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The garden of the Humuya Inn from the dining area.

The Humuya Inn is beautiful. All the reception people speak good English and have been well trained by Scott, the American manager. The rooms are spacious, the beds comfortable, and there is free internet, (with 3 computers for guest use just off the garden/restaurant area). About 5:30 pm on Thursday we arrive back at the hotel. Long term friends of us all, Josefina Santos and Claudia Zuniga were invited to dinner and we had a wonderful visit.


Josefina Santos, Claudia Zuniga and Hugh Rowlinson

Friday we went first to the Project Office to meet with Sandra Herrera and her assistants to learn of the activities of ‘Anglidesh’ (Anglican Agency for the Development of Honduras). Sandra spoke of the Credit Union, aid to small communities to improve life and sanitation by helping build toilets, efficient ‘fogons’ (wood burning stoves), cement floors in houses, and ‘pilas’ (water storage tanks). Another important project is helping parishes with plans for fund raising businesses. These businesses are designed to not only help the parish become self supporting but to help people in the community. Anglidesh provides assistance in preparing a business plan, startup funds, and management training and oversight through the first 3 years of the project.


Bob buys bread from one of the students

After our meeting we dropped into the class downstairs on making specialty breads. We were warmly received and had an opportunity to buy some of the breads for a later snack. Delicious!

Next we headed about 30 km north of Tegucigalpa to the small village of ‘Reventón’ where Lay Pastor Rudy Velasquez serves.


Bob and Rudy eat lunch in the home in Reventon

They meet in the home of a very poor family who cannot afford to send their children to school. On special days, when everyone shows up, like Easter, they hold services in the local school. We shared our picnic lunch with the family.

On to our next stop at ‘Santa Cruz, Arriba’. This is the church where Rev. Gladys Velasques, (now in El Pedregal), was ordained last year and we had the opportunity to be her lay sponsors.



One of the girls displays the cushion cover she is working on.

They have a successful project hand embroidering table cloths, cushion covers and alter linen. Twice a year an American comes to collect the output and take it to the US for sale.


A street in Villa Nueva. The road is about 45 degrees and required low gear and brakes to descend.

Our next visit was to the East of Tegucigalpa in the community of ‘Villa Nueva’. This community is built on the side of a hill and has been the site of a congregation for several years. They have over the years built a large facility attached to the church with classrooms, kinder garden, kitchen, dormitory, workshops and meeting rooms. The community itself is very poor and the majority of residents are either unemployed or earn very little. This has caused the church to have to suspend many of the programs until they can find more funding.

Returning to the hotel about 4:30 we were able to have a rest before we met Rev. Dean Maria Consuelo and her husband for dinner at the hotel and a final wrap up of out visit to the Deanery for Francisco Morizan.

Saturday morning we left the hotel about 9 am for the airport. We left early because we had to make final arrangements for our flight home on 27 March and the TACA Airline counter is closed from 10 am to 5 pm on Sat. While Eva arranged that, I turned in the vehicle. Bob and Hugh went through security about 10:30 and we headed over to Patty’s home. After dropping off our things we walked over to the ‘Mall Multiplaza’ for shopping and lunch.

I will be in contact with ‘National Car Rental’ representative when I return on 26 Mar. regarding settlement of the damage to Bob and Ann-Marie’s clothes from what appeared to be battery acid someone had spilled on the seat before we rented the vehicle

For supper at Patty’s we ordered pizzas. There were 9 of us, (4 teens, 3 adults and 2 children), so we ate a lot. We were very grateful to be able to stay in town the night rather than have to drive back to Danli then return to Teguc. Sunday to pick up SAMS US missionary Jeannie Loving who was returning from 3 weeks in the US.

Sunday morning we met Jeannie’s flight and went to the ‘Cascade Mall’ for lunch and so she could stock up on groceries. Then back to Danli.

Monday Eva had classes in the afternoon and evening.


City workers installing the sewer junction in front of the church. They build a round tube with bricks then plaster with concrete.

City workers have been installing sewer lines in the area. Monday afternoon a backhoe arrived outside the church and proceeded to dig a large hole. They had to put in a junction where 2 streets joined. The job continued into Tuesday. It was interesting to note that practical every schoolchild on the way home ducked under the safety warning tape, (which didn’t survive the night), to have a look.