After I spent the morning in downtown and central park in Tegucigalpa, we went to a pewter store to buy souvenirs. The owners are friends with my friend, so they gave us a tour of the factory, too.
Pewter is pretty interesting stuff. The steps they take to make pewter decorations are very interesting. We saw the guys making the molds for the pewter pieces, heating up the metal to make the pewter, and cleaning the pieces after they came out of the molds. We didn’t get to see them pouring or polishing the pewter, but we did get a good idea of what they do to produce the pewter.
I asked some questions, and found out that this factory makes 300 pieces a day, and that they have around 2,400 different varieties of things they make there.
I took some video of the pewter factory, but for now, I’m only going to be able to post the pictures.
The heat from the flame melts down the metal.
These guys are making the molds to pour the melted metal into.
After they take the pewter out of the molds, they have to clean it off and then polish it.
I bought some little candle holders and a serving tray. The store is huge, and the prices are great.
Here are some pictures I snapped this morning in Tegucigalpa. More pics to come later, I hope.
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Today I had a great meeting with Juan Carlos, a pastor in Honduras.
We talked about the need for youth leadership training in this country. We talked about the system of theological education here. We talked about what his church is doing in youth ministry, and we talked about some possible opportunities for the future. Tomorrow, I’m meeting with him again and with the pastor who is a leader in the regional association.
One thing is for sure. It’s hot in Honduras. It was really hot here today, but I had a great day. I feel like I got a lot accomplished. It’s been a fun trip so far. As a bonus, I got to eat at Wendy’s for lunch, which we don’t have in Mexico.
So, I’m having fun with a good friend of mine, getting work done, and eating good food. Not bad for a short trip.
Our flights to Honduras were great. We had no problems and arrived on time. We stopped in El Salvador first and then made a great landing in Tegucigalpa.
Then Rob took me to a great place called El Patio. It’s a typical Honduran restaurant, and we had a steak called “El Conquistador.” It was the best steak I’ve had in a while. The atmosphere of the restaurant was great, too. So far, I like this country! Stay tuned for more.
Tomorrow, I’m leaving for a quick trip to Honduras. I’m going to be investigating what’s happening there as far as youth ministry is concerned, and I’ll be looking for future opportunities to work in that country.
One of my long term goals is to have contacts in each country in Latin America, so I’m going with my friend who was a missionary there, and I’m hoping to get to connect with some new people down there. I’ll be back on Wednesday. I’ll be posting from there, so keep up with the trip here.
