The week is going by fast. This is out last day of work - actually a half-day - before going on R&R. Wednesdays are often the hardest days on a week-long mission trip. The newness of the week has waned, the urgency to finish a job sets in, and a little weariness is there too. Wednesday was our last full day at Santa Elena School, and the medical team had. The challenge of operating two clinics about an hour apart. The logistics of setting up and talking down a clinic takes time and planning; yesterday there were two set-ups an stake downs. Add to that some overnight rain and the threat of rain during the day.
Despite al these challenges, both medical clinics went well, and the construction team got more done than originally planned. The Santa Elena Baptist Primary School has seven courses of block all around the perimeter walls on the second floor and two interior walls to the same height. Over the three days the team carried and laid about 1,000 concrete blocks.
A team from Trinity Baptist Church arrives Friday and begins work at the school on Saturday. If they match our efforts, the walls will be close to full height.
The medical team is having a clinic today at the Baptist Training Center until noon. After lunch, most of the team will travel to Belize City to catch the water taxi to San Pedro on one of the cayes off the coast. A few will be traveling south to the Cockscomb Jaguar Preserve with Steve Little to hopefully see the scarlet macaw and hike around the preserve.
If the Internet connection and pictures are uploaded I will post pictures from yesterday later. I may not have any connection, so if there are no posts, that is the reason.
Prayers for travel mercies and safety for our R&R and return home on Saturday. We should be at the church by 10:00 pm.
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