We had another good day in Guajire. We finished the outhouse, but more importantly, we distributed 200 bags of food. Sadly, some folks did not get any. The local evangelist, Elmer, takes care of signing up people and calling their names. They begin with their church members and then to members of the community. We really, really appreciate Bryantsville Hunger Relief Project's generous donation to make this distribution possible. In July we will plan to prepare and distribute 500 bags of food.
Yesterday we also gave away some of the blankets and afghans that we were made by our church ladies in Mitchell. Carolyn Kendall and Elizabeth Root both spent a lot time in knitting afghans, so we carefully selected the recipients. Elizabeth's went to an older lady who is going to live in house we built on the church property. She is a widow and is going to take in younger women to mentor. The other lady is a young mother. We gave her son one of the Phyllis Mundy designed blankets. His smiling face shows you what he thought of it! See the pictures below.
It was a great day and a great way to finish our work here. We did a few other things before ending up at Cafe El Gringo for a nice meal and fellowship. Our two sponsored university students, Carol and Kelin, came and ate with us. It was so nice to see them!
Scott, Lester, and I will make our way home today. Dan and Steve will come tomorrow. Today they are going back to Guajire to take a few more supplies. Marc Tindall, as usual, has done an amazing job of coordinating everything and making it possible for us to do this good work!
I hope to be home in time to preach tomorrow! Thanks for all your prayers and support.
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