We had intended to wire the money on the 11th, but we ran into some complications. The name of the orphanage had actually changed from La Cuidad Blanca to Hogar De Niños Corazon de la Misericordia Jesus Buen Samaritano. (Yes, seriously. I'm almost glad I didn't know this when we were doing the fundraiser because I could never have remembered all that, or tried to write it on things.) Along with the name change, the email of Sister Marida, the head of the orphanage, had also changed, and that had been our only means of contacting her. My sister, Diana, and her excellent Spanish skills came to the rescue. She emailed the family she had stayed with while in Honduras and the mother of the family was eventually able to get us a phone number and the new email address.We ended up doing a three day wire, because it was $20 rather than $45 for the next day wire. Since I completed the request in the early afternoon yesterday (Tuesday), the three day wire would allow Sister Marida to pick up the money on Friday. Then I got an email yesterday evening saying the wire wouldn't go through until I answered some questions. I turned out the MoneyGram company was trying to protect me from fraud, because I was emailing to an individual rather than a company, so I had to make my case over the phone. But, because it was after five, I was told that I now wouldn't get the authorization number that Sister Marida needs until Monday.
Once I get the number, I (with Spanish words from my sister) will email Sister Marida the number so she can go pick the money up!
