Honduran sights for the day

So today several things happened that had me question where I was. Most days its just my life so I don't really realize when things are a little different than in the States. Today however...
1. Saw a sign today for a "Black Friday Sale", yep in English and in a country that doesn't celebrate Thanksgiving yet they are going to have a day-after-Thanksgiving sale??
2. Heard in a department store an elevator music version of the Prince song "Purple Rain"(again hmm....)
3. We were checking out at the pharmacy today when my phone ring so I handed Y the wallet to pay, thinking she would take some cash out and pay. I return to see that not only has she used a credit card that isn't hers but she is signing(and by signing I mean printing) the receipt...with her name?? Neatly written on the signature line of the receipt, under where it has printed Shannon's name, is Y's name.
4. We were at the pharmacy to buy lice treatment, which they sold us, but they don't sell the comb to go with it...you have to go to small corner store to find those????

But its on days like this when the car breaks down with both Y, C, and another girl in the car and we spend the whole time waiting on someone to come and rescue us laughing and joking that I have to stop and think, is this really my job? I love my job!

Special outing with the boys

My new best friend Alfredo

Saturday we went with street boys who are a part of the Peter Project on a special outing. The boys have been learning a series of 5 verses that tell the story of the gospel through the rainbow. Black is the first color and the verse is "For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God." Romans 3:23, the verse for Red is "For the wages of sin is death but the free gift of God is eternal life through Christ Jesus." Romans 6:23, and it continues you get the picture. The boys who memorized all 5 got to participate on Saturday. We went out to eat at Pizza Hut and then afterwards rented a field and played soccer for an hour. It was a real treat for most of the boys to be able to eat out in a restaurant.

Fernando, Alfredo, Christopher, and Ramon at the soccer field 

With Fernando in Pizza Hut

Louis praying at Pizza Hut

The boys pray after playing soccer

Ramon who comes to the Peter Project with his 3 brothers Chele, Alfrado, and Louis

Little Louis who is 9 memorized 3 of the verses and was able to participate in the fun!

Model for the day

Today Y had exams for her beauty school. I got to be her model. So off to school I went with Y today. We get to the gate of the school and she shows her school ID to get in, the guard then looks at me and says, "What about her?" Y responds with "Her? I don't know her! She's just some 'gringa'" After some persuasion and leaving my ID with the guard we were in. She wet my hair then blow-dried it and straightened it, what a feat! She did an awesome job! When I was raising support to come to Honduras I could have never imagined what I would be doing when I got here. I also would have never believed when I was in language school that I should learn how to say "straighten" or "dye". The Lord is full of surprises!