Category: News

Progress

Progress

The guys got back today from the village.  They hauled over 30 pick-up loads of dirt to fill in our foundation!  The building team took a break so that they could just shovel the dirt from the pickup right into the house.  The team got started again when they’d finished the fill.  We have 6 […]
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In the Meantime…

In the Meantime…

Between trips into the village or while the guys are out on a trip, we are busy back home getting ready for the next trip. I am learning how to drive a standard vehicle.  Our mountain vehicles are standard, and it’s a skill that I’m sure will come in handy in the future. We zip […]
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New Reality

New Reality

On Friday, the same pilots who took the picture below passed over our house-site again.  They took this picture.  The construction team had started to work again and had accomplished quite a bit in the week.  As you can see, they’ve finished the foundation for the outside walls and have finished one of the inside […]
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Reality Stinks, Sometimes

Reality Stinks, Sometimes

The pilots that fly for our organization were flying over our area on Sunday and took this picture for us.  This is pretty much how we left it over two weeks ago.  We had planned, had understood that the construction crew would be finished with the foundation and walls by next week.  But, now, it […]
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2nd Time’s a Charm

2nd Time’s a Charm

We have the distinction of having the worst road of all the places where our organization works in Mexico.  We travel 63 miles and it takes between 6-8 hours. This last trip we weren’t able to get in on the first try.  Two and a half hours into the trip, we descend into a valley, […]
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Visiting

Visiting

One of the goals of us girls was to do a lot of visiting.  The first few days we were there we couldn’t escape that goal, ladies were stopping by at all hours, some staying for 10 minutes, others for several hours.  But, after a few days, the visits waned, so we were able to […]
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Our House

Our House

Well, we don’t have a house yet.  We were hoping that our foundation and walls would be completed when we went out on our last visit to the village.  And, we were planning on getting the 2nd house started.  But, as we didn’t realize just how much cement we’d need for the foundation, the construction […]
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Back Home!

Back Home!

We made it back last night.  It’s been a LONG two weeks.  Check back soon.  There will either be one big, long post about our trip or maybe several short ones! My sister comes in 1 hour to spend Christmas with me!  Time to go pick her up!
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In the Village: Meeting people

In the Village: Meeting people

Last time I was in Las Moras, I just met a few people.  So, hopefully, this time, I can meet many more!  And, hopefully remember their names and keep people straight in my head! We’re planning on visiting different ladies to start building relationships.  And, if this trip is anything like other trips, we’ll be […]
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