Done with the house. Today is house dedication day for both our group and the group from Gloria Dei in Houston, Texas. The Texas group has been working in the Gaulan area (about an hour northeast of Zacapa) during the week. On the way to Gaulan, we crossed the Motagua river and stopped on the bridge (literally stopped on the bridge - just try to do that in the US!) to look at the devastation from flooding of the river caused by Tropical Storm Agatha. Many families lost their homes and are still living in tent cities.
We met the group from Houston at their hotel and then both groups traveled up into the mountains to La Avanzada to dedicate the two block houses their group completed during the week.
After lunch we drove through Los Limones and saw more of the devastation from the flooding and also visited one of the temporary houses that CALMS builds. They are wooden structures on a cement slab, have a metal roof, and are meant to last about 10 years.
Later that afternoon both groups traveled back to La Fragua to dedicate Blanca’s house - the house our group helped construct during the week.
After the busy day it was time to say our farewells for the day and depart for the hotel for supper, dessert, devotions, and sleep!
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