11/6/11
The following update came today from Kevin King:
The progress at the community Yorkminster supported with the purchase of
land has made phenomenal progress. Nine homes have been built in various
states of readiness. Four are complete and the families have moved in. 8
of us joined the building team today: Kevin, Jo, Al, Richie, John, Penny,
Brinna and Lauren. Roof pitch lines were completed, floors were prepped
for concrete pouring in one home and two new eco-stoves were installed.
(The eco-stoves make it possible for families to cook in a more efficient
way than over an open fire. They also provide the ability for smoke to
exit homes through a chimney, rather than getting trapped inside). Many
little ones to play with. They were most charming. Quite the busy day.
We will go back to Cera Azul tomorrow to continue building and plant 100
fruit trees.
Kevin
Thanks be to God!
-David Pierce
Lauren is happily sorting medications...
and Nancy is multitasking counting advil and soccer balls at the same time...This is the building site of Cerro Azul...Last year Kevin King notes this was just vacant...now a vibrant building site of 14 houses in various stages of completion just a year and 1/2 later! That 2 ton pile of sand will be moved and sifted for cement several times before the week is out by our illustrious building crew!
Setting up shop! Tammara was a joyful and resourceful pharmacist working alongside Nancy and the rest of us in the medical team.Poppi (Clair's father) was always surrounded by smiling children.
Clair with one of her "younger" patients :)This is an eco-stove built w/the proud house-owner while we were there in Cerro Azul. It was a great site of community pride and hard work. 
Jo with her new friend and new trees!What a great building crew! Penny, Lauren, John, Brinna and Richie (Kevin's brother)
This is a brick-making machine...luckily, the bricks were already made this time around... 
There's that pile of sand again! ?Has it moved much?
Happy Campers Jo, Laura and Clair :)
Laura was truly the "Pied Piper" with the children at Las Quebraditas...mud, mud and more mud but the smiles abounded as the children ran and laughed and looked at their pictures on her camera.Silly boys are the same all over the world!
The gorgeous view walking back to town from Las Quebraditas.11/8/11
Muddy Monday would be our mantra today, both at Quebraditis and at Cera Azul!! The building team returned to the new pueblo to work and work they did! What do you get from 36 wheelbarrows of dirt delivered down a muddy hill and 9 bags of cement? The need for "mas" (more) Advil! John McGee received a custom mud-bath during one of the treks. The building team worked through pouring rain. Three rooms were completed for Juan's Casa. Juan is single and is caring for his ill mother. The community has been working together to finish the house as soon as possible. Tomorrow the eco-stove goes in! The community has welcomed us with open arms. The mid-day meal was fantastic as was the banter during the day. Much work but much laughter. The children were also involved as Jo and Penny included them in helping to unload 500 fire bricks for the eco-stoves from the bus (the pictures will tell a better story!). Lauren was the chief entertainer of the children for the day. A gold medal award for the day in the rain! A tiring but rewarding day. A good nights sleep was had by all regardless of the dogs barking and the roosters crowing outside.
The medical and vision teams were taken to Quebraditis. We were driven out in 4 wheel drive trucks as the access to this pueblo is rugged, and hard to get to after the all-night, all-day rain! We worked in a school, which was closed today because we were coming. Both the medical and vision teams saw about 2/3 of the patients seen yesterday. The issues were slightly different in this community and included more skin and lice problems. One young man was treated for a new machete wound (machetes are used widely by the poor of Honduras for everything from cutting corn to spreading cement). This young man chopped off the end of a finger! We also saw many more children today. The children love to be touched and held and see their pictures on our cameras. In the evenings we try to discuss and discern what we are doing here, does it make a difference, and what is God's will for us in this place of beautiful mountain vistas and poverty of goods but wealth of spirit. We pray for guidance and the ability to show God's love through our presence here. We thank you for your ongoing prayers, love and your support for this work. Bendeciones.
Nancy
-The Honduras Mission Team
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