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Home for Christmas?

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I apologize - this post is long overdue! I have been home in Minnesota for 3 weeks after being unexpectedly evacuated from Honduras due to political turmoil. Let me explain... We traveled from the northern coast, Trujillo, to Comayagua and then flew out of Tegucigalpa The 12 missionaries of the Finca and I went on a retreat in Comayagua, Honduras on November 28th - right after the presidential election. We have been aware of this election during our time in Honduras - seeing signs with the faces of the incumbent presiden t Juan Orlando Hernández and his rival Salvador Nasralla all around the small town of Trujillo. An important note on Orlando - during his presidency, the Supreme Electoral Tribunal (his specially chosen pals) changed the law to allow a second presidential four-year-term. Before this change, no president was allowed to be president longer than 4 years. This change was a low and sketchy move if you ask me. There are quite a few shady things in the way of elect