Isn't he a cutie pie????
I am amazed at how content these children are! He let out just a little cry towards the end and his mama knew he was hungry.
Thatched Home - with covered portch
Here is the portch with a couple of their animals
After service we left and ate an early lunch. We traveled to the next village Jacarequara. They tried to go to this village the last trip but no one was there. It seems they had all gone to the city for their monthly trip to pick up supplies and the little bit they get from the government. We pulled in and this was the WORST village by far that we had been to!
See how flooded this village is? The river is almost to the homes!
The boat with the tarps is a home.
Notice the satellite dish? How does that even WORK? Those are NOT power lines like we have in America - they are generator lines. They get generator power a couple of hours a day - usually when it is dark.
This boy is brushing his teeth so he can come in and get his teeth checked by the dentist! Notice the water.....later, many kids were taking their bath at this same spot!
Trash was strewn about everywhere and the stench of urine was overwhelming at times. No one waved to us like they did at previous villages. It was an erie feeling – especially seeing how large the village was. We definitely did not feel welcome. The green house in the above pictures actually shut all of their windows and the door when we pulled up.....very creepy feeling. We opened the clinic up at 2, but didn’t get anyone in until 2:30. Apparently, they had to clean the church so the people filling out the medical cards could sit down and register the people. It was bad! Once the clinic started rolling it was VERY BUSY! The amount of people that came was probably double what we had done so far. Clinic was over about 5 and Ruth Ann and I had to stocked the pharmacy because it was depleted in a big way. Earl said we were having church at 7. Kathy and I went exploring – just a bit off the boat. This one little girl walked by me and grabbed my hand and kissed it. She was so cute! This village was not like the others – these people didn’t seem “happy”. You could see the hard life on their faces. The kids seemed very happy in church. I think it is Earl’s way with the kids – he makes them feel loved and gives them hope. Hardly any parents came – I think 3 and there was probably 25 – 30 kids.
This man and his wife were two of the only adults at the church service. He is one of the only people who profess to be Christians at this village.
Earl & Ruth Ann have not been coming to this village for very long and they do not have a pastor here. You can most definitely tell! No hope in their faces. Flavia told the story about Noah and the ark – of course it was all in Portugese, but you could tell what she was talking about.
Over dinner, Earl tried to trick everyone that she was really talking about Jonah and the whale. I think he actually got one of the few guys that came on the medical part. It was pretty funny! Earl did warn us to lock our doors this night, but compared with how I felt when we arrived at the village, I was pleasantly surprised by how much fun I had there and at the service. It was a good day!
Should I review the shower again?
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