Reece House

This is our life at the orphanage.  We are loving every minute of it!

Day Three

We just returned from our first work day in Pueblo Modela.  This village is the one shown at the start of our blog.  There are 4,500 residents living there since their homes were destroyed by Hurricane Mitch 5 years ago.  They have no running water or electricity.  Today, we dug the holes for the footings for the water tower and cut and tied rebar in the sweltering heat.  We were sure to drink lots of water and wear sunscreen.

On the way "home", we stopped by to deliver the wheelchair that we custom assembled for a 15 year old boy with C.P.  This boy had traveled from El Salvadore with his family for this.  There was hardly a dry eye watching this boy and his family accepting this gift.

We are heading to dinner now.  Will post photos later tonight.

Note from students......

The students are checking the blog everyday to see which parents have commented on our photos.  They have asked me to post a message requesting more feedback!  :)

Wheelchair Project

Mary Helene and students refurbishing wheelchairs donated by Infinity for Hearts in Motion's Physical Therapist to distribute to those in need.

Infinity Nitty Bears

A special thank you to all of the talented knitters that helped make these bears for these children. 

 I wish you could see the joy you brought them.  xoxo

Dump City

Words cannot describe.

child waiting for food

handing out the bean sandwiches

children loving our Infinity clown

Dave with a fan

villagers lined up for food

a home in the city

Ella chatting with the children

Breakfast, children, and making lunches...

making black bean and cheese sandwiches

breakfast

bagged rice milk

beautiful baby

This morning we had a wonderful breakfast with the children living at the orphanage with us.  After we ate, we made the sandwiches and "bagged" rice milk to bring to the residents of "Dump City".

bagging the rice milk

tyler

Team Guatemala!

Day Two

We were all up early after a good night's rest.  This morning we are making "black bean and cheese sandwiches" for the people living in "Dump City".  We will spend time at the "city" handing out the sandwiches as well as the donated clothing, flip flops, dish towels, and toiletries.  Then we head to a daycare center to play with the children and give them teddy bears that we handknit with love for them.  We will end our day at Hearts In Motion's Rehabilitation Center.  We will be sure to post pictures at the end of our rewarding day!

The Orphanage

What a beautiful, yet heartbreaking place. We all had fun playing with the small children after dinner.

Tired. Big day tomorrow.

Love,

Kim

We have arrived!

Our flights were smooth and without any problems......we even breezed through Customs with all of our donations for the orphans. The representatives from Hearts in Motion were waiting for us at the airport as planned. We boarded the buses and headed out of the city for a 5 hour trip to our village. We stopped briefly for lunch. The bus trip was long, however the beautiful scenery kept us all in awe. Ella, Caroline, and Austin were terrific with helping us translate.....those Spanish classes are really paying off!

More soon!