I managed to try to publish yesterday's blog and excluded a paragraph or two. . .and while I can't now recall all of what got deleted the Model T metaphor was about FUMC's support for building the 2-room school building in the village of Chiraque. 35 villagers have work given our support, with many making 200 Gouds per day. . .weilding pickaxes, shovels, pikes, mallets. . .or buckets hauling mortar, stone, rock, cement and rebar up the equivalent of 8-stories. That's $5. . .what LUCKY American's were making 100 years ago. They were totally into the work, despite the sun/heat/humidity, navigating the trenches in bare feet and feasting on beans and rice (we provide money for lunch when we support construction projects like this). It is a poor country that hasn't yet found a way to self-generate the virtuous upward cycle of economic activity that feeds on itself. In the meantime, we're making it possible for them to feed themselves. Thanks!
John Smith
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