Monday

We started our morning with a breakfast that included Fry Jacks. They are like fried puffed up tortillas (that in no way describes how delicious they really are!).   There was not one left!

Otoxha - Anita, Christy, Jody, and Suzanne taught a religious lesson about the cross with all grade levels.  The ;day got a little crazy because two other groups were visiting the village.  They still found time to teach the water cycle to two grades, do some color by numbers, and some hands-on math.  The highlight of the day is always cranking out the Ipod and dancing the Cupid Shuffle with the kids!  The men of the village had a good laugh at our expense!

Vernon, Ken, and Gary started working on tiling the church floor.  The surprised even themselves with how much they got done, including laying out the beautiful cross in the middle of the floor.

Corazon - Sr. Rose, Cathy, Anne, and Derlene visited the students in the village.  They handed out health and hygiene supplies and explained the importance of keeping our bodies and teeth healthy.  Sr. Rose and Derlene challenged the students in a team math competition while Cathy taught the older students.  Pen pal letters were completed by everyone.  Anne visited the high school students who are on scholarship from All Saints (once again, THANK YOU). 

Bobby, Chris, Phil, and Mike all worked tirelessly and got the first coat of paint on the church!  This was all done with only one ladder between the four of them!  We could tell the color of church paint by looking at Bobby's pants.

San Lucas - Fr. Don, Jill, Desiree, and Ann made origami figures and picture frames, pipe cleaner spiders, and several other art projects.  Jill considers herself somewhat of an expert on pipe cleaner art!  It was nice getting to see all the students that they have watched grow through the years.

And Mark.... our resident paramedic ... due to his amazing flexibility and our schedule that changes from minute to minute, wound up in San Lucas.  There is a brand new health clinic in the village with no supplies or equipment so he was a perfect fit!  Among his first patients was a man who cut his own foot with a hacksaw and Mark cleaned and glued the wound closed. 

This leads to our quote of the day from his patient, "Is that regular super glue????"