One of those good days when every thing goes according to schedule. We arrived in Tegucigalpa on time and were met by Kathy Pennybacker and Skyler, Kathy’s white standard poodle. Both Kathy and Skyler were a source of entertaiment for the entire trip. Kathy is a fine Christian and devoted to her ministry in Honduras, and an inspiration. Along on this trip were Bob Springthorpe and Kate Yotter from Christ the King in North Lakeland, Mike and Laurel Cain and Ed and Kathy Headington. Bob Norris came in on a separate flight about an hour later, and his bag didn’t show up, so that took some extra time.
Flying in to the airport was a treat. The country is very mountainous and pretty brown in this the dry season. The approach to the city was low and right over the center of the town. The runway is short and there is only one. Apparently they cannot take off if there ism much of a tailwind, as the plane takes off right over a major highway, and they would not be able to get enough lift.
Eventually we left the airport, a fellow by the name of Hector driving the bus. Hector is employed by the Deanery as driver and I don’t know what else. Driving out of the city of Tegucigalpa, the traffic was pretty fierce, and the shacks on the hills around the city reminded me of Mexican border towns. It was a beautiful day, about 80 degrees and breezy.
Our first stop for the day was San Isidro Church in El Cruce. 
Patricia…….. was the Deacon there and it is the church that Kate and Bob S. were hoping to work with. The church building was a disaster. Apparently as a result of poor engineering, the bottom floor was not strong enough to support the floor they built for the second floor. And the second floor concrete was not sealed, so water seepage was a problem. An outside wall on the second floor has collapsed, and looking at the concrete block used, it was evident the the construction was very poor. Bob and Kate met met with Bishop Allen and an engineer to start the process of evaluating the structure and coming up with a plan of action.
However, on the positive side, some ladies in the parish had started a micro business making beautiful pillow shams. 
They are now selling through an outlet in Dallas. They have set up a credit union, and give money back to the church. There were 5-6 ladies there, looked like they maybe had one sewing machine. This is the type of activity we hope to get started in other parishes.
First impression, the people are very friendly, gracious, and really like having us here. There is a distinct Mayan influence on the facial structure. They are indians, with apparently very little black influence in the genes. The children loved KP and her dog.
An example of art work on the church walls.
Kids are the same the world over.
A mixture of modern and old transportation.
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