Our Next Project in the Community

We are actively connected to a community about 10 minutes from here called Majaguita (I have no idea how to spell it). We have chosen to work with this community due to their positive leadership and self-sustaining qualities. They have various sources of income, including agriculture and hospitality. They also have their own fish ponds and hydro-electricity set up. Our next few projects include replacing a bridge for the community and also helping a family rebuild their home which was lost in a hurricane. The last 2 work teams have been very active especially in the house project. They have treated the wood and the teams have carried the wood to the house. Now this doesn’t seem like a big chore HOWEVER, the house is only accessibly to the road by traveling down a steep mountain and then up a steep mountain creating a very strenuous project. Yesterday we completed most of the moving of the wood thanks to the team here and the CMA boys. This is a picture of the team from last week, they were such a blessing. Currently we have a team from South Carolina full of 21 teenagers and 7 adults here until Saturday morning.

 

The repairing of the bridge is a bit trickier. For now, we (as in Josh and our local maintenance staff member, Richard) have started by taking estimates of the amount of wood and financial resources that will be needed for this project. The first time we came to CMA, in May, we were involved in replacing a different bridge; although this bridge needs a bit more brainstorming as I believe some of the cables and supports are not as sturdy. Here is a picture of the current bridge.

(well I'm having technical difficulties so pretend this is a picture of a rickety old suspension bridge over a rushing river)

Looking forward to seeing Jeff and Josiah today, Tina will be coming in the next 2 weeks!  I think that is all for now.