Honduras January 7th

Our focus today was on housing. We took the time to travel around and see some of the homes and schools that PRR has built.

Those of us who were feeling adventurous, hopped into the back of a truck and took the tour with the wind blowing through our hair. There was nothing blocking our view of the mountains and valleys.

One home that we stopped at was particularly tragic. This shack had been built out of mud and is dangerous in this area, because the walls provide a place for a disease carrying bug to dwell. This bug, called a chagas, is about an inch and a half long and bites you in your sleep and sucks blood. The family is actually a candidate for a new hom ethat will be funded in party by PRR. These homes are to be constructed by mud blocks that the family makes themselves. PRR will help with building the concrete floor, a tin roof, and put concrete over the mud walls in order to seal them. The family has already started to build their blocks, but is having difficulty getting them made because the father has two broken legs and cannot walk. The mother stays up all night killing the chagas that are already filled with the blood of her three children. She cannot take them to the medical clinic to even get them tested for this disease. Even while this family is struggling so hard to live their life, they are still trying to plan for their future. Some of the group members were suggesting that the community should step in and help them form their blocks because it was an extreme situation. If you could have seen the look on the woman's face though, when she said no, that this was something she had to do for herself. It was going to be her home. Amazing.