Yesterday´s mission was a success. We first surveyed homes that were damaged or destroyed by the earthquake. Then, we talked to los bomberos (the firemen), who are the first-responders here in Honduras, to figure out how we could best help. They told us that 25 families whose homes were destroyed were temporarily relocated to a school not too far away, so we decided that our mission would be to give these families food and supplies. These are unfortunately people who didn´t have much to begin with, even before the earthquake. Thankfully, none of these people were in need of medical attention.
I don´t have time to go into a play-by-play of the day, because we´re heading back to Tegucigalpa momentarily, but I´ll write more when I get back home, and I´ll also post some pictures.
On Monday, we´ll be visiting the orphanage in Tegucigalpa that was described in the RTF newsletter. Then, we´ll be flying back to the States on Tuesday, a day earlier than expected. I will need some time for reflection to unpack all of my thoughts and impressions from this mission. It was such a gratifying experience overall.
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