Church of God Mission - Roatan, Honduras Missionary Outreach

Church of God Mission Roatan Culture
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	The sea may be a source of recreation for tourists, but it is a source of income and a way of transportation for some islanders.
	Food from the sea comes in a variety of forms- red snapper, barracuda, jack, goggle eye, shark, conch, lobster, and shrimp.
	We are raising Bacon in the Makin' to eat. I've wanted a pig for years. I had a hard time getting her to eat pig food and corn when she was small. She preferred sugar cane, bananas, banana leaves, and table scraps. She loves boiled crab bodies.
	We had fresh meat delivered right to our kitchen table. This pork was from a hog that was butchered a short time ago next door. The meat is cut into pieces with a machete. Notice the banana leaves used to keep the meat off the bottom of the wheel barrow.
	Some people choose to make their livings in less honorable ways. The US coast guard patrols, chases, and captures drug runners.
	Each Sunday a group, primarily from other villages, eats at the mission house. The young people are washing dishes in tubs in this picture. We were unable to use the kitchen sink that Sunday because of a plugged drain. We were out of running water for over a week due to a problem with the village pump.
	Sister Lela sent her son up the hill to get clay in the wheel barrow. She made a clay oven which they use frequently to save buying expensive butane. The clay burning chamber is on top of an old stove. A metal top on the burning chamber supports cooking pots. The old metal oven gets hot, allowing baking too.
	A thatched roof garage shades the truck from the tropical sun. The truck was being vandalized while it was parked on the road. Children would scribble on the paint with large pieces of gravel.
	Although there are more weedeaters and lawnmowers these days, much of the grass is still cut by machete. Jeremy Garcia is cutting the school yard.
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