Posted in Bluefields 2008, Features on Apr 9th, 2008 2 Comments »
Every morning I would wake up early and have my coffee while standing on the front porch of our house. At 6:15am in the morning, the temperature is comfortable and the streets are quiet. I would stand there breathing in the fragrant air, and listening to the unseen birds and the distant car driving by.
But [...]
Posted in Bluefields 2007 on Mar 29th, 2007 No Comments »
Each day when we were in Bluefields we spent it doing construction, administering the locals, or doing an eye glasses clinic. While the work was draining in the warm and humid weather, the daily reminders of the needs in this little city erodes the soul. Poverty, joblessness, addiction, teenage pregnancy, domestic abuse…
In face of such [...]
Posted in Bluefields 2007 on Mar 26th, 2007 No Comments »
On the 4th day of our Mission in Bluefields, we had the opportunity to go to the Rock Quarry (for more information about the Quarry, see this post I wrote earlier).
What impacted me the most was the children who lived and worked within the quarry. It’s very difficult to see children break rocks so that [...]
