By reh on 5/26/2005

You know the first part of the story, now for the rest of the story!

The last time Jeff and I were in El Amatillo the principal, Roxana, showed us around the school. She made a point of showing us the outhouse that has deteriorated. The roof has caved in, wooden door panel and wooden patrician had deteriorated and was gone. You have seen the pictures. Roxana humbly indicated that she would like some help getting it fixed.

Upon return, Jeff and I championed Roxana’s cause and found very sympathetic listeners among the Messiah family. Contributions from the choir sponsored Wednesday dinner and the L4L Wednesday dinner were combined and equaled approximately $235. Roxana had an estimate of $150 to fix the outhouse (I still believe the cost would be closer to $250).

I called Roxana last evening (May 25, 2005) and told her that the church choir had volunteered to fix the outhouse. We would send the money but she must keep ... Read More »

By reh on 5/14/2005

May 14, 2005

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Dear Partners:

In early April we became concerned by the relative silence out of Honduras - no email communication, no pictures, plus we were expecting a request for additional funds and vitamins and we had heard nothing after the initial reports in February starting the new school year. We suspected Roxana was having difficulty with the technology and was afraid to voice this for fear it would jeopardize the program. Although we hadn’t planned for a second visit to El Amatillo so soon, when the subject was brought up in committee, we all agreed a trip was needed (1) to verify the program’s startup was on track, (2) to inspect supplies and the accounting ledger, (3) to examine the communications facilities and options for transmitting digital camera pictures, and (4) to provide some training in basic computer and email proced ... Read More »