Sunday

There is no question that the team is tired at this point, but still energized for work. And especially when we see the faces of our Honduran team members eager and ready to go to work.

So the teams were divided and we set off after breakfast to work. There were a few hitches but the teams figured out ways to overcome the problems. (I ran up and down a hill a couple of times between houses to help. Great training for half marathon).

Amazingly we finished all of that work by lunch time. So the decision was made to go to the house that we were saving until Monday. Megan and Olvin took an entire Honduran team and they put the system in. This is part of what Solar Under the Sun seeks to do—train the people to put in systems. We saw that at work.

One thing about this Honduran team is that Olvin put a young woman who worked all week with us in charge of a team to install the solar panel. It was fun to see this strong and intelligent young woman being given confirmation.

We worshipped with the community in a lively and beautiful worship service. Witnessed two families presenting children who they promised to raise in the faith. And were able to give a load of t-shirts from the Broadmoor Presbyterian Church and about 20 hand-made blankets from the Presbyterian Church in Jacksonville.

After the team got back from installing the system and worship was finished we gathered for the signing of the covenants. This was very moving as each person who received a system signed their covenant, a covenant for the community and a covenant for Solar Under the Sun.

After the signing ceremony we gathered for a time of devotion with all of us, the US team and the Honduran team and those who received systems. I read Psalm 100 and then invited us all to share thoughts or a special memory from the week. It was obvious that through the week we became a team together—not a US team and a Honduran team but a team of people working together to bring light to a community. And through this sharing and working together the light of Christ shone brightly for each of us.

After this, though it was late, we went to supper. And afterwards we all headed to bed for our last night in the communities of El Horno, El Sute, and Aguazarca…at least for awhile. The promise to return is on the hearts and minds of all of us.

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