Honduras Day 3 - Part 2

Day Three:

Mujeres Adolescentes

Genesis Center

El Carmen

Kathy:  Mujeres Adolescentes was very special, probably because I have three daughters.  The facility was much nicer than NE and the girls took pride in their rooms.  Olga took us on a tour of the facility, showing us the girls dormitory, the classroom, the computer lab, the sewing center, the laundry area, the library, the dining area and the chicken coop.  A young man named Bryan Fuentes joined us to help with interpreting as we talked with the girls. His father frequently volunteers with Orphan Helpers but was unable to make this trip and Bryan volunteered.  Many of the students became good friends with Bryan as he helped us over the next couple of days.  The students sang and gave testimonies - they were awesome!  I was so proud of them!  Then the girls sang a few of their worship songs for us - and they were amazing!  Orphan Helpers has really made a difference at this facility.  Many of the girls are Christ followers and want to live for Jesus.  It was really hard to leave because we had really made some wonderful friends here - and many of them wrote notes or gave us bracelets to remember them.  

We toured the Genesis Center, which will be the newest location supported by local business, government and church ministries, and saw the vision of what will be accomplished here in the very near future.  Such potential!

We arrived at El Carmen with a little apprehension about what to expect, but were surprised by the young adolescent inmates.  We visited 8 dormitory cells with approximately 12-15 young men in each, ranging from 14 to 18 years old.  We gave out cups with Coke & ice and then spent about 15-20 minutes at each building sharing testimonies and the Gospel.  Again, you would be so proud of our students as they shared their personal testimonies and answered questions from the young men. The dormitories and buildings were in good shape and the young men were behaved.  We watched them playing a soccer game outside and they played as if it were a high school match, apologizing when fouls were made and cheering when goals were made.