Wednesday

In Pueblo Viejo Margie and Holly hosted a Women's Health discussion. About 15 women attended, they asked a lot of good questions, and seemed very interested in the conversation. Abbe then met with the women to discuss sanitation for food preparation. In the afternoon the girls were presented another class on puberty.
Ann took pictures of all the kids for PenPal letters. Anita and Elizabeth worked on STEM lessons. This was Elizabeth's third day in the village and all day the little ones would shout "Miss Elizabeth" when she would walk in their classroom. We were all treated to a delicious lunch of chicken, rice and tortillas prepared in the new school kitchen. Some of the equipment in the kitchen was bought with donations from All Saints!

It was a crazy day in Santa Elena. The principal was back today ( turned out she had an abscess on her foot) which meant that she had to administer standardized testing to several classes. With multiple grades in each classroom, kids were in and out all day, needless to say the students were a bit wound up. Tessa had great discussions with girls of all ages and they enjoyed watching videos of music on her phone.
Debbie and Kathy made a large rosary with the students. Parents helped hang the rosary in the new outdoor seating area. This is where they will put the new picnic tables we are building.
Two tables are complete, two more are cut and ready to be assembled.

In Santa Cruz Barb, Chris and Roy got the doors painted. Flip flops were distributed and PenPal pictures were taken. Judy showed the children videos of her Youth Group students back home and then took videos of the children in Santa Cruz to share with them when she returns. What a great way to build community.

Quote of the day, while eating lunch in Pueblo Viejo, eating a chicken leg: This is the tiniest chicken in Belize.