Day 2 at Casa Angelina

Today we got to start work on all of the projects out at the orphanage! There is a lot going on, and I am going to apologize up front about not getting many pictures today. I was helping with the widows house out in the village while all the other projects were happening within the walls of Casa Angelina. I will hopefully get around tomorrow to get pictures of all of the projects and give updates of what is going on. With that being said, here is what we are working on this week at the orphanage:

1. Today we had a group of 5 of us go to the widows house that we are building this trip and paint the interior of the house. We were expecting to have to do demolition, but it turns out the house structure is up and we just have to put the finishing touches on the home. The group will be painting the exterior tomorrow, and installing the doors and windows following the painting.
2. We have a couple of our members that are giving eye exams to all of the kids out at the orphanage. I believe they said they got through about 60 kids exams today and will continue to work on finishing those up tomorrow.
3. We also have Liz working with all of the kids giving them dental checkups and exams. It sounds like the new dental equipment has been a huge blessing and allowed them to work more efficiently and effectively. I believe the final number I heard for dental exams was around 12.
4. We finished laying block on the retaining wall that was started yesterday. The crew is now painting the wall and should be finishing up with that project tomorrow at some point.
5. We are also working on repainting two exterior walls on all of the homes. Over the year, the sun beats down and fades and cracks the paint. They have already finished 2 homes and are well on the way to finishing their 3rd tomorrow.
6. Along with the painting of the homes, we also have a couple of awesome ladies working on sanding down all of the front doors so they can be restained!
7. We also have a group that is working on sealing and staining the wood beams that will be used for the ceiling in the Sewall House. 
8. We have a group of team members that is working on prepping the 2nd floor rebar so the floor can be poured by the March group. This process helps make the building earthquake proof as well as gives the building a solid foundation for the gym that will one day be on the 2nd floor of the school house.
9. Our last team is working on building safety rails for all of the bunk beds so the kids will not roll out of bed during the evenings. Today they got all of the wood pieces cut and will be assembling the rails tomorrow and staining them on Thursday. It will be awesome to see the finished product.

As you can see, we have a ton of projects going on this week at the orphanage. We are hoping to finish all of them this week, and with God's help we will finish them all in perfect timing. As always, please keep all of our team members in your prayers and let me know if you have any questions.

 Today we were greeted with a nice surprise when we woke up. Fuego decided to spit out some smoke to greet us during breakfast.

 We got to listen to Brother Ivan talk this morning at the orphanage for devotional time. Always a very engaging and passionate speaker.

 This hill we got to climb down and up to get to and from the widows house.

Floyd, doing his best Guatemala carrying imitation, carrying his collected donations down the previously pictured hill. This was no small hill, just so you are aware.