This entire week we will be working with Brainard August and his ministry, MEBAM, in an effort to help the village of Santa Familia. Today we started the morning preparing for the village’s Mother’s Day celebration. This celebration will take place in the evening at the home of one of the members of the congregation. One of the problems that we faced was that there wasn’t a street or porch light to provide illumination in the evening, so we traveled to the home this morning to install a light.

This type of rugged craftsmanship that spawns from necessity has always fascinated me about Belize; today was no different. Brainard provided an old florescent light bulb and fixture that were connected directly to an extension cord. Then, with some metal twine that the woman in the house found, Brainard and I crudely fastened the fixture to one of the roof beams. The job was not up to any code that I was aware of, but the important thing is that the light that it provides will help to bring a village together to celebrate mothers around the world.

Let us know what you think about our job, and we will be sure to update you on how the celebration goes tonight!