Day 4: Bienvenidos a Loma de Luz!

Our New Years Eve started off with a rush! Water rush, adrenaline rush, and fireworks rush. The water and adrenaline came with white water rafting with the cutest Honduran guide. Hiro es muy hermoso! Not only did he a) improve our Spanish and charm us with his English, b) sport a sick earring, c) win a Michael Jackson dancing contest in the city, d) have an adorable smile, but he also e) bonded with the fam by eating lunch and playing Uno with us. Not to mention his incredible rafting skills, including a daring, brave, and quick-thinking rescue of Janie, who fell out at the very beginning of a class 1 rapids but got swept through, and might have drowned in and might have DIED in, a class 4 rapids. We begged dad to let us take our new love Hiro home with us. A few hours later we arrived at Loma de Luz, the hospital mission where we'll be staying. The missionary kids were friendly and welcoming at their New Years party, which included new names and faces, a bonfire, and fireworks. We're really looking forward to the opportunities in this new year, especially what God might bring us here in Honduras.