I'll have a few hours here tomorrow, but my trip has pretty much come to a close. Today I was able to see what my friend Gaby Umbaugh has been doing. A month ago I posted a notice on Facebook that I was collecting blankets and hats to send to Honduras for a project called "My First Warm Christmas". Today we went to hand out some of the things that were sent.
In the morning we prepared sandwhiches to bring to people in the hospital. In the children's ward there are families who have spent their money getting to the hospital and do not having any money for food and lodging once they get there. For families in this situation there are no choices. They sleep outside even if it is raining and very cold. If they have no money for food, there is no choice but to be hungry.
So we made sandwiches to hand out to the children and their families. We handed those out, along with Christmas themed activity books and some Gospel tracts for the parents.
After that we went to the maternity ward to hand out the blankets, hats, and clothing that has been donated. Many of the women who come to the hospital do not have things like blankets, clothing, and hats for their babies. (Yes, Honduras gets cold, especially this time of year!). There were many women, but thanks to the generosity of many we were able to give something to help all who needed it.
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