Los Angeles (not California)

We woke up to a warm, sunny day that would get hotter and hotter(90 degrees F.) Off to Los Angeles today - fortunately not California due to the weather they have been having.
Once again the roads were less than desirable. The main roads had crater like pot holes. There were children filling them in with stones and then asking for money from the passerbys. Then came a detour due to a major bridge had collapsed within the last year. The road up to the village was dry but very rocky and bumpy with top speeds maybe 20 mph.
The villagers were waiting for us at their new school(built last August.) They had set up a large tarp and put chairs underneath it so the villagers could sit and listen to the presentation on nutrition and hygeine given by Rosa, a MAMA staff member.
The health care team set up and started seeing patients - approximately 140. They were in better health than yesterday´s village - we saw more cattle, pigs and chickens indicating the people had access to more protein.
The construction team did six floors again utilizing 33 bags of concrete. They are one lean, mean, working machine. They come back covered in sweat, grime and mud but they wouldn´t want it any other way. Thanks guys!!
When I finished checking 134 hemoglobins(to monitor for anemia) Dania(a translator - 19 years old and studying to be an English teacher at the university in Tegucigalpa - she reads the English/Spanish dictionary for fun)and I went to find the guys pouring concrete to get a few pictures. A few of the children tagged along. Many of the houses had thatched roofs. We greeted the villagers sitting on their porch with "holas" and they responded with an English phrase and laughed. The guys were hard at work and I got the pictures.
Dania and I decided to take a different way back - a rocky path with houses along the way. Surprisingly, also lined with streetlights! We met up with other children we had met at the clinic and they showed us a foot path down to the river. Large and flowing with a cool breeze - the children said they go swimming often.
Back to the school to say our good byes and have an uneventful trip home. Another delicious meal by our cook, Isabella. Some of us packaged more vitamins for tomorrow while others did dishes. At our team time, we reflected we have been here a week already! A lot of hard work but a lot of fun and learning to get to know one another. Six more days to go and looking forward to more adventures everyday as we serve our Lord and Saviour, Jesus.
Respectfully yours,
Beverly Unruh