My Life in La Paz, Honduras by Taryn


Today we were the Seven Gringos, and it was muy caliente. After plantain pancakes for breakfast, we hopped into Gustavo's truck and drove to Reposto, which is the village with a bridge about fifteen feet above the water. Unfortunately, we are in the dry season, so we had to walk across the riverbed instead.

At the bridge, we met up with a missionary couple from Maryland named Ellen and Matt; they were over joyed to be helping us today. So, after a long hike up large hill, we made it to the village school. There was only one teacher there today and she was teaching grades kindergarten through fifth grade. There were about twenty kids in the classroom though. We taught the kids how to brush their teeth with a large model mouth and a toothbrush. The kids had lots of fun trying it out for themselves. Then we handed out toothbrushes and toothpaste to the kids.

Next, we stepped outside and sprayed our hands with water and put glitter on them, came back in and shook all the kids' hands. They were shocked to see the glitter on their own hands. Ena explained to the kids about disease transmission.

After handing out vitamins and toys to the kids, we headed back down to Gustavo's truck and drove to the missionaries' home Huyuma. There the showed us a contraption they made to cook food and keep it hot for several hours. Then, they took us out in their back yard and showed us their maize and compost. We also tasted a green fruit that was extremely sour and bitter. But, a few of them enjoyed it. Then they showed us their "miracle tree" called Moringa; we ate the leaves right off the branch, and it is said to be extremely healthy.

 Here is Ellen and Matt showing us their warmer. It is fabric stuffed with shredded corn husks and then another one placed on top. In the pot, there was water that they had boiled for ten minutes at 7:15, when we touched the pot at 11:30, it was still very hot.

This is the Moringa tree that Matt was showing us.


Next, we drove to INFOP which was the agricultural school for students from ages fifteen to twenty. There a man named Mario took us around the whole grounds of the school while Carl trained the people on the water system.

 Here is Mario (in the black shirt) telling us about the school.

When we got back to the school part, some of the students brought in coconuts and the chopped off the ends and we drank the milk out of the top of it. Then they cut some of them up and we ate the meat out of it.

 The men in the blue shirts are the ones who go to or work at the school.

After the coconuts, we got a picture in front of the water system we raised money for last school year. Everyone was ready for the picture except for Will and Micah.


After cleaning up at Ena's, we went out to eat at George's and then surprised Micah with a birthday cake and a Honduran hat. Then we went to La Cosecha church again and heard the end of Pastor Aldolfo's message and then we prayed over the congregation and the pastor,