March 14 San Jose del Cayo

Today was the last day for the medical team. They ended on a good note, seeing 193 people. All of the patients got vitamins, and most got cough medicine. There were also lots of stomach problems due to the water in San Jose del Cayo. The medical team also ran out of scabies medicine. Some of us were able to make a home visit to a nice young man who had a bullet wound to the head, and was paralyzed on his left side and having occasional epileptic seizures. Also, there was a woman who had severely high blood pressure, and although we did not have any medicine for this, we were able to go out to a nearby store that sold it and get a two-month supply for her. There was also a girl who had lost vision in her right eye and was losing it in her left. This village was one filled with many happy people. There was a 15 year old pregnant girl who was happy as could be, and there was a little old lady who smiled the whole time.
The amazingly efficient construction groupo was doing just that today. We constructed the things needed in order for the cement to be poured. This meant taking out original wall plus into the ground, and making the supports for the sides of the columns, along with the rebar reinforcements on the inside of the will-be columns for much needed support. Taking out the existing wall took awhile, along with trying to use a saw which was having a hard time sawing. We decided that it was too sharp to be able to cut the wooden boards which needed to be cut. Aside from this it was another overall nice, hot day of hard work for the much-needing commmunity. Tomorrow some people are going to pour in the cement into the columns, and then on monday we are going to help put on the roofing.

Señor Benjamin de la Perkasie