The crates were scheduled to arrive in San Salvador yesterday, the 30th. I will not get an official notification of their arrival until sometime Monday. Monday is a holiday in El Salvador (day after Halloween!), so nothing will happen at Customs. Oh Well, we have waited almost a year for them to get this far!

Sometime during the past 3 or 4 years someone donated a sewing machine in a pink plastic case. It was shipped on one of the containers last year and stored with some other machines. We did not realize that it was unpowered.
A lady with 4 children-one with leukemia- had her unpowered sewing machine stolen--but they left the cabinet and treadle mechanism. Well, her need became known and Lori was able to replace her stolen machine with this one! She was delighted to get the unit. She is a trained sewing machine mechanic and was able to get it operational quickly. Only God could have made a plan like that work. I had met her children back in January when they used me to practice their English. They are all charming kids and well-mannered.

Our team waiting to be served lunch after a hard morning of work.

Dea, Mary, and Melvin enjoy some time at Tomasita's before a meal!

This is Tomasita, owner of the Restaurante Tomasita in Ocotepeque, Honduras. We ate there several times and were treated very well with good service and good food. We also enjoyed some good country music by Kenny Rogers and others. Will show some photos of our team eating there in the next few days.

Please read Ruth's (Erin's) Blogpost for yesterday. This is a poor community for sure, but the people are real and the situations are real.

http://www.ruthinlapalma.blogspot.com/

Sister Pedrina makes us all feel tall! She is a terrific Chrisian lady who can climb hills and stairs like a goat.