Hello again :)
Today was a great day but extremely HOT! We finished mudding the walls and tomorrow we will paint, put the roof on, finish the electrical and go into Monterrey (or the outskirts) for an excursion before a house dedication!
Today was a fun filled day for adventure. A few of us go to experience a factory tour from CROC into Monterrey (ask when we get home, this one is going to be a short one!) and others got to go see how Youthfront distributes micro-loans to women starting their own business! We raised funds for this a few months ago! Awesome experience! Other than that, business as usualVBS, English class, and tomorrow will be the store!
Everyone is happy and healthy now and we are not anticipating anymore injuries...keep those prayers coming!
Love and blessings,
Mary & the team!
Thursday, June 25, 2009
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Update Numero dos
OK. So some of you may or may not have heard, but we had a slight accident yesterday which was why I did not update.
Long story short, we took the students to a pool not too far and they boys were being boys and Alex L got kicked in the head and now has a small hole in his eardrum. John (full time director here in CROC) and Alex and I spend most of the evening at Santa Cecilla hospital in Monterrey (a VERY nice private hospital) and got to see a specialist. We got home around 1am and were up at 8 in hopes of getting him into a specialist. We will be taking him into Monterrey again this afternoon at 3pm for another test, and unfortunately, we will be taking him again tomorrow to see the DR. and get the final word and instructions to send home. We are really praying the DR has an opening this afternoon after the test so we don't have to drive to Monterrey again, so any prayer on that one would be greatly appreciated. There is a chance he will have some permanent damage, but things are looking very positive that he will make a full recovery! GOD is good! Also- medical costs here are CHEAP and things should end up about $500 or less which is awesome for the testing and care he is getting :)
Lauren (from First Pres) was also taken to the clinc this AM and turns out she has pink eye! We could really use some prayers for healing!!
Other than that; yesterday we put the walls up on the house, hung the rafters for the roof, went to the pool (which was AWESOME! Pool= 5 foot deep all around...nice and cool...surrounded by mountains :) )and played with a bunch of kiddos :) Today the students will be mudding the walls; translation, adding concrete to them to make them walls, and playing with more kiddos! Everyone is still in good spirits and are pretty tired but are working very hard!
Thank you for all of your prayers! We will keep you posted!
Blessings
Mary
Long story short, we took the students to a pool not too far and they boys were being boys and Alex L got kicked in the head and now has a small hole in his eardrum. John (full time director here in CROC) and Alex and I spend most of the evening at Santa Cecilla hospital in Monterrey (a VERY nice private hospital) and got to see a specialist. We got home around 1am and were up at 8 in hopes of getting him into a specialist. We will be taking him into Monterrey again this afternoon at 3pm for another test, and unfortunately, we will be taking him again tomorrow to see the DR. and get the final word and instructions to send home. We are really praying the DR has an opening this afternoon after the test so we don't have to drive to Monterrey again, so any prayer on that one would be greatly appreciated. There is a chance he will have some permanent damage, but things are looking very positive that he will make a full recovery! GOD is good! Also- medical costs here are CHEAP and things should end up about $500 or less which is awesome for the testing and care he is getting :)
Lauren (from First Pres) was also taken to the clinc this AM and turns out she has pink eye! We could really use some prayers for healing!!
Other than that; yesterday we put the walls up on the house, hung the rafters for the roof, went to the pool (which was AWESOME! Pool= 5 foot deep all around...nice and cool...surrounded by mountains :) )and played with a bunch of kiddos :) Today the students will be mudding the walls; translation, adding concrete to them to make them walls, and playing with more kiddos! Everyone is still in good spirits and are pretty tired but are working very hard!
Thank you for all of your prayers! We will keep you posted!
Blessings
Mary
Monday, June 22, 2009
Our first day in CROC!
We arrived around 7:30pm last night and just got to hang out and relax. Some students even got to get Yuki's (like a snow cone) and others ventured to the burrito stand with Anthony and I. Don't worry...the burritos were EXCELLENT :) I even got Connor to eat one and she loved it!
Today was HOT! We started our day bright and early (morning prayer starts at 7:20!) and got a tour of CROC after breakfast. It's amazing the progress CROC has made over the past few years! We then divided out chores and daily activities for the week before splitting to our respective work sites. Each day students help with English classes, VBS, the store, and our construction project. Students will also get an opportunity to participate in restoration projects, factory tours (students will get the opportunity to ride the local bus and see some of the factories the local people work in and what it takes to get there), and even cooking classes! We had a late work day today due to leveling issues. We finished pouring the floor and are ready to put up walls and start mudding tomorrow am! We just finished dinner (Umberto is an AMAZING cook! Don't worry, everyone is getting enough to eat!) and are prepping for game night right now! Kids all around town will be gathering at the church to play with us Gringos tonight :)
Nothing else really to report other than a lot of fun, a LOT of sun, and mucho agua!
Talk to you all soon :-)
Blessings from CROC,
Mary
PS- Tracey, Margo is using her essential oils you sent her with and offering them to the students when something ails them, thought you would be proud ;)
Today was HOT! We started our day bright and early (morning prayer starts at 7:20!) and got a tour of CROC after breakfast. It's amazing the progress CROC has made over the past few years! We then divided out chores and daily activities for the week before splitting to our respective work sites. Each day students help with English classes, VBS, the store, and our construction project. Students will also get an opportunity to participate in restoration projects, factory tours (students will get the opportunity to ride the local bus and see some of the factories the local people work in and what it takes to get there), and even cooking classes! We had a late work day today due to leveling issues. We finished pouring the floor and are ready to put up walls and start mudding tomorrow am! We just finished dinner (Umberto is an AMAZING cook! Don't worry, everyone is getting enough to eat!) and are prepping for game night right now! Kids all around town will be gathering at the church to play with us Gringos tonight :)
Nothing else really to report other than a lot of fun, a LOT of sun, and mucho agua!
Talk to you all soon :-)
Blessings from CROC,
Mary
PS- Tracey, Margo is using her essential oils you sent her with and offering them to the students when something ails them, thought you would be proud ;)
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