The Ceiba apartments provide a home to our teens in high
school. They also provide a rest stop
for all finca people passing through la Ceiba for whatever reason. This can range from visitors heading back to
the states, children with doctor’s appointments, volunteers who need a little
weekend break from the farm, etc. So as
the “encargados”, Nils and I also play the role of host to our many visitors.
Many of our visitors are rushed for time as they must get
back to the farm for work or are with kids here for appointments. We love to see anyone from the farm, so we
are always glad to help these people out however we can. Less frequent are former volunteers, visitors
taking a short break from work, and kids with simple routine appointments.
This past month we have been truly blessed in that we have
had a nice mix of work related visitors with fun visitors with flexible
schedules. We have been delighted with
the presence of former volunteer Peter Tooher, Megan St Julien (an fellow Lyons
Hall RA from my sophomore year at Notre Dame)and her husband Nick, our nurse
Ashley as she headed off on her first vacation since arrival last October,
beloved fellow vols Betsy and Erin Marina whom accompanied Betsy’s super fun
dad Mike as he traveled to visit the farm, the arrival of a new full time
volunteer missionary Harrison Hanvey (Welcome to Honduras!), the passing
through of our director Ysmary in toe with the men of the maintenance team
Jacob, Edgar, and Jorge, our beloved Nurse Deirdre with the one and only adorable
7 year old Luz from house 1, our fun Nicaraguan psychologists Haydee and
Margine, the ever entertaining teenage boys David, Wilmer, and Jose Luis from
house 5, fellow vols Erin Lucia and Allison on a weekend away, and all three
Franciscan Sors (Sor Elda, Sor Cristiam, and Sor Keidy). While it has been somewhat like a train
station at points, it has also been a true blessing to share time with so many
great people.
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