Gongora and Marlon´s House Day#2
A beautiful, sunny, breezy day in Honduras (although the construction crew would say HOT!) Marlon´s house walls are going up and today they poured the corners wired w/ rebar to tie the walls together (Honduran wall building style). They were very tired and very hot but accomplished a lot. The walls should be done tomorrow. Marlon and his dad work beside the DRE work crew.
The medical team had a beautiful drive about 1.5hrs away on the other side of Lake Yojoa from where we were yesterday. We drove thru the town of Las Vegas and up the mountain overlooking the town. Up, up and up, as the engine continued to overheat. Mary the MAMA team coordinator, decided to pull over to let the engine cool and we continued on and arrived at the community of Gongora. (Village named 80 years ago for the sound the monkeys made from the mountain--the name remains but no more monkeys.)
At the school we were greeted with a surprise! The school children performed 3traditional Honduran dances for us...they were dressed in beautiful dresses and the boys in neat white shirts....what a wonderful welcome and indication of a special generous and appreciative community! This was MAMA´s first time here and they thanked us over and over again for coming! Bev was even given a horseback ride as a thank you! The clinic routine went well seeing about 100 people for doctor consult.
We continue to feel your prayers...and even comment when there are snags along the way that it will be OK because we know we are covered in prayer. That was evident on the way home tonight as the van that had engine problems in the AM now had no brakes! Mary was concerned and pulled over in Las Vegas and eventually Felix came to pick us up. (Luckily the van is rented and was returned to the rental agent!) But as the situation developed and we waited for it to be resolved, we felt calm and at peace knowing we are being lifted up by so many! We did arrive late for dinner, but it was extra good because we were so hungry!
A special thank you to Mary for always looking out for our safety! It is clear caring for us is her priority and she takes situations in stride making good decisions, communicating well and making sure we are OK. MAMA is blessed to have her work with the our teams.
Thanks again for your interest and prayers! (PS we will try to post video of the students dancing tomorrow.)
Barb for the team
The medical team had a beautiful drive about 1.5hrs away on the other side of Lake Yojoa from where we were yesterday. We drove thru the town of Las Vegas and up the mountain overlooking the town. Up, up and up, as the engine continued to overheat. Mary the MAMA team coordinator, decided to pull over to let the engine cool and we continued on and arrived at the community of Gongora. (Village named 80 years ago for the sound the monkeys made from the mountain--the name remains but no more monkeys.)
At the school we were greeted with a surprise! The school children performed 3traditional Honduran dances for us...they were dressed in beautiful dresses and the boys in neat white shirts....what a wonderful welcome and indication of a special generous and appreciative community! This was MAMA´s first time here and they thanked us over and over again for coming! Bev was even given a horseback ride as a thank you! The clinic routine went well seeing about 100 people for doctor consult.
We continue to feel your prayers...and even comment when there are snags along the way that it will be OK because we know we are covered in prayer. That was evident on the way home tonight as the van that had engine problems in the AM now had no brakes! Mary was concerned and pulled over in Las Vegas and eventually Felix came to pick us up. (Luckily the van is rented and was returned to the rental agent!) But as the situation developed and we waited for it to be resolved, we felt calm and at peace knowing we are being lifted up by so many! We did arrive late for dinner, but it was extra good because we were so hungry!
A special thank you to Mary for always looking out for our safety! It is clear caring for us is her priority and she takes situations in stride making good decisions, communicating well and making sure we are OK. MAMA is blessed to have her work with the our teams.
Thanks again for your interest and prayers! (PS we will try to post video of the students dancing tomorrow.)
Barb for the team
posted by DRE MAMA Project at
1/15/2010 11:39:00 PM
1 Comments:
Whew...sounds a bit harrowing...glad you are all safe! Praying for continued strength (emotional and physical!), health and peace of Spirit. Maybe a relaxing weekend?
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