Sept. 14, 2010

commitment

tomorrow is independence day in honduras

and the schools have been practicing marching, and drumming

for weeks and weeks.

i blogged about it earlier

and i am happy to say that the 'guys' did great!

they have had parades for the past couple of days

so that each school can march

i was so excited to see the sandy bay school march!

but just as the parade was about to start there was a torrential downpour!!

how it rained!!

they waited for the worst of it to pass and then headed out

i love that about the people here!

don't let a little rain stop you

so they marched
in the rain

proud and wet!

at one point as i photographing a group of girls

who were in gorgeous dresses

i got sooo choked up

i just thought

i love the spirit of this place!!

most of those families are sooo poor and yet

they paid over 35 dollars to get a dress made

they sacrificed for their kids,

for their country

i was touched by that

don't ever think for a second that the poor are

marked with apathy

they aren't

they still live

they still have hope

they still march in the rain

they still bang their drums.

moms with small children

sheltered under umbrellas

come out to support

and celebrate

this little country called honduras

vive honduras!!