Tuesday by ChrAlKar

The weather was beautiful on the drive to the widow´s house, as was the scenery. We had a 35 minute ride on a muddy dirt road and had to walk part of the way. When we got to the widow´s house, we were warmly greeted by the widow, her children, the mayor, the pastor, the head of the school board, and neighbors. We went right to work, knocking down the old wood house inside the new cement house. We had to watch out for black widows, scorpions, and mice. We worked for a few hours in 90 degree, very humid weather. Earlier that morning, they had killed a lamb for us for lunch, which portrayed their gratitude and hospitality because it´s such a rare treat. After lunch, half the group continued working while the others went to the nearby school to hand out a stuffed animal to each child. After a long day of work, we took a hike to the distant stream where we took a dive into the cool rapids. Later that night, we went to the local church where we sang songs. After another change of plans, we headed to the orphanage for the night. We arrived late and went right to sleep.