We will start out with someone who I've known for a long time but who has just recently become one of my best friends thanks to Honduras. I have mentioned her before in my blogs and she is even coming to Honduras with me next week! Caity Davis is an amazing person whose love for Honduras was important in bringing me to Honduras in the first place. As I have said before I am so excited for her to come down to Honduras to see the projects I am involved with first hand and to meet all the kids and teens that have touched my heart and changed my life!
Next we have my best friend since I was little. He has also been to Honduras many times but the one thing I am so thankful for is his consistency with our friendship. I know that no matter how long I am gone for that whenever I get home I can head over to Daniel Wallace's house sit on the couch and I can feel like I have never even left. Having seen him in Honduras I know more about what an awesome guy Daniel is and what all he can do when he wants to help others.
Daniel's brother Michael is next and I have to say I have learned so much from him that it is hard to even put into words. I don't have an older brother but he more than fills that role. He was the first person I knew who went to Honduras and after reading his blogs and hearing him talk about helping the people there with such passion I knew I would have to see it for myself. And then once I got to Honduras on our missions trip and was able to see the impact he had made first hand I was amazed. I actually thought he invented the high-five-fist-bump that everyone in the country does. I can't wait for him to bring a group down this summer so that I can work with him in Honduras again!
Next is a friend that I didn't even know a year ago. Steve Carter. I met Steve on our missions trip over the summer and immediately knew we would be friends. We are both loud and fun loving and we share a love for Honduras that will make sure we are friends for a very long time. His passion for Honduras is so awesome to see and hear about that I know he can barely even wait to get back to work on another adventure in Hondo.
Dan Fearer, Tim Plouse, and Mitch Grubb. Three more friends that no matter how long I might be gone I know that I can show up on their couch and not feel like I missed a beat. Not a week went by in Honduras when we were not in contact and once I got home for a visit it feels as if I had never left and friends like this make missing Honduras bearable while I am here visiting during the holidays. Another friend, Nick Andrews, I have grown even closer to in my absence. He is always excited to hear a story from my adventures, and our FIFA nights will probably continue for years to come.
Best Buy friends. Wow I never knew just how many people I use to work with that I had become such good friends with. When I went into the store to visit the other day I was there for almost two hours just talking with everyone. Every time I would look to the door to leave I would see another person that I missed and needed to talk to again. I was so blessed with a good steady job at the BBY and a great understanding, supportive boss in Mark Blankenship to be so supportive in my decision to get up an move in a blink of an eye. Without such a great work support staff I could have never moved to Honduras so easily.
Interamerican School. I absolutely love my school. I love my job, my kids, and also the awesome teachers I work with who I have become great friends with. They help me with just about everything and I could not have made it through my first teaching experience without their help and support! I miss them all so much and I can't wait to get back to work next month!
David Logue, Amber Foster, Michael Lemmons, and Courtney Matthews. Our Breaking Chains team. I never expected to fall in love with a ministry at first sight but that is exactly what happened. Not only did I get coworkers out of this deal but I now have friends for life. I feel like I have known our team my entire life and that I can tell them anything. You can't buy friends like these and I am so thankful God provided me with such an amazing group of friends in Honduras to rival my friends back at home!
Caity, Michael, and all of my Breaking Chains friends have blogs that you can read by clicking on the corresponding link on the right hand side of the page!
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