Landed…

Well, I must say, landing in Tegucigalpa is quite the experience. I have landed in a few airports around the world, but this landing definitely was one of the most exciting. Careening through the mountainous landscape, eye level with hilltops, making multiple maneuvers to get in just the right position, then buzzing right over the top of traffic to dial it right in on the runway. And, this is a normal landing in Tegucigalpa. In fact, this is one of the most dangerous airport landings in the world. To see a brief clip on You Tube of another plane landing in Tegus…: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_z5HtME9n8  (this is not our plane, we flew our friends at Continental, but that would have been pretty impressive if I could have somehow managed to get out of the plane in order to video the landing). 

So, the day progressed well. We saw a small sand and gravel plant that was started here through a micro-loan through one of our partners. This sand and gravel is being used all over Honduras in Bio-Sand filters that are really changing life in communities; especially rural areas. We are heading out in the morning to scope some upcoming Hydrate Hope project sites as well as looking at communities that have already been transformed by the implementation of Bio-Sand filters, in addition to adequate Health and Hygiene Training. It is so good to be here, knowing that you are thinking, praying, and dreaming of change there. It is such an incredible opportunity that we all have to be a part of something much bigger than ourselves. To know that our voices, our talents, our compassion and our resources, really are changing lives. And still, even greater things are yet to come. 

Depending on internet access, we will do our best to keep this blog updated as we head out into the rural areas of Honduras. Just learning of the overwhelming child-mortality rates in the rural areas, make me want to do whatever I can to save the lives of children… in Honduras, in Africa, in Haiti, in India….all over the world. And, what we are doing through Hydrate Hope and I Am Change is a great step in the right direction. Thank you for partnering with us as we seek to see justice happen and compassion lived out. 

CHANGE BRINGS HOPE! 
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