hondurus

Hey Friends! I'm finally able to update my blog since being down here in Honduras. I'm currently volunteering at orphanage emmanuel in Guaimaca, Honduras. It's been quite life-changing thus far. The orphanage I'm at is "home" to approx 500 kids. Ranging from tot's to adults. I live in the orphanage in a nice house with 13 other women. It's awesome living with so many jesus loving women. The kids are amazing. They are so full of love and compassion. They have experienced many things in their short life that I never will. I spend my days basically hanging out and playing with the kids. Trying to come up with activities that we can do together, hugging them, listening to them. Which might I say has been the most difficult part thus far being that I only know about 5 "key" words in the spanish language. But the Lord is helping me, and I'm quickly picking it up.

I'm so amazed, and really can't put into words how amazing these kids are. They've gone through a lot. Either they have been abused, or their parents died, or their parents didn't want them. Either way they are here now. I couldn't imagine that life, but it's these kid's reality. They are quick to give, and quick to love.

Thus far, the hardest part for me has been the language barrier. As they're telling me their story, so many things come to my head that I want to tell them. Tell them it's not their fault, that they deserve everything good in the world, that they can achieve anything. But what I've been able to learn from the lord in the 2 weeks i've been here, is that he wants me to rest in the fact that i'm here. He will provide the words if he wants me to talk, and past that I'm to show them love however I can.

So, the Lord has been teaching me a lot through these kids. I wish I could type more or make more sense, but we don't have internet very often and it's sketchy at best so I had to just quickly type out my unorganized thoughts.

I hope that you're all well. Love you heaps.