Heading Home

This morning Alina and I woke up very early to finalize packing.  What was 2 suitcases and over 100 pounds of items coming down to Honduras has turned into 1 suitcase weighing less than 50 pounds going home.  When we were finished packing, I grabbed Alina's Secret Keeper Girl book and we headed to the water fountain to do Date #3, which is all about having a quiet encounter with God.  Alina had been telling me most of this trip how she'd like to just sit around the water fountain in front of the church because it seemed so relaxing, so I figured this should be the most appropriate spot for us to do this mommy-daughter date.  The focus of this date was to show our daughter where the source of real beauty lies.  It's based off of the following Bible verses -

Your beauty should not come from outward adornment, such as braided hair and the wearing of gold jewelry and clothes.  Instead, it should be that of your inner self, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of great worth in God's sight. 

1 Peter 3:3-4

Alina holding her SKG Mommy-Daughter Date book after Date #3

We began the mommy-daughter date together, but then I gave her time to have her first quiet encounter (date) with God alone.  The book has a guide on how to do this and she had her journal to write the verse for the morning down along with writing a prayer.

When she finished, we headed to a few different houses to say our goodbyes (to those who we didn't get to last night) before grabbing our carry-ons and suitcase and walking in to town to the bus station.  We met up with Catherine (a volunteer from Denmark who I've known for the past few years) who was also heading to Tegucigalpa to complete some paperwork.  When we arrived in Teguc, we grabbed a taxi to the airport, had breakfast and checked in.  With our suitcase now in the hands of the airport, we grabbed our carry-ons and ventured across the street to the mall to just walk around for the next few hours while we were waiting to board our plane.  We left Tegucigalpa on time, arrived in Atlanta on time and were fortunate that there was a slight delay to our connecting plane to Green Bay, so that we had time to have supper.

Going home flight from Atlanta to Green Bay

Alina did get sick on the landing into Green Bay, but all-in-all, it was another great year!  Next summer can't come quick enough!