Tuesday -

So sorry we are late; we have been busy working!

The Village of Corazon: There was mourning in the village today.  One of the village founders past away at 80 years old.  We were invited to attend the funeral.  It was a beautiful tribute to a man who had 41 grandchildren.  Almost the entire village members attended. Witnessing the women mourn was reminiscent of what the women standing at the foot of the Cross must have experienced; wailing and weeping for One loved so deeply. 

Our painters: Bobby, Chris, Phil, and Mike finished the second coat of paint and are ready to paint the windows.  The color of the church is a "Mary Blue". Beautiful!  The guys continue to work hard in the hot sun and the village men showed up to help after the funeral.

Our teachers:  Cathy, Rose, Ann, and Derlene worked with all grade levels.  Ann completed art projects while Cathy, our Math Ace, challenged the students in math facts.  Derlene and Rose worked with the intermediate and junior high students in a STEM project based on the story of the Three Little Pigs.

The Village of Otoxha - 

Our teachers:  Anita, Suzanne, Christy, and Anne, along with the construction crew: Vernon, Gary,and Ken, were pleasantly surprised when they arrived and the tile was laid all the way down the center of the church to the door!  One of the villagers, Dean, is an excellent tile layer and continues to work long after we head home.  The men immediately got to work along side Dean, stopping only long enough to inhale lunch.

The teachers did Pen Pal letters, spelled words with Play Doh, shared water cycle lessons and built towers with Dots candy and toothpicks.

They all  had lunch at Olario Ical's house and got to hold his beautiful 6 month old baby girl!  Anita not only held his precious little baby, Daisy, she also took a ride on his new bike!  It was her experience of heaven on earth! The children had a good laugh watching her trying to ride a bike (that was way too small) up the road at school!

The Village of San Lucas -

Jill, Desiree, Jody, and Fr. Don were very busy as one of the teachers was not at school again.  The did matching activities, domino multiplication, and animal bingo.  They presented the health & hygiene lessons and made beautiful crosses after reading the story, "The Legend of the Three Tress."  Needles to say, rest was welcomed with open arms.

We all went to join our friend, Chantel (principal we have know for many years), for dinner at the local restaurant. The food and company was wonderful!

Quote of the day:  Derlene getting dressed for the day, knowing that the village was preparing for the funeral announcing she was wearing her, "Ecclesiastical Purple" to honor the village member.  (really Anita just wanted to see if she could spell "ecclesiastical")  Yeah spell check!