Last week, we got back from an absolutely amazing trip to Honduras. I feel like we really got to see so much of the country, as we travelled to one of the main cities, Tegucigalpa, to an island with beautiful diving, Roatan, and finally to the mountains of Teupasenti to work with Children's Rescue Mission. The goal of the Mission is relief, education, and empowerment and we really got to experience each of these parts of the organization's work, whether we were packing and delivering bags of food to needy families, helping at the soup kitchen, visiting their classrooms, or playing a game of soccer with the local kids.
The main goal of our trip was to build a computer lab with the help of Softchoice Cares and that was a huge success. Neither the local high school or the community center had computers for their students to work on. In a country where having some basic computer skills could exponentially increase their earning power and help a family rise out of poverty, the computer lab will serve a vital role in the local high school training as well as provide opportunities for distance education and cultural connections. We were so inspired by the work of the CR Mission, and filled with hope as we saw the joy in the children's faces and thought about the long-term impact the lab will have on the community.
The Mission needs help supporting the cost of maintaining an Internet connection for the computers, as well as purchasing Spanish keyboards and learning software. We'd also like to help them build a library. If you'd like to help, please visit this link.
And of course, I'm thrilled to share some photos from our trip...
Enjoy!
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