Wednesday came on with a bang. For about half the group (including myself) we mean that in the grossest intestinal way possible. Every year we have a few kiddos get sick, this year the sickness decided that Wednesday would be a fun day to get the masses. But trick was on the stomic bug, wednesday was the best possible day for us to get sick.
We started the morning with the hopes of running a sucessful medical birgade. And our hopes were realized. 82 kids got to see a doctor, get medicine, and get a complete examination. Here is Laura to talk about it.
The medical brigade this year went a lot smoother than last year's. Families from Rio Blanco, most of whom are not affiliated with CDI or Iglesia Cristo Centro, came so that they could be seen by a doctor. Each family was assigned a number and had to wait for their turn to see one volunteer doctor. I helped the CDI staff interview the parents about their children's medical history and take the kids' heights and weights. For most of the children, this is the first time all year that they have seen a doctor. The medical brigade is always very eye-opening. It makes you realize how blessed we are to have the health care we do in the United States, where we go to the doctor for the common cold. It's crazy to realize how many of the seemingly happy and healthy kids that you've been playing with all week are actually seriously sick. Even though a lot of the kids are sick, they never stop smiling or wanting to play with you. I really enjoyed this opportunity to serve the larger Rio Blanco community in addition to our friends at CDI.
-Laura Fouquette
At the same time as that we also worked on some building projects. Taylor would love to share a little about that.
Hey, I'm Taylor and I'm 17 years old and I'm in Honduras this week. Yesterday was dedicadeted to constructing somethings that these people need and that we easily take for granted. At the church, there are these outdoor bathrooms that have been there for maybe 10 years. They're not a room with a hole in the ground, they have running water, but theyre not quite bathrooms either. So yesterday I decided to give my time and expeirience with construction to the church and their dangerous bathrooms. So all day, some of the other Americans and I took down rotten wood and built up a new structure that will be here when I come back 10 years later. We will have a before and after picture somewhere on the blog. I think they look really nice.
I would also like to say that this place is gorgeous. I came to Honduras last year and experienced the beauty of the country and it's people. The Hondurans seem to take what they need and give whatever they can. The way these people smile at something as simple as a hug or a handshake is absoloutely beautiful to me. I love it here.
-Taylor Stroobosscher
It was amazing to see. A few of us spent the afternoon stationed near our toilets and yet the work still got done. I blows my minds to see how God works in spite of our plans. For all the parents that I freaked out by the reading of this post, don't worry, everyone is up and going again and we are blessed to have some medical professionals on our team that really helped out. God is good and we are mostly feeling better.
kyle kercher
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