Dear Friends, I apologize for the lack of posts in the last few days. Internet access is a little trickier here, and we’ve had a rough few days so far. Our trip to Guatemala from El Salvador was anything but easy, we had a 7 hour van ride through the mountains. Caedmon threw up at breakfast before we left, and she has been sick ever since. Levi started throwing up yesterday morning, and he is Read More …
The Build Day: Today was a GREAT build day, and also our last. We spent the morning setting up the rebar in the trenches to guard against the frequent earthquakes here. Then we mixed by shovel on the ground 4 wheelbarrels of gravel, 3 wheelbarrels of sand, and two bags of cement. Then we added water and mixed vigorously by turning the pile of concrete over and over again. It was like kneading a Read More …
This evening we were treated to an amazing story of a young man who grew up in El Salvador during the civil war. His name is Christian, and he is 32 years old. We could never retell his story with the passion he can, but here are some of the details that impacted us: When Christian was 4 years old, the civil war started because the poor revolted against the government over poor working Read More …