Wednesday

WOW! Cant believe day 1 is gone. Its warm here, ok I lied - ITS HOT!! The girls, Fed & Brit have been reunited with their families. I cant imagine what has gone through their little 3-4 year old minds. They have had a life time of experiences already. The guys built and painted shelves. I installed a printer and a monitor for Lori and Licia's office. No running water as far as showers or toilets. We do have good water to drink - right from the river! Via a filtration system that was just purchased since the hurricanes. At last check, there were 394 cards handed out this morning by 6:30. That means there were 394 people that needed to been seen in the clinic. There are about 70 kids in the Rescue Center. The people smile so much. They have been welcoming. I got to hand out a bunch of stuffed animals and toys to the children - they came running once they figured out we had goodies! We went walking this evening right before dark and handed out rings and glow sticks. They loved that - adults included! This is something EVERYONE should experience - Hard to look at things the same. We are so fortunate to have been born in the USA... that's the only difference between us - we were born in the US - a free country and they were not. The little ones touch us a lot - want to see if the white rubs off! They are funny. I will share photos with you once I return. My Blackberry is not working - Verizon - I am not happy given that I paid extra for it to work! CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW?? NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! Night!! Love to all ~ Shawn