The last couple weeks have been extremely busy with all of our groups! Our mission trips come down for a week at a time and are usually back to back with one group leaving on Saturday morning and the next coming in Saturday night. Last week we had a group from Washington, NC for the week. They were different than most groups in that they've been working for the past year to raise money for a specific project. So when they got here, they were so excited to begin working on the house that they funded. The house is being built in Villa Catalina and it's the first new house to be built there since all of the originals were built back in 2003-2006. It's being built for a family that currently lives in the Villa in a house with 10 people! So, they thought it was time to give them a little more room. It's a very special project for me as well because I'm very close with the family that's receiving the house. The group worked really hard to get as much done as possible and when they left they had finished all the walls! It was a huge accomplishment to get that much done in just a week.
One of the guys, Taylor, is a medical sales rep in the States and had a lot of interest in helping me get some resources down here for our medical program. One day I took him on a tour of our hospital here to meet with the head nurse and survey all of the materials that we're using. Then we went out to the Villa Catalina clinic and met with our doctor there. We got a great list compiled of all the supplies he thinks he can help us with, I whipped up a powerpoint for his donors, and we're on the way! He's going to present it to different med reps and see how he can help us. It's really exciting and I'm hoping that we'll have some gauze and Triple A ointment on the way within a couple months!
This week we have a group of 20 kids from Marist Catholic High School in Atlanta. They are really excited to be here and extremely hard-working. This week they have been working on pouring the floor for the new house and building a fence around the new community center in Villa Catalina. Today they are off on Mystery Fun Day- that entails visiting the handicapped orphanage downtown, shopping, lunch, a trip to swim in the hot springs, then off to the Villa for dinner and a movie at the school with the kids. Big day! I'm here working at the house today on some marketing stuff for Amigos, Bead Amigas, and the health program.
I hope everyone is doing well at home and I hope to talk to ya'll soon!
:) Finally an update!!! I check everyday. I can not wait to come down! You should stay there for a few years, so I can come down there once I'm a nurse! Okay thanks.
ReplyDeleteP.S. Where have you been lately? I haven't heard from you, I talked to your Mother though and she wants you to call her! :)
Thank goodness a new blog! I also look for an update nearly every day and can't wait to come down in two weeks to participate in all of this myself. I am a nurse and would love to see the clinic, etc. P.S. Where have you been? I haven't heard from you either, but talked to your friend Hambone and she wants you to call her too:)jk!!
ReplyDeleteLove, Mom