A TIME TO BREAK DOWN AND A TIME TO BUILD UP

Praise the Lord!
We have the funds to start the second floor of the new classroom building.

The neighbors tell us that this is the oldest building in the neighborhood.  The construction method is what is called wattle and daub (look it up on wikipedia).  The property used to be a lecheria (dairy) and this house was where the vaquero (cowboy) lived.

This building has been the home of the school caretaker and his family.  Sadly it is in the way.  The stairway to the second floor needs to go where this house is.  We plan to start construction soon.  First the second story will be built, then during our summer vacation that start in November the old house will come down and the stairway will be built.

Praise the Lord for His provision.  Pray that there will be enough funds to finish the work. Since we got the estimate prices have gone up.

The mosquito Aedes aegypti feeding.

This little fellow is the carrier of dengue fever.  

We are still dealing with dengue fever in our house.  Marion was down for three weeks, she got up for a week and went down again last Monday and has been ailing since then.  There isn’t much one can do, acetaminophen for pain and fever, drink plenty of liquids, watch out for signs of the dengue hemorrhagic fever.

The doctors in Bolivia are still on strike. They are only attending in the emergency room.  (The emergency room in Portachuelo is staffed by interns right out of medical school.  It is often an frustrating and sometimes frightening experience.)

Today Marion and I went into Montero to find some medical help. I had to stop by the hospital where we have the staff of the school insured to make the monthly insurance payment.  I was talking to the secretary at the hospital and she said that Dr. Choque, the hospital director, would be glad to look at Marion.  Dr. Choque saw her in his office and prescribed an IV with lots of vitamins and some pain medicine.   We are back home waiting for someone to come and put in the IV.  Why didn't I learn to put in an IV when I had the chance?

Many at the school are battling with dengue, I still have times with fever and extreme fatigue.