It's Good Friday in Honduras. Since we weren't able to work on our projects today, we got a chance to go out and see the country. We went to San Francisco to spend most of the day hosted by Carolina, her family and friends. We learned that each community observes the stages of the cross in their own unique way. Here is a pretty elaborate production along the main highway.

There were angels,

and there were some pretty scary creatures along the way. The guys in the masks were pretty frightening, too.


We went to Jayacayenne where Jerry the dog got to meet his namesake.

We were treated to a great lunch with live entertainment.

You might recognize Neptalie, the full time stove maker and part time band leader.

We revisited the houses where we built stoves on Wednesday. What an impressive sight! The adobe is not even dry on this stove and the lady has already put it into service. She can't get over how clean the air stays, how much she is able to cook at one time, and how little fuel she has to use. Note the single stick of wood under a boiling pot and several other items on the stovetop.

Carolina gave tooth brushing supplies and instruction to some families in the community,

and gave vitamins to the kids.

We finished up at about 2:30 and then went to San Juan Arriba to attend a combined Easter and "Thank you!" celebration put on by the community. We heard a couple of speeches and got warm hugs from a large number of the residents. We took this opportunity to present Roger, from the Choluteca Rotary Club, with our banner.

It was a full day with a lot of touching moments that are hard to capture in either words or pictures. Suffice it to say that there is much work to be done in this country, and there are a lot of concerned local citizens who are doing everything in their power to raise Honduras up. It makes us proud to be able to assist them.