Our last Arts class-- and ---Visiting the Mayan Ruins in Copan

The last Art Class and JKD- Martial Arts Class

Thursday, December 17th- Brian and I are so happy that we have been blessed with the opportunity to serve the children of the city of Tegus through the Arts. This was unexpected, because when you think of serving- it’s not necessarily something you will enjoy so much. But God planned an absolutely perfect fit because I was able to teach art and Brian was able to teach JKD and the children were able to leave the city to come to our home and enjoy the suburbs once a week.

We planned a lunch for the JKD class and celebrated a birthday for a boy named Jason with cake, gifts, and treats for the art class. We had a total of 18 kids at our home!

It was great to be surrounded with such laughter and joy, and to share in the experience the gift of art that God has given us all as a means of expression and creation. Next we will have an art exhibit in El Centro, the center of Tegus city where the Micah house is, so that the art class can invite their family and friends to be encouraged by their beautiful art creations. So much was learned through the months that we held these classes. Most importantly- that each of us has a story, and when we share that story through the arts, we are blessing others with our individuality and inspiration. The children took with them the light of self expression and community through the arts. I can’t wait for the exhibition!

Visiting the Mayan Ruins in Copan, Honduras

Our friend Darwin drove us nearly 8 hours to Copan to visit the ancient Mayan ruins in Copan. We began our morning early! At 6am we drove off and made several stops along the way. Darwin took us to breakfast at a great spot on route through Gracias, and to lunch with some friends in a charming town called Santa Rosa. We stayed overnight in downtown of Copan at a hotel and woke early again to finish our journey to the ancient Mayan ruins. Along the way, there was a lot of construction and the road curved and swirled around the mountains. Layers of lush green land exposed sights of farm land and small homes. It is common to see homes built near construction sights because people use any material from the construction sights to build their homes. They also use electricity from the street lights and water near the streams and rivers. Homes are also built near to the farms in which people work on. We saw children selling fireworks, farmers selling honey and coffee, and beautiful farms that harvest tomatoes, corn, milk, eggs, chickens, fish, and more.

We were so happy to finally arrive at the ruins! Olivia watched a lot of DVD’s along the way and got sick on me once –eww. We had breakfast and walked into the park that held secrets of the Mayan past.

Mayans had some of the most incredible strategies in creating irrigation systems, draining systems, and built their cities on top of each other. Beneath each city is the previous city and the layers of ruins tell the story of each royal family.

Olivia loved the large field of grass and was amazed by the beautiful wild birds that we had close contact with.

After our journey through the ruins and the museum, we took our trip back home.We stopped at a place and had fresh Talapia fish for lunch and then continued ---a total of nearly 10 hours in the car! Thank you Darwin for taking this trip with us, and drinving in the rain!