Christine, thanks a lot for your donation. This show of support does more than what the money will buy. I want to know who is really here to make it happen. I made some more money hooping at a night club and my folks added another 500 to my account, so I am ok for funds myself. I want to see what we can do as a group of amazing people when we put our engery together.

Thus far, Jeff has been the stand out Action Hero here as far as being creative and bringing his all to the project. Vicki has been making clothes for other ladies with the sewing machine he gifted. As I was eating dinner and she was using the machine, I said "Gracias, Jeff!" and she returned "MUCHO Gracias, Jeff!" and went on to say that she will use it to support herself, and how much she likes making clothes. She is good too. She couldn't afford a machine charging what she is... 2 bucks a blouse.

The others that have been here have given too... the bikes have been a big help. The past two days one kid has borrrowed a bike to get to school in another town... and would have had to walk the 6km otherwise.

I can't write more now, as Danny is in a hurry to play piano in another town on the way back to Roblito. Danny posts to his blog at www.ragginpianoboogie.com/blog.php

I am currently cleaning out the ruins of Gabe's old house to make a space for plastic and glass bottles to be collected. Lots of people have warned me about getting bit by snakes, but luckily I have only found one little one and lots of frogs and lizzards. Playing with the bricks and burning brush has been fun too. Before the Dia de Ejido.... Riblito's big town party, we will fix up the playground that is falling apart by painting it and adding a new floor and seats to the spinning globe, which is like a merry-go-round. Christine's $50 will go toward buying the sheet metal and paint.

The hot springs the other night were amazing, and then Danny played Piano under the stars.... what a feeling..... magic!

-C