Mucho Progreso!

Things are rolling along in Santa Fe! The water storage tank is almost complete. As you can see in the picture the walls are complete and the plaster has started going on the walls. When they get done with this it will look like a concrete tank. They put the stucco on the walls and water proof it. I was told today that the concrete lid was poured last Friday. I hope to have some pictures later this week.

This is a major milestone for this village. Their old tank is so leaky that it is nearly unusable. In the next couple of weeks they will be filling this tank and charging the new water lines and the people will no longer run out of water. What a change! Along with the concrete floors in the homes, the pilas, latrines, and soon water filters the health of this village is going to make a rapid turn around!



The water system in San Antonio is progressing nicely too. This system needs two tanks and the first one is complete, and they have started on the second one.

In Vallecito the villagers have started on the bridge going into the village. The old bridge collapsed a couple of months ago and in order to get sand and cement and other supplies into the village to do the floors, pilas, latrines and any new homes that they want, the bridge needs to be replaced. We are working in cooperation with the local government to build a new one. Pictures will we coming soon! Really they will.

As most of you know from my incessant whining this is killing me to not be able to be on site as this stuff is happening. The problem is that I need to make a living. If any of you multi millionaires reading this would like to support me I would definitely consider a long term contract.

I will be making a quick trip down in September to work out some things and will then be able to give you a first hand report.

Stay tuned!!

Oh yeah! August 12th at 1:00 pm at Columbia Point Golf Course in the Second Annual No Hungry Child Golf Classic. Our goal is to raise $25000 for our projects in Honduras, so come on out and play or at least sponsor a hole. A family, small group, business, or individual can sponsor a hole for either $250, $500, or $1,000. Let's make this happen!!

Hasta Luego!!

BRICKS, BRICKS, AND MORE BRICKS

Have you been wondering what the people of Santa Fe were going to do with the bricks that the teens said they were hauling up the hill??

Well believe it or not they had a purpose, a goal, a dream. That dream is becoming a reality with the hard work, sweat, tears, and probably blood that has been shed by the villagers. Take a look at what is taking shape.





This little guy is going to have his place in history. This water tank will be there for many years to come, and he will tell his children about the days when the Cathedral of Joy helped his village make a huge step towards independence.

What better way to move ahead than providing a reliable source of water for the village. Many, many, people will benefit from it for many years.

The tank has been engineered by a professional. Is being constructed under the supervision of an experienced craftsman, and is being finished by the enthusiastic work of the ordinary citizens of Santa Fe.

HOW MANY CHURCHES CAN CLAIM TO BE INSTUMENTAL IN MAKING SOMETHING LIKE THIS HAPPEN?!! AND THIS IS JUST ONE OF THE PROJECTS WE ARE DOING IN THE VILLAGE!!

ROCK ON CATHEDRAL OF JOY!!!!!

Holy Cow!!

I can't believe it's been almost two weeks since I posted to this blog!! Things have been crazy around here!!

The teens are back home..Our adult leaders did a great job!! They returned with the same number of teenagers they left with! Let's keep that ration 1:1 Ok??

I'm joking of course but in talking with some of the teens, they said they didn't want to come home. That is a profound statement considering the conditions they were living in in Honduras compared to here is the US. Yes, they weren't exactly "roughing" it like some of the first teams had to to do several years ago, but it's still not the Hilton.

I sneaked into the teen center last weekend to hear what the teens were saying while they were sharing with the group, and it was awesome. You need to corner one or two of them and quiz them about the trip. These kids will draw on this experience for the rest of their lives. Each one of them was touched in a real way.

Work is still moving on as the villagers are pushing hard to get things done. We have loaned Daniel to Project Global Village this week as Chet has a group of 25 people from the states working in another village and he needed Daniel to help with that group. Next week he will be back out in Vallecito and San Antonio and hopefully we will have new photos of the progress there.

Oh, by the way STAY TUNED FOR INFORMATION ON THE SECOND ANNUAL NO HUNGRY CHILD GOLF TOURNEMENT.

Shalom!!