Work at the house is progressing nicely. We completely finished the stucco on the inside and the guys put in second layers of concrete on the floors. Electricity was installed and the bathroom fixtures went in. We can see the excitement in Maria's (Mom in the family who will live in the house) face as each day passes and more progress is made. Today I noticed that she and her oldest daughter were sweeping the floors, even though there was no hope of them staying clean with all of us in and out of there, not to mention, it rained nearly all day. We also got much of the outside stuccoed as well and the window frames are starting to go in. It is pretty exciting that so much is getting done.
Two ladies from our team went to the high school to help teach an English class. They loved it and said that the teacher was very passionate about communicating to these students that there is a big wide world out there with many opportunities.
Today we discussed the words "hard work". It wasn't hard for us to see those words in use in every part of our day! Hard work is a way of life in this community. Not the kind of work I think of when I hear those words, but truly back breaking, physical, hard labor. But the pain is soothed with the satisfaction of knowing the work makes a difference in the world, in a community, in one family's life. One of our team members expressed to me today that after working here this week, he has been reflecting on the work he does at home, and feels it really doesn't matter in the big scheme of things...funny how when one gets a taste of doing something for someone else, something that changes lives and requires nothing in return, every thing else just seems to pale in comparison.
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