We sat around the rest of the day eating soup and crackers, drinking Gatorade and watching the rest of Pirates of the Caribbean 2...the little break in the movie was due to the fact that Robin couldn't stomach "octopus head" (Davy Jones) and got sick.
We've had quite an interesting few days, stomach wise. We seem to be on the mend now though! *fingers crossed* *toes crossed* *sign of the cross*
Speaking of...we went to church today! We attended the Cathedral of the Good Shepherd, the cathedral of the Diocese of Honduras. The bishop was there today as the celebrant, which was very nice. We really enjoyed seeing several women at the altar, including the guest preacher. We think she did a very good job...though, we only understood about 14% of what she said.
The bishop was kind enough to give some announcements in both Spanish and English. He talked about how there are going to be some big changes made in the diocese in the next few years. Right now there are no official parishes in the Diocese of Honduras...the churches all have mission status. The bishop has been moving around clergy and is hoping that 6 of the churches will have full parish status in the next 2 years (don't quote us on these statistics, we weren't taking notes). He said that, while he greatly appreciates all of the help that people have given the diocese, he hopes that now they will be able to start supporting themselves as much as possible. He said "don't give us fish...teach us how to fish."
After the service there was a fellowship hour (no coffee...it was too hot for coffee) out in a courtyard type area between the church building and the diocesan offices. Robin had cookies...they were good...Loren stuck to water. It was a nice time for people to mix...the congregation was made up of 1/3 parishioners, 1/3 visitors and 1/3 the girls from Our Little Roses.
While the service was wonderful, we were quite put out by the fact that we didn't get to sing "Marcharemos en la luz de Dios" We actually KNOW that one! The music was very upbeat and fun and we enjoyed trying to keep up.
We've spent the rest of the day reading, working on homework, eating soup and crackers and drinking Gatorade. We love Gatorade.
We're getting a new student tomorrow, but we're not sure if he's going to be in our class or in a more advanced class. We already love him, because his flight arrives in the morning which means that our class starts late and we get to sleep in. Hooray new guy!
We are planning a trip to Copan this weekend...we're excited! We're hoping that some of our classmates will go with us because A) the more the merrier and B) maybe our combined knowledge will help us to communicate in a coherent manner.
Below are some pictures from this morning. Enjoy. :)
A Jerusalem Cross given by the congregation of St. George's Cathedral in Jerusalem
A mosaic above the entrance to the cathedral
An inside view of the cathedral
"Coffee" hour
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