After traveling to Honduras on the Mission Trip for Good Shepherd, I realized that although we live far from the mountains of the Trade School in Campamento, Honduras, we are close in spirit. We are more alike than different. They may prefer tortilla and mantaquilla to peanut butter and jelly but we are more similar than different. Parents there want the same things that we parents want here in the US…to provide the best that we can for our children.
The kindness and generosity that the Hondurans showed us by a mere smile and hug would knock your socks off. It’s like no experience I have ever had. They have next to nothing and yet, they are smiling, singing, and clearly happy. They cling tightly to the Word of God, the blessings of the Mass and Eucharist (which in some remote locations in the mountains they receive only once a year with the visiting priest), the love of family and friends. It’s life at its most basic. The way it’s supposed to be. We should all look to our brothers and sisters in Honduras as an example. They have it right.
It is through the giving hearts of so many at Good Shepherd that Nelson Rodriguez is able to continue the work of educating the students at the Trade School. It is an inspiring place. One that will stay with me for the duration of my life. ~Laurie
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