friday.

miqueas 6.8 is being supported primarily from donations and money coming in from the states. joby and melody hope that one day, miqueas 6.8 will be able to sustain itself from their projects in honduras. right now they have a dumptruck which they rent out to the locals to bring in some money. they're planning on building a "strip mall" which will contain a pharmacy, convenience store etc. they've also bought a plot of land 30 minutes away from la colorada which is where jen and i were going to visit today. clay, walker and the local pastor took jen and i to the land where they were planting palm trees, corn, bananas, rambutan and other crops. miqueas hired two families to live on the land to farm it and tend to it. clay and walker are teaching them the basics of agriculture and since they're fluent in spanish the locals have no trouble understanding them!

view of the land. the view was amazing. especially when clay and walker took us on the back of their truck. the terrain was pretty steep and jen and i decided to be "adventurous" and ride in the back of the truck like the locals. let's just say there was a lot of screaming as we held on for dear life. clay was nice enough to let us know when a tree was going to knock us in the head though lol.

this is dolce. her name means sweet. her family is one of the families here that farms and tends the land. she was fascinated with my camera. a lot of the photos from today were taken by her.

this is her younger sister and their pet dog who is pregnant.

inside their home. very simple as you can see. this is their kitchen.

dulce loved taking pictures of her mama. her name is carmen and she's a very lovely lady who spoke some english. she collects chip bags and makes purses and earrings out of them. she also braids bracelets and sells them in stands.

sweet.

the brother who we met while he was herding pigs. he also goes to school when he's not farming. he didn't like getting his photo taken lol.

exploring the land with carmen as our guide. they pointed out many of their crops and were trekking in slippers. i was in runners and still managed to step in a puddle which made the girls laugh.

the dad, carlos, getting fresh coconuts for us so we can have a refreshing beverage after our mini tour of the land. that's a very long handled knife!

eating the flesh of the coconut after drinking the coconut water which felt and tasted almost carbonated?

the roosters and chancho's brother! the kids at miqueas 6.8 got their little piggie from this farm. at the bottom of the picture is their version of a slide. very different playground than i'm used to.

the land is very vast. wildlife roams wherever they please.

jen and i. very sweaty but happy!

their stove.

walker and carlos.

rambutan, one of the crops they grow. lychee takes 8-10 years to establish a yielding crop so rambutan is the next best thing. its typical season is in august and out of the 364 trees they have on the land, this is the only tree that is bearing fruit. talk about bearing fruit in and out of season!

 




the whole day i was just amazed to see God's creation, to see how He sustains these people and to see His goodness overflowing for His people. we saw the rainbands move through the mountains and it soon reached us. i fell asleep on the ride back and when we reached home, the kids welcomed us back with their silly faces!

another birthday cake! happy birthday estefani!

all kids love icing :)

marvin's favourite pose to soothe himself. he's a multitasker.