"Going to Honduras, I wasn't entirely sure what our mission was. I knew we were helping Hondurans on a construction project at a church and helping to build a schoolhouse in a remote village but I wasn't sure in what sense this constituted a mission. As Vallejo said, "I only understand a little. I can barely see..." After six days I think I have a better understanding of what our mission is. To borrow words from T.S. Eliot, the people of Honduras are "not known, not looked for." Perhaps we are here to know them and to represent Christ Church of Cambridge and all those members of the community who supported this mission with funds and supplies. And to offer an alternative view of what America is and who Americans are..."

"On our first night in Tegucigalpa, Luis, the priest of this tiny little church with a huge dream for the future, referred to us as angels coming to help further the work of his church and his parish. We believe that in his eyes, we have appeared and offered our assistance and care in the work about which Luis and his tiny country parish community care so deeply."

"So quickly over the past week, these gentle mannered, soft- spoken Hondurans have become such good work mates, lunch partners and teachers not only of church building but also of kindness and sharing. We are learning and receiving much more than we are giving."

"The friendships I have developed with the other group members have been one of the many unexpected blessings of this trip. We talk about the work we are doing here and how to be most effective, not only in our physical mission of construction but also in our spiritual mission to build a community of Christ. Working to reach across the language barrier we reach out not only to our Honduran companions but also to each other."

"...returning from Honduras, I have noticed that something unexpected has happened. At a profound level, something is different. - While in Honduras some hunger deep with in had been fed, something had been touched. We had hoped to make a difference and we were the ones who been changed. We were different. We had new questions. I have found myself thinking twice. Reassessing what I value."