Saturday, 24 April, 2010

The family water tank.

Jose, our master stove-builder and Jack-of-all-trades gathering coconuts for our break.

Coconut Milk Break

Another Stove!

We had a little unfinished business so we decided to return to Delicias today and finish the last 4 stoves for which we had purchased supplies.  This was the hottest day yet so we started earlier and were able to finish in the early afternoon.  We are enjoying our sense of accomplishment as we were able to complete 4 water tanks, 11 latrines, and 15 stoves.  Our team also rebuilt a stove that was not heating properly and demonstrated to local contractors how to prevent the same problem in the future.

We have also really enjoyed working beside and for some very hard working but economically disadvantaged families.  We are impressed with their work ethic and ingenuity to accomplish a task with the crudest of tools.  We have probably learned at least 100 things that you can do with a machete, including cut holes in metal roofing, score and bend small metal rods, and fell medium-sized trees and trim to fit as roof supports and cross-beams.

Tonight we are rehydrating and relaxing in San Pedro Sula.  Tomorrow morning we will again particiate in church services at San Lucas Church in Delicias with the people that we have been working with all week.

Dan, Brian, Dave, Kim, Don, Bill & Mike