Eric describes this trip as sweet and sour. Some of the sweetness you have already seen in the pictures of the kids. The following show the friendships we made with the adults of the town as well.
This is Ignasio (spelling?). Ignasio lives with his family in a small wood shack. He has some block that New Life purchased in the past for his house and when asked why he has not built a new home for his family, we were told that he didn’t have enough blocks because he had used some of them to help his neighbor construct his home. Ignasio is a father to many kids, much of whom are not even his own. He and his wife have the group over every year for some fantastic Pan Dulce. It was fantastic!
This is Carlos Ramon. He and his wife have been unable to find work for over a year. Some of your support has gone to help get Carlos Ramon some carpentry tools so that he may be able to start some sort of business by building furniture and other items.
This is Pastor Alex who faithfully leads his church in this small town. Pastor has a great smile and he graciously serves the people of La Acequia.
These three women took great care of us! They cooked for us and washed clothes! The food was delicious…with homemade flour tortillas and beans that didn’t give you gas!
