These children waving Honduras flags welcomed our evangelistic team to the small town of La Antigua. This is the site of a new congregation.

Mark works with some young men for a photo shoot. They all seem to be enjoying it.

This young man seems somewhat apprehensive about having his photo made.

This well dressed young lady sits in front of her home. The people in La Palma have 'open homes' in contrast to our closed homes. Until they go to bed and lock the doors, the windows and doors are open. Usually there is no front yard - the houses are built right at street-side. People walking by are greeted from inside and welcomed in. As you walk down the street you are often a few feet from the family inside.

I continue to be impressed by the willingness of these youngsters to get down and color on the floor. They are not bothered by a lack of tables or chairs.

Dea admires some very beautiful flowers overhead along main street in La Palma.

When we first started going to La Palma, trash was a serious problem. The people just threw trash on the ground as they went down the streets. There was no trash pickup service, and it was either burned or dumped wherever it was convenient.

The mayor and local government now operate a trash pickup service. It is crude, and the man in the back of the truck is the compactor. It goes to a regulated landfill.

The mayor also installed trash receptacles along the streets, and that has helped the situation. He has hired a street sweeper to clean the streets on a routine basis.

All of these efforts have helped to make La Palma a more attractive place to visit and to be.