Church Is Pet and Child Friendly
We just returned from church and dodged the rain on our walk up and back. The rain showers made a nice breeze which cooled what often is a very hot time in church! Carlos preached. I caught some
of what was said here and there. Dogs and children come and go at all times during the service so it
takes patience to preach with so much activity and noise!
Inside the church at Rus Rus
I actually spoke just a bit with the local pastor after the service. He asked me if he could help at the clinic and asked if I would let Wes know that he wanted to help. He was speaking in Spanish and I was actually able to grasp what he said and even spoke a little bit of Spanish back to him!!!! Way cool! The pastor is a great asset to have at the medical clinics because he speaks fluent Miskito and Spanish and will be able to translate for those who are unable to speak Spanish. We have the two teens with us who can translate Spanish to English, and Rachel and Carlos but it's hard to get folks who can translate the Miskito to Spanish so we are glad to have him come and help.
Three young men hang-out after church
I was able to take photos of some who wanted them after church and they were so happy and had such fun asking for pictures and seeing their pictures after they were taken. Carlos gets prints and brings them with him on his next trip and they look forward to that. It's a great way to make friends and build relationships.
One of the village women pounds rice in preparation for a meal.
Wes Has The Keys
Wes is still flying
supplies for other IHS teams and we are grilling hamburgers for lunch. We ran into a snag
with getting the guest house ready. Wes has all the keys with him in the airplane!!! If he happens to
be flying close by we'll radio him to see if he can drop them to us from the plane.
Bobcat Challenges
Wes worked most of the day yesterday trying to get
the new seal on the Bobcat to no avail. He tried everything to get it to retract once it was installed but it just wouldn't work. He's
going to coordinate with the next team coming down to bring
another one thinking this one might be defective. Bummer! He needs the Bobcat to lift and
move a dental chair that's been donated to the hospital. We were thankful that Wes was able to make a short-term repair to the Bobcat which at least allowed him to mow the airstrip.
Mowing the airstrip with the Bobcat
Hot Water? Who Needs Hot Water...
I learned the technique for washing dishes here
today so I can be of more help! It's very much like your style of doing
dishes! They just have a container (sort of like a margarine tub) with soap you rub onto the sponge or scrubbie. The soap is special because it
works on grease in cold water which is a great need since we have don't have any hot
water!
Did I mention that I got my first cold shower yesterday??? Yikes! It's one stream of water that comes out of the shower faucet which is good because I didn't really want to get all the way in--yet it was strong enough I could wash my hair. It's hot enough here that if you bathe in the heat of the day it's very welcoming to have the cold water but it's a bit shocking if the weather is cool!
I think lunch is about ready, so I'm going to have to sign-off for now.
Thanks to everyone following this blog, keeping track of our updates on Facebook, and praying for the team and the upcoming clinic here in Rus Rus!
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