How Can it be Day 5 Already?

Wow, this week is flying by!  We had another very successful day.  Our morning started out with typical Honduras "hurry up and wait" as we had to restock on some of the medicines that our medical team uses. We also had to buy some electrical supplies for today's construction project.

The medical team had another successful clinic.  They saw 99 patients at the clinic before a little excitement towards the end of the day.  They received word that there was a pregnant lady whose water had just broken at a nearby home.  After they got to her and determined that she wasn't going to give birth immediately, they got her loaded into Carlos' truck and he rushed her to the hospital.

The construction project for the day was to wire sister Rosa's (from the Church ) house for electricity. She told us that she had lived there for 30 years without electricity. To get to Rosa's house, we turned off the blacktop half way up the mountain and then drove straight up a narrow dirt road for another 15 - 20 minutes. The view was SPECTACULAR! This is definitely one of the most beautiful places that I have ever been.

Her house was equally amazing. The simplicity of their life would be hard for most Americans to comprehend.   No electricity, no indoor plumbing, no luxuries....  nothing,  yet everything they really need...  Almost makes you feel foolish when you think about all the "stuff" that we as Americans think we "need".

We wired her house for 4 lights and 5 plugs.  I can't help but wonder how much electricity will change their lives after all this time.

We ended the night with the traditional group meal at El Patio.  It was fantastic - an awesome end to another awesome day in Honduras!