Team Harding At Work

Team Harding is a novice group, with only one or two of its members having been here before.  Being novices has not slowed them in the least.  They began by buying food at the market.  They bought fresh fruit and vegetables for about 200 families and distributed it in Buen Samaritano.  Sunday afternoon they visited Hospital Escuela, always an eye-opening experience.  After that they fed the homeless at Breaking Chains ministry. 

Monday morning they started with the physical labor.  They went to a new village called Lomas Diamante and built a school building.  They then painted the building. There is no school in this community.  The residents are so excited about the opportunity to send their children to school.  The teacher even came and helped build.  There were some tired kids last night.  But they were also excited and happy with the idea of making a huge difference in the lives of the children in Lomas Diamante.

Today, the students built a house.  A three bedroom house with bunk beds.  During the heavy rainy season a house washed off the mountain.  A mom living in a house below the house heard the rumble and roar as the house came crashing into her house.  She jumped on her daughter in an attempt to save the daughter.  The little girl lived and the mother died.  An uncle and his wife and their three children also lived in the house.  The uncle and his family took the little girl, whose name is Marilyn.  But they had no place to live.  After hearing this sad story, someone in the mayor's office found a place for the family to live and has been paying rent for this family.  Tonight, this family is now living in their own home again thanks to Team Harding.

Marilyn and one of her cousins who will also be living in the new house.

The finished house.

Tomorrow the students will feed in the dump and then visit the blind school.

What a great group.

Terri