I love this place, where common sense rules, not health and safety!

Nobody can choose where they are born, and I guess I just got lucky. I´m really starting to realise how greatful I am for having the life I have been given. I have enough. This place has changed my view and outlook on life. I have learnt what is important in life and what isn´t. For that I am thankful.

This week has warmed up a lot, which is great news for my hands and feet =) On Sunday it was 38 Degrees C, where as the Sunday before it was only 8! Chances are it will go cold again in a few days though because Paraguay has crazy winters.

This morning we drove to the outskirts of the village where some of the children live who come to the Comedor for meals. There are no roads, its more of a really bumpy dirt track. On the way we drove past a tap, which provide the water for 10-15 houses. The children walk 30 minutes to school everday in flip flops and shoes that dont really fit, and their houses are made of mud and wood. At least in the village they have running water, electricity, showers and comfortable enough houses.

I have discovered that I am the ironing queen...well of Hama beads anyway...not clothes. Its a new thing for the girls that came out with us, and the teachers have been on strike the last few days so we had chance to do it with them.

This week we have been scrubbing the Comedor clean ready to re-paint it, while some local men put the heavy bits of the playground together. On Monday it is Children´s Day, and school is closed (again), and the girls are off to another village to do some evangelism through their dance and puppets again, so they have been busy preparing for that. Im guessing its going to be 20 kids on the back of a van again. Little Phil left us on Monday and has jetted to Rio De Janiero, and will join us again when we get to Iguassu in Brazil in about 15 days time.

We just checked the temperature and found out its 39.5 Degrees C...but its ok because one of the team has made about 10 litres of lemonade from the lemons that fall from the ugly tree...

Thank you for reading and for all your support, see you soon love Helen x