Last night was a crazy night! The south wind blew in with full force and brought the temperature here way down! All night, the wind made the tin roof bang and the plastic covering on the window flap making as much noise as possible! Pete, who was sleeping in his tent under the loud tin roof, came into the house to camp out the night. Francine, unaware of this bit of information, came into the kitchen in the middle of the night and shone her flashlight right onto the face of Pete, shocking and partially scaring her.
There was some rain in the morning which was refreshing but did not really help with the dust control or filling the rain barrel. It was a good thing for work on the church though.
On the way to the church site, the truck encountered a large tree which had fallen across the road. The men worked to remove it. Pieces of trees were littered here and there, remnants of the previous night’s storm.
Jake put his back out really bad this morning as well and it is frustrating because he has so many things to do and he is in so much pain. There is a missionary woman who is also a chiropractor in Santa Cruz that he went to see. She was a welcome help to Jake! While in Santa Cruz Jake went to get new tires for his truck (because tires do not last long on these rough roads and flats are not uncommon). It is a 4 hour trip to Santa Cruz from here so it is better to do all the errands you can think of doing. Jake and Marg keep in contact by internet because Jake can check email in internet café’s. When there is something needed here, Marg writes an email and hopes Jake will read it in time so the 4 hour trip does not have to be made over and over again!
At the site, the men were bricklaying. Irene and Lisa did more of the spooning and then Lisa painted the window bars black.
Before lunch, we all piled in and on the truck and headed to the school. On the way we had to drive in 4 wheel drive because they are constructing the road. This construction involves a cat which pushes all the dirt into a pile on the road and makes for some difficult driving.
When we got to the school the children were waiting and VERY excited! They came running to us and shook our hands. Any picture we took, they would gather around the digital camera to look and all you would see is a dozen little heads in a circle around one of the cameras.
We got to see the classrooms which are two separate buildings. One of the classrooms is for grades 4-6 and there are 12 students who are taught by a man named Carlos. And the other room is for grades 1-3 and there are 26 students taught by a woman named Lydia. They are currently working on the teacher’s house and the bathroom.
Today was set up as the day for the children. Marg had baked chocolate cakes for the children. The teacher had the children line up and he split them into two teams to play futbol. They needed two more players so Pete and Francine played as well. Lisa joined in later as well. The kids love futbol and were having a blast! Pete had some great corner kicks. It was an awesome time and all of us were sad to say goodbye.
Back at the site, Francine, Carolyn
and Lisa painted half of the church pews. It was cool outside and after awhile all three of the girls were shivering. It was hard to believe that one day we could be sweltering and the next so cold we wanted to wear long pants and sweatshirts! Their hands were covered in paint and stuck to anything they touched. Every time they had to move a bench, they had to rip their hands off the sticky bench! The men continued work on the bricklaying.
On the way home, Pete decided it would be nice to bring one of the men, Mario, home because he lived a ways down the road from our place. In the middle of the road was a large log from a fallen tree. No one has a large vehicle, just motorcycles, so the log had been there a long time! The men went to move the log and soon they were covered in ants, biting their arms. They quickly moved it and began to wipe off all the ants. It was not a fun experience, to say the least.
We ate fish for supper which was good! Then we all bundled up for a chilly sleep once again.
God bless
There was some rain in the morning which was refreshing but did not really help with the dust control or filling the rain barrel. It was a good thing for work on the church though.
On the way to the church site, the truck encountered a large tree which had fallen across the road. The men worked to remove it. Pieces of trees were littered here and there, remnants of the previous night’s storm.Jake put his back out really bad this morning as well and it is frustrating because he has so many things to do and he is in so much pain. There is a missionary woman who is also a chiropractor in Santa Cruz that he went to see. She was a welcome help to Jake! While in Santa Cruz Jake went to get new tires for his truck (because tires do not last long on these rough roads and flats are not uncommon). It is a 4 hour trip to Santa Cruz from here so it is better to do all the errands you can think of doing. Jake and Marg keep in contact by internet because Jake can check email in internet café’s. When there is something needed here, Marg writes an email and hopes Jake will read it in time so the 4 hour trip does not have to be made over and over again!
At the site, the men were bricklaying. Irene and Lisa did more of the spooning and then Lisa painted the window bars black.
Before lunch, we all piled in and on the truck and headed to the school. On the way we had to drive in 4 wheel drive because they are constructing the road. This construction involves a cat which pushes all the dirt into a pile on the road and makes for some difficult driving.
When we got to the school the children were waiting and VERY excited! They came running to us and shook our hands. Any picture we took, they would gather around the digital camera to look and all you would see is a dozen little heads in a circle around one of the cameras.We got to see the classrooms which are two separate buildings. One of the classrooms is for grades 4-6 and there are 12 students who are taught by a man named Carlos. And the other room is for grades 1-3 and there are 26 students taught by a woman named Lydia. They are currently working on the teacher’s house and the bathroom.
Today was set up as the day for the children. Marg had baked chocolate cakes for the children. The teacher had the children line up and he split them into two teams to play futbol. They needed two more players so Pete and Francine played as well. Lisa joined in later as well. The kids love futbol and were having a blast! Pete had some great corner kicks. It was an awesome time and all of us were sad to say goodbye.Back at the site, Francine, Carolyn
and Lisa painted half of the church pews. It was cool outside and after awhile all three of the girls were shivering. It was hard to believe that one day we could be sweltering and the next so cold we wanted to wear long pants and sweatshirts! Their hands were covered in paint and stuck to anything they touched. Every time they had to move a bench, they had to rip their hands off the sticky bench! The men continued work on the bricklaying.On the way home, Pete decided it would be nice to bring one of the men, Mario, home because he lived a ways down the road from our place. In the middle of the road was a large log from a fallen tree. No one has a large vehicle, just motorcycles, so the log had been there a long time! The men went to move the log and soon they were covered in ants, biting their arms. They quickly moved it and began to wipe off all the ants. It was not a fun experience, to say the least.
We ate fish for supper which was good! Then we all bundled up for a chilly sleep once again.
God bless
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