Cannot believe it is our last day in Honduras - this week has gone so fast! We spent the last three days high in the mountains in the most remote villages of Honduras. As you can imagine this is where the people are the poorest and where they need the most help.  They work - what little work they have - in the fields picking peppers and their big crop coffee. Even the children work - adults can earn up to $5 per day and children (little as young as 5 and 6) earn a dollar.

They are such a happy people, and while they are poor there is a true sense of community. Yesterday, we saw a deaf mute who has no family. The community cares for her. Makes sure she has a home, has food and comes with her to see the doctor. It truly warms your heart to see this. The poverty is unbelievable as you can imagine, and the people often go hungry two months out of the year. Mostly a function of their lack of understanding of saving what little money they have. As remote as these village are (and they are remote - think of any place you can in WNC that you believe is remote and it would be considered a town here) coke, pepsi and the chip manufacturers still find their way here - it is crazy. The people  spend what little money they have on these foods. Rotting their teeth and hurting their health. If they are lucky they have a school and can go until the sixth grade. After that they have to find their way to the town to seek a higher education. Not many are able to do that.

All in all it has been an amazing trip, and I look forward to coming home and sharing stories and my experience. We are definitely doing this again next year!