Day 4- El Portillo, Santa Rita Yoro
Another good day in a small community in the general area we went yesterday. Some nice homes and school along a badly rutted mud path. We were happy the mud from earlier in the week had dried up, or we would not have made it back to the school. The team is working together like clock work! Four concrete floors were done by 2:30! We saw 67 patients for doctor consults and Ruthie gave deworming medicine to 72 people. This community had a lot of absent men and fathers. We were concerned for the 26 year old mom with 4 kids, including a 15 day old and no husband. The infant has not opened her eyes since birth, determined to have an eye infection. Rhoda took time to lovingly show the mom how to wash and apply eye drops. We tried to help moms organize medicine for each child, as each were given amoxycillian and numerous other meds for infections. Our hearts break for some we see.
The guys have enjoyed seeing floors poured on previous trips-checking out how their work has held up for a few years of use. It was determined that the floors were still in good condition!
Tomorrow, Vince and Rhoda will leave for San Pedro Sula overnight to catch early flights home on Saturday morning. It will be sad to have them leave.
We are amazingly healthy---thank you Ruthie for boiling the water for doing dishes and then making sure we dipped in magic blanco (bleach). We are wondering if our risk takers will be OK tonight---ones always trying the food brought in by the community women and Tim drinking the pineapple juice made with clean?? water.
Thanks for praying for our safety and health. God has been with us.
Barb for the team