What Wikipedia Won't Tell You

Being the nerd that I am, I decided to do some research about Honduras before coming down here. And what is every nerd's best friend? That's right: Wikipedia! I learned all about el presidente and the climate and the history. Full of random facts, I got off my plane in Tegucigalpa feeling quite knowledgable and prepared. But there are always things Wikipedia won't tell you.

Wikipedia won't tell you that when you land in Tegus, you are literally 25 yards from Domino's and that you feel aa though you could very possibly crash land into the surrounding buildings. Wikipedia won't tell you that during the rainy season, the land is lush--grass (grama) grows out of the very rocks, cows (vacas) graze along the mountain roads, trees (arboles) hand heavy with fruit. Wikipedia won't tell you that the air is sweet with the smell of ripening fruit as you drive by jardines and orchards. Wikipedia won't tell you that crossing the streets is terrifying--it's life or death every time you do it. Wikipedia won't tell you that Honduran bathrooms typically don't have toilet paper so BRING YOUR OWN. Wikipedia won't tell you how precious water is or that there is an artform to taking bucket baths. Wikipedia won't tell you how beautiful the language is when los niños look into your eyes and speak ("Las americanas bonitas!" "Corra!" "GOOOOL!"). Wikipedia won't tell you how poetic it is to wake up at 5:30AM to the sound of children's laughter. Wikipedia will never tell you that God is HERE. His love is written in las montañas, la cascada, el cielo azul, las flores. His grace is painted in the faces of the loving tuturas and stand-in mothers at the Casa Hogar. His compassion is seeped in the lives of the these children. LAMB is a place for second chances and new beginnings just as the cross (la cruz) is. Wikipedia will not do justice to the beauty and ugliness, the peace and violence, the happiness and sadness, the very presence of God Almighty in this place. God called me here for the summer...in my weaknesses and my total inability to love these children as I should by my own strength, God is strong and will not fail.