Monday

This morning we started our day with breakfast in the hotel before heading out on our three teams.
The medical team was able to see more than 50 people. We had an interpreter, Debbie, who is a missionary here. Debbie was born in Lexington, KY and moved to Bolivia when she was 9 with her parents who were missionaries, she returned to Asbury for college. She returned to Bolivia as a missionary. She was amazing!!! We were able to help the people who came to see the "American doctors". A variety of illnesses and conditions were seen and treated. We went to a food court for lunch and met the team from the orphanage. We had some fun along the way and many stories to share. :)
The orphanage team had some time to get to know the kids at the orphanage and to work on the bakery. They had lots of cleaning to do, ripped up counters and retiled the counter. They spent lots of time putting morter on the walls and front of the building. At the end of the day there was some time to play soccer with the kids.
The third team went to Danny´s well workshop. They put up rafters to roof an addition to the existing building. They dug a trench and used the dirt/sand mixture to make a level floor for the addition. Some also helped build shelves. At the end of their say today Danny and Carlos did a demonstration of digging wells. This team had lots of opportunities to work on their Spanish skills. They raved about the cook who made them tacos for lunch.
We all got back to the hotel this evening, took showers, and met for a time of reflection on the day, prayer, and a devotion before leaving for dinner. We had dinner at La Bodeguita de Cuba, the food was excellent.
Tomorrow we will go back to the same locations to work, back to the hotel for our praise/worship time and to dinner.
This team is an amazing group of 28 individuals who have come together as a cohesive group that is accomplishing great things for the people of Bolivia. Each team has had so many stories to share, there would be no way I could post them all. Thanks for checking the blog and know that God is doing amazing things in Bolivia!