It's hot! We are simmering at 100 degrees and it's very humid. The routine is up at 5:30, breakfast at 6:00, and then all the teams split up into medical, Food distribution, and Homebuilding. There are two construction crews both of which are building new brick
structures as well as renovations to existing homes in Rach Gia. One of our sites is located in a cemetery in the Vinh Loi Ward of the city. The residents are up early to watch us as they perch on the above ground tombs. We are the local attractions and are used to posing for pictures. Some of our teen team members are learning from the local children how to count and speak Vietnamese.
Tuesday several nuns from a Buddhist temple befriended us and on our second day of work preparing an amazing lunch under the protection of the shaded porches of the temple. We gave generously to their need to purchase materials for construction materials. We also had several
logistical problems with deliveries on day one holding up our progress. By the second day we have the walls of house 2 half way up with the new corrugated metal Roof in place. We have had two team causalities from the heat.
Dorothy is on the medical team and specifically working with our team's dentist. She is helping with the organizing and recording of the children's dental exams as well as applying fluoride treatments to their teeth. More than 50% of the 500 children seen require extractions however the dentist has not been able to do them due to local regulations. The team will be trying to correct this tomorrow. The children on the team have also given out bicycles to student
scholarship recipients the equivalent to winning a car back in America. This bicycle will allow these students to attend school.
We have visited Liam's orphanage and were able to tour the facility and see where Liam spent the first months of his life. We shared the experience with Sue and Brianna. Brianna was adopted the same day from the Kien Giang Orphanage. Needless to say it was an emotional
visit.
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