The biggest chunk of our week in Honduras was spent in the mountains of Aqua Caliente. It was nearly a six-hour hike in and easily the most difficult experience several of our team members have ever endured. Eventually, after a few hours of up, up, and more up…you come to an area known as Jurrasic Park. Here are a couple of our mules traveling down part of it.

Mules in Jurrasic Park // Honduras from Ryan Detzel on Vimeo.

One of the biggest culture shocks in Honduras is just trying to be okay with the fact that everything takes longer. Hurry up and wait is lived out completely. It’s a more primitive style of work and we have to get over the constant nagging American thoughts like Why the heck don’t they have a chainsaw?? Pastor Ramone illustrates what it takes to remove a tree without fancy tools. Oh yeah…he plays soccer like a pro too.

Chopping down a tree // Honduras from Ryan Detzel on Vimeo.

A good portion of time was spent mixing concrete to create a floor for the pastor’s quarters. This is where Pastor Ramone will stay so that he doesn’t have to travel back and fourth into the mountains for church services and caring for the people of the village.

Making concrete in Honduras from Ryan Detzel on Vimeo.

Once we were back at the mission base, our team helped out with a youth service. It was great to see this new space being used for something like this. When I went to Honduras a year ago, I worked on the drywall of this building. To see it changing the lives of Honduran students was awesome.

Youth Service @ The Farm // Honduras from Ryan Detzel on Vimeo.

More later…