Work Week Two is off to a good start

Hello to all at home in Hickory, Lumberton, Asheville, Scotland county, and all points beyond

The Hickory First United Methodist church group is all here and working and remarkably in good health. We have had one sprained ankle in the basketball game against the girls orphanage team - and yes the girls won again this year with their second string. The player with the sprained ankle also has developed intestinal issues, but has been very well cared for by the medical team and worked half a day today.
The weekend trip to Santa Cruz was very fun. FIFA has taken over and the there was a HUGE screen set up on a square. We saw a parade of sorts of fans of Paraguay or Uraguay - the one that won their game. The sound track is all that is played right now.
We took a tour of the worksites this weekend. The village house that was built and underwritten by Eric Lane and his faith community was great. The lovely older couple expressed their gratitude to our group during our visit. The children was so happy to see the work team and the gift of soccer balls. Richard has some great pictures and I will post them when we return.
The work teams are now combined and are working on the wall in Urkupina (last spelling was completely wrong). Many courses were laid today and many more need to be done, but we can see the results on a daily basis. The children are out of school this week for a two week winter break so there are a lot more children on the streets and the soccer field next door.
The weather has turned cold and we all wore jackets today - not so in North Carolina as we understand it!
Take care and we will see you all at the end of the week.