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| From Honduras 2011 |
We collect in the hotel Lobby at 6:30 a.m. We board our ride and begin our thirty-minute journey to the outskirts of Tegucigalpa and the waiting children.
Every morning starts out somewhat similarly. We roll into the vehicles that will carry us to our ultimate destination -- where we experience a tremendously uplifting feeling -- a feeling that one experiences watching pure joy envelope the young children that we distribute the bedkits to. It reminds me so much of watching our daughters on Christmas morning, when they still believed in Santa Claus.
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| From Honduras 2011 |
Our ride is filled with banter from the previous days experience: What was the most striking and heart wrenching story from the previous day? Was it the class of young students that had to begin their journey at 1 a.m. to arrive for an 8 a.m. distribution? On the ride home they were totally giddy after an excruciatingly long day because they would not have to sleep in cardboard boxes that night
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Santa Eduviges today was so much more of the same: the smiles and laughter of young children and the anticipation of receiving a gift of something that they have never had before in their lives. It warms your heart and makes you wish that you could do so much more.
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| From Honduras 2011 |
As always, the Rotarians and the First Lady's troupe of assistants are there to make, what seems like an overwhelming task for six people, very organized and efficient. Most importantly it allows us to spend more face time with the children, really enjoying the fruits of the generosity of all of the donors to SCAW.
Ken Teslia
for the Honduras 2011 Travelling Team
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