August 16 - Day 4 (Part 1) We are done with our work and came back to the hotel around 1pm to get showered and changed for the late afternoon/evening activities at the school. The painting is all done, the weeds are pulled, the trash is picked up, the backpacks have been distributed, gifts for this afternoon have been wrapped, and the cafeteria is almost finished. This afternoon we go back for a field day with the school children and then this evening we eat at the school with the community (about 400 in all). I have been eating food at the school all week that has been prepared by the parents so I should be ready for tonight but if you know me at all you know this is way out of my comfort zone. Perhaps you have noticed from some of the pictures of the food being prepared and the dishes being washed that it might not be up to US restaurant standards. I am praying that we have so much Pepto Bismol in our systems that nothing bad will stick with us. I'm struck again this year by how happy and playful the kids at the school are even though they have next to nothing. The families got kicked out of the garbage dump recently and so no many are homeless, roaming from place to place. The cafeteria is going to be a huge benefit to them because the school will now provide them with breakfast and lunch. Most of the families do not have the proper paperwork to prove that they are citizens and are not treated well. We are looking forward to playing with the kids this afternoon.