Wednesday

It is hard to believe it is Wednesday already!

 

The construction crew split up today and some of them went back to San Benito Poite to help pour the foundation.  When they arrived, about 10 men from the village had started mixing and pouring the concrete. Hard work indeed! The other construction guys went to Corazon Creek. They helped the men of the village work on a library that has been under construction for two years!  The were able to put up some trusses and add a front porch area to the library. On the way home, they had to stop at the hardware store for hinges and other supplies, they are wishing they had a Home Depot close by!

 

Rose and Mary went to the health clinic in San Antonio.  It is a beautitul, fairly new facility.  They were prepared to use their nursing skills to assist the doctor,  but it was a very slow day and they used their amazing bandage rolling skills all day! They are looking forward to a more exciting day tomorrow!

 

Mike D, Peter and Bridget spent another day in Blue Creek. Peter was excited to be subsitute teaching and had been promised lesson plans for the day. When the plans only said to work on page 27 in the math book, he knew he was in trouble! He has developed a new appreciation for elementary school teachers.  In addition to the absent teacher, the principal was also absent today-so it was just a bit crazy! They worked with the students to read the letters from students in St Louis and helped them write letters back to their new friends. They also made pipe cleaner monkeys with the students, which always seems to be a big hit!

 

In Otoxha, Jerry, Kathy K and Anita had a great day! When we drove up, Anita realized that she had worked with the principal three years ago at another school.  They brushed teeth and washed hands with the Infant 1 & 2 classes-Jerry was a good sport and brushed his teeth for the full two minutes as a demonstration. Then they took pictures of each student, distributed flip-flops and school supplies and read/wrote penpal letters-quite a lot in one day! Mr Manuel, the principal wanted them to set up the six computers that had been donated to the school, the problem was that he had not been given the passwords for the computers! Oh, there is also NO electricity in the village. He plans to have a generator brought in tomorrow so the computers can be fired up, should be an interesting day!

 

Ann, Shannon and Father Don worked in the village of Corazon Creek. They did the health and hygiene lessons, worked on penpal letters, made cookie color wheels and pipe cleaner monkeys. One of the teachers remembered Ann from when she visited another school several years ago-it is amazing how many people we run into that we recognize from previous trips.  The teachers in Corazon are excited that the library finally looks like it will be finished.

 

We are all tired from a busy week-and a little sad that it is going so fast.  We know you are praying for all of us despite the fact that we are here in paradise and you are snowbound!!