Phil, my dad, Kasey, and I went to Copan Ruinas, a picturesque little colonial town outside of a spectacular Mayan ruin. The Cristo Salva dental team had just left the Happy Angels orphanage where they had given the kids stuffed toys when we showed up. Inately good at making the kids frenzied we played with them for about an hour til exhaustion. That is until we were gasping for breath and needing naps–but the kids were far from done. We had to apologize for creating chaos.
Then we met with the orphanage’s director, Delsy Cuevas, to learn what their needs are. Someone had left a days old baby at their door earlier in the week and, of course, 2009 had been a rough year, but they were persevering. They wanted to start operating a hotdog cart to help pay for milk and essentials. The little baby who we brought a nebulizer for last July was doing better.
Next we met Ellen Finn with who Kasey is working to establish a feeding program at schools. She also has many other projects which were incredible to learn more about. Check out more at the website: projectschoolsupplies.org/
We ended the afternoon with a meeting near the ruins. Pat Havenar and Pastor Ray from Cristo Salva Missions, Ellen and us shot the breeze and discussed what our plans are for the future. I gave Pat all the files I had about water technology, water quality testing equipment, moringa powder, seeds and other seeds.
