Abelines 04.24.09

natural beauty in rural El Salvador

Victorio’s Church in Abelines where quarterly pastoral meeting was held

water running up to house, a project that took a lot of work

A little girl at one of the homes, family is a house recipient

sister dressed and washer the little girl

Siblings

This little girl stayed close to her brother

Another sibling slowly appears

outside the house, where cooking and cleaning is done

view from outside house

new house in the background

the boy is 8 yrs. old, due to malnutrition he looked younger. This is true for many children, they appear smaller and under-developed for the age. Often there is not enough to eat, so this young boy and his brothers will collect flowers for food

Shane outside Pastor Victorio’s Church

these dogs are called “bicicletas” or “bicycles”

Shane and Dave waiting for lunch

Lunch is served, prepared by Pastor Victorio’s wifer and daughters

Tortillas, the stack was even higher, they are all prepared by hand

beds inside the health clinic

on the path to visit homes and conduct interviews with house-recipients

A community member leading us, barefoot, which is amazing to see because the ground is rough and the climbs are steep

Doris and Margarita hiking from house to house

shane walking on the path to visit a home

The second family we visited, who had received a new home

A little girl getting her dose of iron, which is drawn from the center of these fruits, and in many cases is the only source of iron

A family in their new house

Lady, Pastor Victorio’s daughter, and a young girl whose home we were at behind her

The young girl is breaking open this fruit to get to the sweet part – the iron

The third family and house-recipients we visited

A 2 week old baby was sleeping inside the house

Shane entering the room to see the baby

A clothes hanger doubles as picture hanger

Women preparing tortillas outside house

An older house in the community

On the side of the road

Children in the community

many kids, if not barefoot, wore soccer shoes because they are good on this rocky, often muddy terrain

The next house recipients, standing in front of the current house which will soon be replaced

boy selling zucchini and margarita buying

Shane and Anya in Abelines