Tuesday is another beautiful, hot day in Quimistan. We enjoy seeing feedback on our blogs.
This morning Tommy, Lorraine, and Maxine visited Banderas elementary school, which is about 20 minutes from Quimistan. They took gifts of clothing, toys, and personal care items to the children. All of these items were collected in Aiken and brought here by the team. Forty-six children attend the one-room school house that has no running water or electricity. Because of the possibility of the children falling through the rotten floor of the outhouse, the children must go home or use a neighbor’s outhouse. The teacher’s desire for improvement of her school was very evident and obvious to the team members.
The main needs of the school are a new outhouse, renovation of the kindergarten room, and a better place to prepare lunch meals for the kids. Currently, each parent must provide lunch for all of the students on a rotation basis.
The only public source of drinking water in Banderas is from a hand-pumped well at least about 0.2 miles from the school. The photos below show how the locals get this water to their homes. The school is considering a project to pipe this water closer.
As a way to show their appreciation to the team, two boys pulled their shoes off and climbed a cocoanut tree to retrieve several cocoanuts and loaded them into the team’s pickup truck. .
Lee completed installation of ceiling fans in the women’s dorm. The fans make it much easier to sleep during these hot nights.
Tommy and Lee installed screen wire over several ventilation openings in the mission dorm building.
Bruce and Jim completed the first phase of the project to construct and install shelving and doors at the Light of the Valley elementary school. They will complete this project by installing doors on shelving that was built by a previous team.
Jim, Maxine, & Tommy
Tuesday, April 1, 2008
MISSION WORK AT QUIMISTAN CONTINUES
After the dental clinic was completed and part of our team returned home, additional projects were started while work continued on other projects. Roxanne took Maxine, Lorraine and Tommy to the Las Vegas Kindergarten and the Jicaro Elementary School. They distributed clothing and personal items like soap, lotions, shampoo, etc. to the children. Lee stayed behind to buy hardware for installing the fans in the ladies’ dorm. Tommy rejoined Lee after returning from the trip to the schools.
On Sunday Bruce and Jim completed the project to construct and install shelves in the church supply room. We had plenty of help from young boys who arrived early for Sunday school. The project to construct and install shelves in the Light of the Valley elementary school was started Saturday. It was decided the work of framing in the openings would be done on Saturday afternoon to minimize disruption of classes. After some communications entanglements we arrived at the school only to find the gate to the ten foot fence was locked. The key was in San Pedro Sula so all of the equipment, including a 75 lb generator, had to be transported over the fence. But the job got done and done safely.
On Sunday afternoon the crew had lunch with the Agape Promises kids. We had a nice meal that was prepared and served in the new cafeteria. Afterwards the kids were entertained with balloons, bubble blowing and kite flying. The luncheon was an opportunity for some of us to meet for the first time the child we are sponsoring and for others to become inspired to sponsor new children.
The shelves for the Light of the Valley School have been installed and work on the doors will begin Tuesday.
Bruce
On Sunday Bruce and Jim completed the project to construct and install shelves in the church supply room. We had plenty of help from young boys who arrived early for Sunday school. The project to construct and install shelves in the Light of the Valley elementary school was started Saturday. It was decided the work of framing in the openings would be done on Saturday afternoon to minimize disruption of classes. After some communications entanglements we arrived at the school only to find the gate to the ten foot fence was locked. The key was in San Pedro Sula so all of the equipment, including a 75 lb generator, had to be transported over the fence. But the job got done and done safely.
On Sunday afternoon the crew had lunch with the Agape Promises kids. We had a nice meal that was prepared and served in the new cafeteria. Afterwards the kids were entertained with balloons, bubble blowing and kite flying. The luncheon was an opportunity for some of us to meet for the first time the child we are sponsoring and for others to become inspired to sponsor new children.
The shelves for the Light of the Valley School have been installed and work on the doors will begin Tuesday.
Bruce
Monday, March 31, 2008
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