Mas Vida Day 2

Hola Mas Vida Followers!!!

We are all fully rested and may even be getting used to the heat and humidity...maybe not. After an early start this morning, we had a great time of devotion with the group before we started our first class. We had 18 students today and one translator. While the five medical team members were in the classroom teaching, the five on the other team were working hard at preparing food for distribution to a nearby town.

After eating a delicious authentic lunch prepared by one of the church members, we finished class and hit the field. Only two minutes southeast of the building, we delivered food to a very impoverished area on the levee. We were surprised at the joy on the faces of the people we encountered. Each of the bags we delivered was enough food to feed a family of four for two days.

Because of the hard work of the food preparation, we have more than 120 bags at Hope Vocational / Technical Institute to deliver over the rest of the week.

We are taking a quick rest before dinner, then we will be at it again early tomorrow.

Until Next time,

Matthew and Andy for Team Mas Vida

Day Uno!!!

Hola Mas Vida Followers!

After a long yet safe flight, we arrived in San Pedro Sula, Honduras this morning at about 0945. After being slapped in the face with the humidity, we got into our van and headed for Hope Vocational Technical Institute to get a formal tour of the facility. The medical team did some shopping for supplies after a delicious authentic Honduran lunch at a local burrito joint.
As we journey on, we are humbled to see how much we are blessed with. The culture here is much different than in California. For dinner we ate at a very authentic Pizza Hut. It was delicious!

It has been a long day, and now the entire team is ready for bed. Some are already there.

Until Tomorrow(pictures soon to come)

Matthew Reece for Team Mas Vida

P.S. Do not forget to slow for the cone zone!!!(I will explain what that means another day.)

T-Minus 11 Days!!!

Hola Mas Vida Team and Supporters!!!
We are only 11 days away from our awesome departure!!! I will take it one step further, OUR CRAZY AWESOME DEPARTURE!!!

If you are a part of the Mas Vida Team, you received an e-mail from Andy before the rooster crowed on last Wednesday. Attached was the itinerary and some important information for the trip.
Please contact Andy and Amy if you need to carpool to the airport so we can all plan accordingly.

For our prayer team and supporters at home:
Please pray for our continued preparation of the mission, and the lives that will be touched by God's hand through our work. Also, please pray for the health and safety of our team in the days leading up to the trip until the day we return home.

Our team will be departing Sacramento on June 13 at 7:40pm and returning on June 22 at 6:45pm.

It is my plan to update the blog daily between these dates to update you on all of the CRAZY AWESOME things that we are doing in God's name.

Gracias!!!

Matthew Reece for Team Mas Vida

Team Mas Vida from Celebration Church

Hola Hermanos y Hermanas, that means "Hello Brothers and Sisters" in Spanish. We are all trying to get our tongues ready to roll some "R's" as we prepare ourselves for the missions trip in June. This blog has been created so we can keep our team up to date in the weeks before the trip and to keep our prayer warriors up to date while we are there. I hope to update the blog once a week before we travel, and every day while we are in Honduras. Oh yeah, that is where we are going. San Pedro Sula Honduras, where we will be teaming up with Hope Technical Vocational Institute (HTVI) to teach First Aid, Basic Hygiene and Water Safety. We will also be setting up a number of Water Purification Units!

HTVI is the culmination of a shared vision in 1998 by a national leader, resident missionary and project director. It is a Christian organization that works extensively through the local churches in Honduras and with LACC (Latin America Child Care). LACC is a children's ministry providing children in Honduras with a Christian education.

An overall objective was established for HTVI to provide vocational, technological, and academic training for Honduran children, young adults, and adults, to equip them with the needed skills to compete successfully in today's job market. These objectives were expanded to include humanitarian aid for the needy of Honduras as well as providing assistance in events of natural calamity.

All of us on the team are very excited to be a part of this mission, even more so, because we are doing it in the name of Jesus!!!

Please feel free to leave words of support for our team and check back regularly for updates!

Para la gloria de Dios
(For the glory of God)

Matthew Reece for Team Mas Vida