Yesterday we spent all day at our retreat center, with guest lecturers visiting us from different parts of the Tegucigalpa to share with us about their leadership approaches and models that are utilized at their businesses and nonprofit organizations. We're staying at a beautiful place! It's perfect for us to enjoy God's creation while have a hub to explore the city.
The first leader that visited us has an amazing ministry to women and children who are victims of domestic abuse. We were all inspired by her passion, and by the powerful example of calling-based leadership that she lives out.
Dialogue is a big part of our educational approach at BGU. Our students have been asking thoughtful questions, interacting well with each of the leaders that we're learning from this week. The leadership examples are powerful, and often disorienting to students with absorbing so many new concepts. We do a lot of reflection and do our best to connect with each person to help them process what they're doing and what the Lord is doing in their lives through this immersion experience.
In the afternoon, we met with a business leader who is doing remarkable work with building and leading a hospital that is doing great work in the community. His heart broke for the conditions that he saw in many hospitals in Honduras, and he set out to create a hospital through a foundation that is truly a safe and clean space with excellent health care. From his journey, we were all impressed by his servant leadership. He's an architect by trade, and he's combining those skills of place making with community development acumen to build an asset in the city.
After that presentation, we had several leaders from a local nonprofit organization who are doing child advocacy work visit with us. They modeled prophetic leadership in their approach to advocacy. It was another inspiring example for us. Throughout the day yesterday, Lisa and I connected with our doctoral students to assist them with shaping their projects for this course and with some brainstorming about their dissertations. Our BGU students make a significant different in the world with their research, so it's fun to dream together. Today, we're heading out to do some more exploring in Tegucigalpa. We'll visit one of the most breathtaking basilicas in Central America, and we'll visit with the priests. This afternoon, we're meeting up with the short term mission team from North Way Christian Community to do some cultural immersion exercises. Should be an interesting day!
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