Friday!

Last day of work, I think I can speak for the team that while we are all exhausted physically and mentally, we are kind of sad to see it end. We accomplished much good again today. Steve and Bob tried their hands at medical while Eric, Zach, and Matt joined the construction crew. The medical team was greeted in Santiago with open arms by a community that was for the most part very healthy. Things today were much less chaotic as the community had prepared much for our arrival, including "private" exam rooms for the doctors and translators to use. A few cases that hit hard, but for the most part everyone was very healthy. With a more relaxed feeling to the day, the doctors took some time to really get to know the people they saw. A highlight of mine today was speaking with some of the young boys that I saw. An 11 yr old boy said when he grew up he wanted to learn English, come to the United States, and marry a beautiful woman. Another young 12 year old boy told me he wanted to be a lawyer. When I told him all things are possible with hard work and that he should try his best with his studies, he told me had to go because he wanted to get back to studying! The building team accomplished much today as well. Still at 6 de Mayo, they worked on adding another layer to a wall that surrounds the nutrition and education center in the community. They were also able to help fix a door and poor a concrete floor surrounding an area utilized by the woman for washing. This area is frequently hard hit with floods. As a result, the woman would often have to wash and do other tasks standing in inches of muddy water. With this concrete floor, it is their hope even if the flood waters do come they will still have some place dry and clean to work. As always, they also had time to bond with the community members too!

Tomorow morning we head off to Copan for a little rest and relaxation. While the hard work of our trip may be over, continue to keep us in your thoughts as we take a little time to rest our bodies and minds! See you all soon!


Colleen for the team