trip. It was such a treat to have them along on this portion of our trip and to see the girls experience Tela. On Saturday morning, about eight of us took a boat ride to Punta Sal, a national park, and hiked through the jungle, snorkled, swam and ate a wonderful shore lunch. It was a perfect day!
Over this past week, I have constantly been thinking about the kids at the Hogar, and wonderful what would they be doing now. I look forward to continuing the relationships and seeing the kids again. This trip was an incredible experience that I will be grateful for always.
On a much lighter note, we arrived in Tela on Friday afternoon to an incredible view of the Caribbean. Four of the older girls from the Hogar and Jeff, the administrative director at the Hogar, were able to join us in Tela for the last two nights of our trip. It was such a treat to have them along on this portion of our trip and to see the girls experience Tela. On Saturday morning, about eight of us took a boat ride to Punta Sal, a national park, and hiked through the jungle, snorkled, swam and ate a wonderful shore lunch. It was a perfect day!Over this past week, I have constantly been thinking about the kids at the Hogar, and wonderful what would they be doing now. I look forward to continuing the relationships and seeing the kids again. This trip was an incredible experience that I will be grateful for always.
