Today is the second work day for the team in Costa Rica. The first of 2 water systems that will be installed by Second Presbyterian Church, Louisville, KY was completed in an area of Costa Rica called Cartago. The 26 member team worshiped today with the local church and experienced what it’s like to truly worship with your heart even when you don’t understand the words. After church we taught Health Education to the entire congregation and as always the “Germ skit” was a huge success, along with the “glitter handshake”. Lots of giggles and amazement when folks realized how far a germ really can travel. Lots of fun!
After lunch the team split into 2 groups, one finishing up the water system where it was decided that Caroline could have a career as a plumber if she wanted. The second team headed down the hill 3 kilometers for the second vision clinic…I must say that was pretty intense, 10-15 showed up and the next time I looked up there were over 100 people in line. Over 135 pairs of glasses were distributed and the team members (anywhere from the age of 14 and up) experienced the joy of helping someone see for the first time in years. Graddy, Bo, Sarah, Melina, and Molly have become young opticians in the making, while Kate, Maggie, Layne and Hayley are definitely kid magnets.
Tomorrow we do 3 more hours of vision and train the local church leaders on the water purifier than head off to the next site (Pavas) for an evaluation and planning session for our next 2 days. All in all it’s a good and busy first few days for this new group of young missionaries. More news in a day or two.
