Friday finale

The last day of the service work week arrived. For the first time the medical team and the construction team were in separate communities. The medical team went to brisas de campo, about 30 minutes drive from the mission house. They had their busiest day of the week - seeing 103 persons. A very kind man who was the leader of the community hosted the medical team, even letting the dental team use a room in his house. Afterwards he gave the team a tour of his finca.

The construction team stayed in San Francisco, for the first time ever. They did 6 houses - all very different from each other. There was a lot of help from home owners - at the first house, 3 teenagers supplied wonderful help carrying water and sand. One house was in the middle of the hill, and the sand had to be carried down the hill to the house. For this house and the last house, the 2 crews worked together and we could not have done it otherwise. The last home owner was a woman with 4 children. She was an incredible worker - carrying buckets, digging trenches, and doing everything possible to accommodate us. When I told a Honduran that she was an incredible worker, he replied - she a great football player too! We ended the long day having done 53 bags for the day.

Tonight we had a great celebration with the whole Honduran staff. We had dinner, exchanged words of appreciation, and were favored with a mime performance by dani - one of our translators. It has been a great week. The medical team saw 464 people; the dentists saw 188 people; 472 packets of micronutrients were dispersed; and 83 people received reading glasses. On the construction side - 30 houses received new floors; 235 bags of concrete were mixed; 53 1/2 yards of concrete were mixed by hand - the equivalent of 5 1/2 mixer trucks. We are tired, but contented. It has been a tremendously talented team that accomplished much. Perhaps the best comment made tonight by a honduran was this - 'thanks for your gifts, time, and willingness to come help our country. But more than that, thanks for demonstrating love and care as you served.'

Tomorrow we go to Copan to relax for 2 days. We are looking forward to seeing some Mayan sites and enjoying being tourists. Please don't stop praying - we have a 4 hour drive - and driving is an adventure in Honduras. We will see you back in the states on Monday evening.

Tim weaver for the team