July 7, 2011

Just like that, June is a thing of the past.

Kevin and I went to Texas from June 13-20. Our travel plans made the month pass even more quickly. Kevin had his annual appointment at Scottish Rite Hospital for Children in Dallas, TX.

Kevin received medical treatment for his hip. His appointment went well and his Doctor's gave him a clear bill of health and set an appointment for a year from now. Kevin and I spent the rest of our week traveling around Dallas and over to Abilene where we talked to plenty of great people about the work going on at Por Los Niños. I look forward to partnering with more people, bringing in new teams and child sponsors because of our travel. Thank you to all the lovely folks in and around Dallas who were our hosts and hostesses on our trip.

Kevin and I flew into Tegucigalpa and met our Executive Director, Gene Green, his wife, Carol at the airport along with a mini-work team from McKnight that included the President and Vice President of the Board of Directors.

It was a busy week with so many visitors, but we had a great time getting a few big projects done for the Village. President and mechanical-handy man, Greg Wolff, fixed our 1950s model tractor. After it was fixed and running, Housefather Walter taught Housefather Edgar how to use the tractor to cut the grass, which grows rapidly in the current rainy season.

John Collett, our tech-savvy Vice President helped us to install a proxy server so that we can connect to the Internet and the stateside offices more easily.

Gene, Carol and Joan stayed an extra few days and helped to do a complete inventory of the orphanage's warehouse, or, what we call "the Bodega." Thanks to Joan's relentless counting efforts and a little elbow grease on the part of our older Por Los Niños kids, the Bodega is looking cleaner and better organized than ever!

Thank you to the Greens and the Mini-Work Team from McKnight Church of Christ!

Thank you to all those in Alabama and St. Louis who donated shoes, backpacks, notebooks, underwear, flip-flops and clothing! You're donations are appreciated!