Saying Good-bye Is Always Hard

Think about the most emotional and difficult good-bye you have ever said.  That is what today was like.  We shed many tears on our last day with our friends in Los Tambos.

We finished distribution of beans and rice, completed many bike repairs, delivered a battery to Fernando, and repaired the water tank.  One bike needed a seat, pedals, and tubes.  Once repairs had begun, we saw that the bearings were worn out.  So that child received a new bike bringing the total distributed to 20.  Melissa did a great job with the bike clinic to the delight of many children.

Melissa adjusts a seat on a new bike

Fernando was thilled to receive the battery, and he greatly enjoyed attending the community celebration.  Theresa met a woman from the Belize Cultural Center who is going to get him some books in Spanish about Belize culture.  It was one of those amazing God things.

Several team members went to a Spelling Bee at a nearby school.  Hannah Gonzalez from Los Tambos won the spelling bee!

Hannah wins the spelling bee! 

We had a community celebration when school dismissed.  As people were gathering for the celebration, we showed a video (using solar power) that featured FCPC's Mission Possible Kids packaging seeds for distribution to Los Tambos families and decorating lunch bags to be used by the team.  It was very cool that Robin got to point out her daughter, Rachel. 

Robin shares information about Mission Possible Kids

Johnny pointed out his daughter, Emma, and Mary Beth pointed out her grandson, Gabe.  At the end of the community celebration, we rushed off to the party fo the high school graduates.  More about that later...

The bell just rang for breakfast...That is all for now.