This morning April and Carolyn went to Mayra's to sort the children's clothing, Greg and Brad worked at the school, and Pastor Cliff, Jim, Dawn, Andrew, Sara and Michelle went to San Miguel to shovel mud from houses. Greg said he couldn't believe the amount of mud in the homes yesterday. He couldn't imagine anything like that. It really made him grateful for the weather we have in Missouri!As they did yesterday, the crew met for lunch at the school and while a few went back to the hotel, the others remained to help with the work there. Greg said it was starting to take shape.
Baseball caps the crew had brought with them were handed out to some of the kids today and the kids really liked them. :)
Everyone returned to the hotel by 5:30 this evening. They had a little bit of down time before they met for dinner.
Here are pictures of the work they have been doing...
Sorting Clothes
AT THE SCHOOL
Proudly displaying Grain Valley Speedway's Banner!
Proudly displaying Grain Valley Speedway's Banner!
At San Miguel
Look at how deep the mud was!
Hunger and Malnutrition
- Guatemala has the 4th highest rate of chronic malnutrition in the WORLD and the highest in Latin America and the Caribbean.
- Currently 49.3% of children under 5 years old are malnourished. This is worse in the rural areas of the country where the indigenous population is concentrated. In the highlands 7 out of 10 children under the age of 5 years old are malnourished.
- National health services cover approximately 60% of the country.
Some of the causes of this problem...
- Low level of education and health
- Illiteracy
- Most of the rural areas lack water and sanitation systems.
- They have limited access to an adequate diet due to income restrictions and poverty. Some diets consist only of corn tortillas!
- Guatemala is prone to natural disasters - hurricanes, earthquakes, floods, and mudslides
Please pray for the starving children in Guatemala and the world! 
