Day 3

Good Evening,

 We went to Sumpango today to work with the HIV Orphans and to work on the home for the widow and her children.  The drive was about 45 minutes and was pretty scenic.  The Orphanage is nicely maintained with flowers and the buildings are made from colorful floor tiles.  The inside is equally maintained nicely and is very clean.  The medical team was ready to see many orphans today, but overnight, the town was mourning a loss of a 1 month old baby.  Many of the students at the school were unable to spend much time at school, as the community tried to support this family.  Tomorrow, the medical clinic will be back at the orphanage.  However, the team was able to meet with very young children today.

 The service team went to the home and carried many buckets of dirt up the hill to dump around the foundation as backfill.  Some of the team sifted sand for cement work in the afternoon.  The afternoon was short, as we could only spend a couple of hours there to paint doors, before we had to get back to the hostel.  Tonight was church, so we needed to get back early and get some needed showers and get ready for evening service.

 Lunch was spent at Betty's home in Sumpango, where they served some excellent spaghetti and frozen fruit dipped in chocolate.  Watermelon, cantelop, banana's and pineapple.


 The church service was a new experience for many members on the team, as their worship service is different than Wooddale's services.  I was asked to give a sermon tonight and Hal gave his testimony. 

 Dios Bendiga,

 Terry