“I learned so much about life from everyone in Honduras, and I'm sure we can all agree that though we came to serve them, it was really they who served us.” –  Michael Caffery

“This trip was easily the best single week of my life.  From start to finish it was amazing. What did you gain? Faith.  Commitment to service.  Friends.  Clarity.” –  Leland Berman

“I can't even fully put into words what I experienced while I was in Honduras.  A rejuvenation of faith, perhaps.  Or a restored belief in the inherent goodness of people.” –  Brett Bartels

“I learned more in these few days about myself and this world than I will ever in such a short period of time.  It changed me in a way that is indescribable, I still sit in awe and wonder when the lessons will ever end.”                         –  Jamie Harrell

“I’ve learned that hospitality goes a long way and that the greatest thing anyone could say of me is that I am half the host that the Misioneros de Esperanza or the mountain people are. I’ve learned that true leadership is servitude.” –  Amy Finch

"I was so sad to leave Honduras after our week there.  I was heartbroken to leave the starry skies, the refreshing waterfalls, the colors of the mountainside, and the sounds of nature putting me to sleep.  It wasn't until the day we got back from Honduras that I noticed how green the trees were, how blue the sky was, and how charming the little bit of nature on our campus was.  Upon returning to Tulane, I felt as if I had a new set of eyes, as if Honduras was still with me. It still is and always will be." – Derrick Toups

“As for Honduras, I miss it more than I ever thought possible...it is an air that I only breathed for a few days, but it became such a large part of my soul that I remember it everyday in a new way with new energy, vigor, and excitement.” –  Jamie Harrell

“Whenever I reflect upon my experience in Honduras I think of the Ghandi quote, ‘Be the change you want to see in the world.’ My time in Honduras taught me that if I want something to happen then I have to make it happen and can do so with the help and support of my friends, family and community.” – Claire McCarthy

“I think that experience helped me to learn that we who are so fortunate in exterior matters really have a responsibility to help those who need our help.” –  Michael Caffery

"What does Mission Honduras mean to me?  The two weeks I spent in Honduras are without a doubt the best two weeks of my life.  I have never felt so close to God or done so much good.  It cannot be explained in words.  It's getting a little girl who was abandoned by her family and now lives in a children's hospital strapped into a chair to holds my hands and dance and laugh with me while I try to hold back the tears.  It's looking into the eyes of a blind baby girl, holding her hands, and pleading to God to give me her struggles so that she can lead a normal childhood.  It's watching the sunrise over the top of the mountains at 5 AM.  It's taking wedding pictures with a little girl at an orphanage.  It's singing and dancing the night away with the kids at Amor Y Vida, a home for children with HIV.  It's getting up at the crack of dawn for two full days of painting the village’s church, then seeing our host almost in tears of happiness after we finished.  It's taking a break from painting to drink the hot coffee one of the villagers brought us, no matter how hot and sweaty we are, so that we do not let her down.  It's riding down the mountain in the bed of a beat up truck with ten other people and all of our bags, and loving every minute of it.  It's beans and corn tortillas.  It's getting out of my comfort zone and wanting it to stay that way.  It's forming relationships I will never forget with people I cannot speak more than two sentences to.  It's going there to help the Hondurans and realizing after they impacted us more than anything we did for them.  It's never wanting to leave and counting down the days until I can go back.  It's having a sore jaw from smiling too much and talking too fast when I'm telling stories about the trip.  It's learning life lessons I will never forget.  It's Mission Honduras."                      – Tim Rinaldi