A beautiful day In Joplin! Was refreshing to see the sun does still shine! So we continue mudding. Which actually doesn’t seem so bad when we think about the upcoming sanding. So I’ll share a bit about our wonderful site supervisor, Cory. As with most of Rebuild Joplin, she is with Americorps. Read More...
Noticing the Trees Just one year after our first trip to Joplin and almost two full years since the devastating tornado that forever changed this Ozark town, much has changed. We first noticed the amount of new growth on the trees as you drive into town. Last year the trees got progressively Read More...
We just returned to the Nehamiah center after working/livng on the farm for the past few days. This group has planted coffee and banana trees. The group has met children and shared with teenagers from Nicaragua and realized that we may speak different languages…but we all like to laugh. This group has Read More...
Waking up at 3:30 in the morning may seem tough, but it is nothing compared to a ten hour layover in the Houston airport, which is exactly what we did. The first leg of our Nicaraguan journey was characterized by walking through terminals, getting free meal vouchers, and something we deemed to Read More...
Justin, Carla and nine youth members of Country Club Christian Church met at KCI at the ridiculously early hour of 4:30 a.m. today to fly to Nicaragua. Their original schedule had them arriving in Managua around noon, but Carla just forwarded this update: "Stuck in Houston for 10 hours after missing connection. Read More...
Friday morning was the closing ceremony at Canas Blancas. It was our typical morning….coffee, breakfast, Bruce lost his bag, etc., but it was our last morning in Jinotepe. We made our last trip to the community, and there were a lot of people there waiting for us. We ran down the road past Read More...
Nancy. (How do you get out?) Carla working on the last footing. Dr. Tim and patients. Patient waiting patiently. Waiting for the doctor. Pouring the first column. Patients from another village. The final hole is complete. Danielle with balloons. It's a long way down! Frank, Luis and Harold
The last day of digging is complete. We’ve completed all 6 of the holes for the footers, and the Carolina crew’s really deep hole is complete as well. It’s funny going into the day this morning, we are all tired and sore. The tools all weigh an extra 20 lbs. You fight off the fatigue Read More...
Today was our last day in the medical clinic. We saw 82 patients in the clinic. We also had medical providers who went out and did home visits on a motorcycle and on foot. This accounted for around another 20 visits. Today I saw the most beautiful 2 year old. She looked Read More...
Work progressing on the latrine. George making progress in the latrine. Dr. Doug takes a turn. Only five more feet to go! The water tank is finished. Inspecting the fifth of six footing holes. Amigos. Rebecca, Julia (from the Netherlands) and Noa teaching an art class. Pillow case dressed made by our Read More...
We often refer to activities for these trips in one of two categories: med clinic and the hole. There are other activities that tend to be a little unsung. They are the art classes with the children and the home health kit classes. The art classes are great. The children really enjoy the art classes. Nancy Read More...
Today we saw another large group of patients in the medical clinic. We saw 95 patients. We worked very closely with the clinic physician and nurse. Today was our last day with the physician. We all gave her a hug when she left. We also invited her to KC. Additionally 250 health Read More...
Una nina. Progress on the water tank. New amigas. Oxcart on the road through the village.
The check-in team at the clinic. Nurse Sue. Digging footings for the teacher's lunch spot. Working on a new latrine. Footing hole. Digging with the school in the background.
