Yesterday the clinic had their 111th Birthday for the hospital corpsmen! The time of day they chose to have a BBQ was insane! They ate (ALOT) as most "sailors" do. It was near 100 degrees out and the thought of food at the time wasn't very settling with me. We played horseshoes, volleyball, and Mike and the kids (not Crystal) got in the lake. It was a great (sweaty and stinky) afternoon. I came back drenched in sweat. We were exhausted and fell asleep at 7:30pm.
I do have pictures but failed to ask permission to post them in a public forum. Sorry guys but they'll be on myspace where it's private.
Today we spent the morning helping a grandmother clean up her yard. Boy were we in for a surprise. We had 8 people working on the yard and we only got about 25% of the area cleared. I believe we arrived there at 8am and didn't leave till 10:30am. They are an elderly couple sitting on about and acre of land. Currently her husband is in the hospital. He is terminally ill and from what I was told he doesn't have much time left. The have full custody of their grandchildren (both under 3) and are living in somewhat poor conditions. She has no where to put their clothes because they have no closets or drawers for any of their clothes. The picture here is of her and one of her grandchildren. I only ask that you touch the screen and lay hands on this woman that the Lord move in her life and give her the strength to move forward.
There is still lots to be done outside and are hoping to be back with a larger crew (hopefully next weekend) and finish up the job. There was great success there today but our job isn't done.
I think I'm beginning to ramble from being in the sun. I should come to a close now.
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