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Today was the day to wrap things up and tie up any loose ends.

In addition to this it was the day to hand out school uniforms to all the kids. Some had uniforms already and for others it was their first.

 

We saw a number of children with uniforms from last year that Shirley Peterson and her gang of sewers spent their time on. Pictured here are a few with those uniforms on; with the logo on the pocket.

The fellow on the right is wearing a shirt donated by the Lab Staff at Credit Valley Hospital last year. It's really great to see the donated clothing being put to good use.

 

The trusses are still going strong with the finishing touches being put on the first 100 feet. Flooring was being laid as fast as the welders could arc weld the supports. Pictured left is Greg Penny up on the trusses holding cross-members in place for the welder.

Pictured to the right is Doug Kirkwood as he finishes up the installation of flourescent lighting in the old warehouse.

The bike shop is doing very well with the finishing touches coming tomorrow. A little girl brought her bike by today with absolutely no tread on one of her tires. Matt Penman put a new tire on promptly and off she went happy as could be.

Three of us went with Pastor Douglas and Maurice, our interpreter, to one of the feeding programs today. This was a church/school where they feed the kids at lunch.

 

 

The kitchen is on site and World Missions Outreach supplies the food. There are 48 such sites throughout the area with anywhere from 40 to 600 children being fed at each site - for a total of 7000 children per day!

 

We then went to another feeding site - at the dump! We weren't able to be there when the kids were being fed but we did take a tour. Yes, we drove around inside the Managua City Dump!

It is unbelievable. These pictures just don't do it justice. The burning garbage and various other odours I will leave to your imagination.

There are people that actually live in amongst all the debris and have constructed houses out of what they've found at the dump. This is a way of life for them; scrounging for food and things that they can sell.

A church has been set up as well and there is a location where the feeding program takes place.

On the left is a picture of Pastor Douglas and his children. He is one of the pastors who helps out here at World Missions Outreach.

Pictured to the right is a school photo taken by Larry's daughter Lisa. It's quite a big crowd this year - about 300 are enrolled and many come on a bus that Larry owns. He sends it through the neighbourhood and it brings 50 to 60 kids each day.

 

Here the kids are at the end of the day loading on the bus to go home. As you can see it's quite a load. Almost as full as my subway train arriving at Yonge St. at 9 a.m.!

 

 

Just to reinforce how much we appreciate prayer, I received these pictures from Larry's daughter Lisa today and thought I would share them with you. On the left you can see the two trusses that fell right over.

On the right is a picture taken with the wind blowing hard yet again. Each one of these pairs of trusses weighs about 800 lbs. As it turns out these ones came back into place long enough for Greg Penny and myself (Bruce Pellowe) to tie them down and brace them securely. All's well that ends well!