The ladies team went to Ascension village today to take part in the feeding program started by Bill and Donna from British Columbia. The program has become almost completely turned over to a local team that Bill and Donna have trained over the years. A group of young people from the village, who came through the program themselves, assist in the control and feeding of the children. Canadian Christian Gleaners, based in Cambridge Ontario, supplies most of the food which is dried soup mix and dried fruit. It arrives in a shipping container every 3 or 4 months. For many of the ladies it was there first trip to Ascension and they were disturbed at the conditions in the village. This village is kind of off the beaten track and it is difficult for the men to find enough work to support their families. I have written about this before if you wish to check earlier posts about Ascension.
The men's team worked most of the day at the Pregnancy Resource Centre, installing and painting all the shelving built in previous days. I won't have any pictures available until I return to Canada, but I saw one in which Harry is inside one of the cupboards lying flat on a shelve in order to paint into the recessed area. Only his feet and lower back are visible.
I don't recall what the ladies did in the afternoon so I will have to add it later.
The good news is that each day I feel a little better and was able to eat small regular meals today.
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