Friday- day 2 of class

Breakfast was eggs (pancake looking omelet), beans and toast with very, very weak cinnamon tea.

Class began with fewer students- the Dr told us that Fridays were very busy for her, so we figured she wouldn't be there, but her nurse was there.
We did skits with costumes-- (Moses and Pharaoh - the parting of the Red Sea and the water from the rock).  The students seemed to enjoy the interaction.  One new student this morning was Earnesto, the minister of the Anglican church and he seemed to be really engaged in the activities.  After the skits, we did "Taste and See" and Take a Risk.  Taste and see shows the students that water that looks fine, isn't always what you want to drink. and the Take a Risk game shows that bacteria in a person's body may not make a person sick the first time it is ingested.  Many adult Nicaraguans have built up an immunity of sorts to the bacteria in their water, but continual use of the water can cause eventual illness.  Small children don't have an immunity, so are more likely to become sick from water borne bacteria.  We stress that many children worldwide die from waterborne pathogens.
We handed out the LWW song sheets and we sang most all the songs.  The students were familiar with most of them and enjoyed the singing.  We taught the song "Use this Water" to a familiar tune.

Yovett has heard from Steve and Bill (Virginia partners) and they think they may get the system out of customs tomorrow.   They are hoping for early in the day so they can get here before dark.

The 3 guys on our team took a panga to Kukra Hill this morning to do the final visit to that system.  Our obligation to a community is two follow up visits to check on their progress.  This is the second visit to Kukra Hill, and I was sorry I was busy teaching and couldn't go for this visit.  Originally we were scheduled to visit there Monday on our way home, but with the system arriving so very late, it seemed appropriate for the guys to do the visit before all the equipment arrives.  When it does get here the rush will be on to get as much completed as possible before we are scheduled to leave on Monday, mid afternoon.

Marjory and I ate lunch at a smaller table with just the 2 of us.  We had shrimp, fried plantains, and fruit.

For the afternoon session, only 2 students showed up and 4 children, so we did the skits again, and sang and sang and sang.   They really seemed to enjoy the Take a Risk game.
I promised the children (all boys at this point)  That if they'd come back tomorrow (Saturday) we'd have art supplies for them with crayons, colored pencils, tape, and pages to be colored.  We had black and while coloring sheets of our "Use this Water" and Wash your hands" posters and we also had creation pictures to be colored. They seemed excited to do this.  A word about school.  Their school year is from February through November.   December and January are their version of summer vacation.

We're still hoping for good news about the system boxes being released from customs tomorrow.

The guys returned from Kukra Hill pretty shaken-- not because of anything wrong in that town, but because of the panga ride.  It was blustery and the ride was very rough.  They said that Kukra Hill operation is doing well and making money, which is enough to pay the operators, provide new filters and maintenance and with some left for helping the community.

Pot roast with tortilla and white cheese for suppor

AT 5:30 WE HEARD THAT THE EQUIPMENT WILL BE RELEASED TOMORROW AND OUR VIRGINIA PARTNERS WILL BE HEADED ACROSS COUNTRY HOPING TO GET HERE BY DARK.

Construction could begin after Mass Sunday morning, which begins at 8am.