Day 2 Honduras Summer 2010

Honduras Summer 2010 Day 2

Our group of 21 went in several different directions today. Lester and I stayed back at the mission house, along with several others, to work on organization. We got a lot accomplished, including unloading a huge container full of heavy hospital supplies. We spent a couple of hours doing that down at the warehouse, and the rest of the time was spent organizing hygiene packs, sorting and packing medicine for the medical clinics, unpacking Bibles, and sorting food for distribution.

Teresa, Linda, Rita, and Aaron went to the farmers market to buy food. They had to haggle to get the best deals. They said it was quite an experience! They sure found some great bargins. They purchased hundreds of pounds of food that will be distributed over the next few days. The fresh produce is mixed with beans and rice in packets that will feed a family for a few days.

Lou Ann, Maddie, Melissa, Hannah, Jake, and Laura went to the hospital as a part of the Patch Adams team. Their goal was to provide a little laughter and joy to people in the hospital. They spent a lot of time with children; some of the children have cancer.

Steve was a leader on a house build today. Other teams members building houses today included: Drew, Midge, Darci, Becky, Kedra, Rebecca, and Beth. There were 4 houses built today; two of them were built and dedicated by our folks. One was dedicated to the memory of Harrison Conley and other to Donna Conner.

We are having a wonderful time so far. It is an experience that is hard to capture with words.

I have included a photo album. Click on the picture to open it up. Most of the photos have captions. Click on "slideshow" to watch all the pictures. [You can control the speed of display with the + and -.

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