The Honduras Mission Trip

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Honduras Mission Trip This past August I had the opportunity to attend a mission trip to an orphanage in Honduras. The orphanage is named Emmanuel. It is home to over five hundred children on average. I traveled with a local church from Clay County Alabama. We stayed for an entire week and completed many projects while also spending quality time with the children. This trip would fall under the topic of multiculturalism. The culture of Honduras is much different than the culture of the United States. Here in the U.S. we focus on material things. In Honduras they focus on people and the things that really matter. I never once saw a child complain about anything. They knew what they had to get done for the day and they did it. Anytime a

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