Trip Dates: July 23-30, 2024
Flights:
We are officially booked, flying on Spirit Airlines, the only airline with a direct flight (2 hours 45 minutes) from Orlando International Airport (Orlando, Florida, U.S.) to Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport (San Pedro Sula, Honduras). Below is the official flight itinerary.
Lodging:
July 23-28 - Hotel San Patricio (Tocoa, HonduraS)
July 28-30 - Jungle River Lodge / Hotel Rio (La Ceiba, Honduras)
https://www.jungleriverlodge.com / https://www.hotelrio.info
What's on the agenda for 2024:
*Continue construction on the first children's home at the new orphanage site. We're still working on the plans, but it should include:
*lay the plumbing
*run the electrical
*pour the foundation
*continue laying the block walls
*Visit and serve lunch and ice cream at both of Open Door Ministries' feeding stations at Las Brisas & La Primavera
*Return to the Las Brisas feeding station for a night time fiesta with all the kids and their families (music, food, soccer, glow-sticks, etc.)
*Visit and serve lunch and ice cream at the G2 feeding station at Comunidad de Gracia
*Build a bunch of tables and benches for the g2 feeding station at Comunidad de Gracia
*Visit the hospital and make a run to the pharmacy to collect medications needed for patients
*Take out some of the older Open Door Ministries kids and G2 families for dinners
*Visit "The Wall" in La Ceiba to hand out bags of rice & beans
*Visit and have lunch with the kids and staff at Dr. Ivan's (our local partner for our new orphanage) La Ceiba orphanage
*Possibly find some spur of the moment opportunities to help some families in need (household items, shoes, clothing?)