Monday, December 21, 2009

Central America is so colorful! The wealthy and poor areas of the city are inter-mixed, so there is great opportunity to serve those in need. We visited a church that is in the upper class area. This church supports 3 smaller churches in the surrounding barrios. We visited one church that feeds several hundred children each day. The kids come after school for tutoring, a bible lesson and a meal. For most, it's their only meal of the day. We also visited a clinic that helps people with HIV in the poor areas. We went with university students from the larger church to take care baskets to the patients. The baskets included corn meal, soap, toilet paper, pasta, a colander for washing food and other basic necessities. The patients walk to the clinic once a week for treatment, often coming from their home which has no running water, sewer or electricity. In contrast there are also many beautiful homes in Tegucigalpa. For security purposes they are often hidden behind tall cement-block walls with electric fences and large sliding metal garage doors, so you don't realize that you are in a nice neighborhood until you enter the home. The streets are narrow and hilly for the most part. And the drivers are daringly aggressive, making their own lanes, honking their horns and usually ignoring stop signs. It's commonly said that if you can drive in Tegucigalpa, you can drive anywhere. It's a loud, active city with lots of music.

1 comment:

Cristina said...

hmmm... sounds like another country I know so well!