Walk for Peace

While things continue to settle down in Ceiba after the removal of president Zelaya, efforts remain to convince the world about the truth in Honduras.  Yesterday I walked alongside appx 3000 other Ceibenos in favor of the Government action to remove Zelaya from office.  Chants of “FUERA MEL” (OUT WITH MEL), y “SOLO PAZ” (ONLY PEACE) filled the air as we walked 10 blocks from the main road all the way to the beach.

my sign

my sign

walking with my neighbors

walking with my neighbors

It is still discouraging that many uninformed countries are taking the side of Zelaya, claiming he stands fro democracy.  We should be applauding Honduras for being one of a handful of nations to CHOOSE democracy over dictatorship, and stand up against Zelaya.

Coup, Curfew, and a little bit of Craziness

Well, I have officially outdone myself.  During what might have been the most interesting month of my time here, I have failed my loyal blog-checkers by neglecting my blogging responsibilites.  But, let me get you updated.  Stunner left in the beginnig of June, so I have been busy helping pick up the slack in the team.

The intern down to one

The intern down to one

The first week of June me, Mike, Sean, and the rest of the team prepared to host a summer of short term teams.  We installed toliets, almost got electricuted installing ceiling fans, and prepared food for the upcoming teams.  However, we still managed to find free time on our hands, and when the internet was out for a whole day, me and Mike resorted to taking pictures of ourselves using our macbooks haha.

Photo 34

Our first team arrived on June 14th, and we were able to build a house for a man whose house had been badly damaged by the earthquake.

Here is a picture of the almost-finished 2 room house:

Alejandro is the man in front, very proud of his new house

Alejandro is the man in front, very proud of his new house

here is a video of the complete construction of the house:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=414dWNTOmPY

Im other news, as most of you probably already know, there has been what some have been calling an “military coup” in the country of Honduras.  They are reporting that this was a military coup designed to remive control from a democratically-elected president;  this is NOT what has happened.

The president has been arrested by the military and has been exiled to Costa Rica, and a new president has been sworn in.  But on Saturday the Supreme Court of Hondras voted unanimously 5-0 to arrest the president and remove hom from office, for many Constitutional violations.  This “military coup” is actually a peaceful and legal implementation of the democratic process.

While La Ceiba remains calm, there has been many protests in the capital city of Tegucigalpa.  A nation-wide curfew restricts residents from leaving their homes between 9pm and 6am.

The ousted-president, Manuel Zelaya

The ousted-president, Manuel Zelaya

Zelaya is vowing to return Thursday, so please be praying for the safety and tranquility of this country.  Praise be to God that Honduras–the 2nd poorest country in Central America, did not succumb to a tyrannical leader who tried to topple democracy and peace in this already unstable nation.