Island Life

Hey friends,
We made it to Honduras after a long journey last Saturday. We arrived to our destination about 5 hours later than planned, and had to take one more plane ride than expected too. But, we made it with all our luggage (Gracias a Dios!) and we arrived safely. There was a lot of frustrations at the first airport in Honduras. Our flight was delayed indefinitely, and our luggage was not where it was supposed to be. After jumping through a lot of hoops, speaking a lot of Spanish, and releasing a lot of nervous sweat, we got our luggage fiasco taken care of. I had become a little discouraged, and I thought, God, it's a our first day. Maybe a little break? And then, we went through security to our departure gate, we could see a full arc rainbow through the huge windows. We both just stopped, and admired its beauty for a while. I guess God was reminding me that He keeps His promises, and that He will continously care for us, even during storms. So maybe it was a good start to our first day in the country after all.
After we arrived in La Ceiba, we stayed with Sarahi's family, who have been very hospitable to us. For those of you who don't know Sarahi, she is from Honduras and just happened to be living in Nashville this summer. She and I helped each other with Spanish/English, and she volunteered her family for us to stay with while we went to language school in La Ceiba for 2 weeks. I can't help but think that God put us together this summer. What a blessing to have a friendly face holding a sign saying "Bienvenidos a Honduras Alden y Candass Boss!"
We took the boat over to Utila, a small island off the coast of La Ceiba, to begin our language school. The people here are great, so laid back and friendly. We had a full week of Spanish school, and are making progress. We also learned to scuba dive while here, and that has been a fun experience as well.
We leave on Sunday for Copan. It will be a full day of travel 6:30 am to 5:30 pm (if everything runs on time...which as you could guess is quite contrary to the culture.) We have heard good things about Copan, the school, and the host families. We will be staying with a family that the school will assign us. I think that it will be good, at least the other students have said it was good for them.
I am excited about our time in language school, but I can't wait to be with my boys at Jovenes. When I see the little brown boys on the island, I see the faces of my boys. I miss them, and can't hardly wait to be with them.
Thank you all for your prayers. We love and miss you all.