Good Last Day of Work!
Even though we started the day at 59 degrees, we had a really good last day of work! The construction crew met their goal totaling 251 bags of cement for the week. We will get all the statistics on our week both construction and medical brigade, tonight at our celebration dinner with all the MAMA staff and volunteers. We will be sure to share them with you.
We stayed in the neighborhood today. The medical team working at the San Francisco de Yojoa municipal health clinic (with a dental clinic named after Dr Priscilla Benner). The cement floors were in houses down the road from the mission house in a community Quebradas de Aqua (ravines of water). The construction crew reports again they had lots of community help. The first three houses done by Chris's crew were close together, so everyone watched and listened (Tim Weaver talking to Wilson in Spanish) and by the second and third houses everyone understood what was going on and pitched in, including lots of kids. The Daves and Tim Nyce felt compassion for a disabled teenager at one of their houses, and saved cement to make a handicap ramp. They were thankful for their translator Elvis who could discuss the idea of the ramp with the mom before they did it. Tim Weaver and big Dave went back to one house to check out an outdoor stove and the mom was ecstatic over her new floor. Both crews finished early as usual, so had time to lay about 75 blocks on Eddie's house. He bought land a few years ago and has been building slowly as he has funds, with walls going up now. Eddie is so proud of his house.
The medical clinic went smoothly, with our Honduran doc, Dra. Diana doing a great job. Madison enjoyed finding cute hats for the 8mo- 18mo babies. She especially loved the giraffe hat on one cutie!! Ruthie loved giving out clothes and seeing how happy everyone was. Barb was happy to quiet tears of a little boy w a coloring book and crayons. And we had enough monkeys for the whole week!!
Well the guys just came in from the porch-- too cold! And everyone is gathering for our celebration dinner- 27 total. Chicken Corden Blue and other goodies--usually a cake!!
We thank a God for a great week, safety and the opportunity to help so many! We are sending 6 team mates back to PA tomorrow. The other 7 headed for R&R in Copan.
Thanks for praying!!
Love Barb and the team.
We stayed in the neighborhood today. The medical team working at the San Francisco de Yojoa municipal health clinic (with a dental clinic named after Dr Priscilla Benner). The cement floors were in houses down the road from the mission house in a community Quebradas de Aqua (ravines of water). The construction crew reports again they had lots of community help. The first three houses done by Chris's crew were close together, so everyone watched and listened (Tim Weaver talking to Wilson in Spanish) and by the second and third houses everyone understood what was going on and pitched in, including lots of kids. The Daves and Tim Nyce felt compassion for a disabled teenager at one of their houses, and saved cement to make a handicap ramp. They were thankful for their translator Elvis who could discuss the idea of the ramp with the mom before they did it. Tim Weaver and big Dave went back to one house to check out an outdoor stove and the mom was ecstatic over her new floor. Both crews finished early as usual, so had time to lay about 75 blocks on Eddie's house. He bought land a few years ago and has been building slowly as he has funds, with walls going up now. Eddie is so proud of his house.
The medical clinic went smoothly, with our Honduran doc, Dra. Diana doing a great job. Madison enjoyed finding cute hats for the 8mo- 18mo babies. She especially loved the giraffe hat on one cutie!! Ruthie loved giving out clothes and seeing how happy everyone was. Barb was happy to quiet tears of a little boy w a coloring book and crayons. And we had enough monkeys for the whole week!!
Well the guys just came in from the porch-- too cold! And everyone is gathering for our celebration dinner- 27 total. Chicken Corden Blue and other goodies--usually a cake!!
We thank a God for a great week, safety and the opportunity to help so many! We are sending 6 team mates back to PA tomorrow. The other 7 headed for R&R in Copan.
Thanks for praying!!
Love Barb and the team.
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1/17/2014 07:36:00 PM
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