The Least of These
January 21, 2010
Off to El Pinabete(named after a pine tree which surprisingly we see a lot of) today - hot, sunny, and breezeless. We arrived at the village after another steep, rocky, bumpy ride. The guys had to get out once on the way - this time to lighten the load so the van could get over a rock laden stream without taking the bottom out of the van.
The same set up as the other days - we getting into a routine now. Most of the medical team set up outside againg with the school rooms only big enough for the doctor and dentist. We saw about 140 villagers today - they just kept coming, right up until the end. It was a poorer village today, the poorest we have seen. We gave them what they could, sometimes it just doesn't seem enough. If we find out they have a serious medical problem, like high blood pressure, medicine is started and we recommend follow up in the local clinic, which may be hours away.
The construction crew did their six floors again, 34 bags of concrete. The houses were made of sticks and clay with only one window and one door. The heat inside the house was oppressive. Made more so when their oven was inside with a fire burning. Some houses have their ovens outside. Their few possessions are outside the house while the floor is poured - a few chairs, maybe a very small table, beds with a frame and then strung back and forth with rope to make a mattress. Most houses have a corn storage system and a corn grinder in the house.
We finished our work and left around 4pm to a long ride home. Everyone was hot and tired. Even after showers and supper, our energy was sapped. Tim Weaver led our team time again(thanks, Tim) and shared with us from Matthew 25 - "Lord, when did we see you hungry, thirsty, a stranger, naked, a prisoner,or sick and help you? And the Lord replied,"Truly I say to you, to the extent that you did it to one of the least of them, you did it to Me."
Blessings to all,
Beverly Unruh
Off to El Pinabete(named after a pine tree which surprisingly we see a lot of) today - hot, sunny, and breezeless. We arrived at the village after another steep, rocky, bumpy ride. The guys had to get out once on the way - this time to lighten the load so the van could get over a rock laden stream without taking the bottom out of the van.
The same set up as the other days - we getting into a routine now. Most of the medical team set up outside againg with the school rooms only big enough for the doctor and dentist. We saw about 140 villagers today - they just kept coming, right up until the end. It was a poorer village today, the poorest we have seen. We gave them what they could, sometimes it just doesn't seem enough. If we find out they have a serious medical problem, like high blood pressure, medicine is started and we recommend follow up in the local clinic, which may be hours away.
The construction crew did their six floors again, 34 bags of concrete. The houses were made of sticks and clay with only one window and one door. The heat inside the house was oppressive. Made more so when their oven was inside with a fire burning. Some houses have their ovens outside. Their few possessions are outside the house while the floor is poured - a few chairs, maybe a very small table, beds with a frame and then strung back and forth with rope to make a mattress. Most houses have a corn storage system and a corn grinder in the house.
We finished our work and left around 4pm to a long ride home. Everyone was hot and tired. Even after showers and supper, our energy was sapped. Tim Weaver led our team time again(thanks, Tim) and shared with us from Matthew 25 - "Lord, when did we see you hungry, thirsty, a stranger, naked, a prisoner,or sick and help you? And the Lord replied,"Truly I say to you, to the extent that you did it to one of the least of them, you did it to Me."
Blessings to all,
Beverly Unruh
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