Day 4

Roberta joined Corrie, Santina and Rita in the apostolate. Apparently, the children were waiting for them and greeted them with great joy... They also played up on the ladies a little bit more.
Building progressed apace... One wall is six rows high and another is seven rows. The building is definitely taking shape and Melvin and his family could not be happier.
After lunch we visited the psychiatric hospital. As with last year, this was a very confronting experience. The patients were definitely glad to receive from us the gift of a small snack, but there conditions are unimaginably miserable... Even the paying patients stayed in substandard conditions.
In the late afternoon, we went to the scavenger village next to the residents. We made quite an extensive tour of the village and encountered many residents and as variety of housing conditions. Eventually, a bit late, it was time for Mass. The Mass was heavenly - even though the chapel is just a shack, the worship was pure joy...
After mass, the group distributed cooked meals, juice and buns to the people. We ran out of food even though many were still awaiting.
Building or caring for the disabled, distributing food in the psych hospital, mass at the dump... It was an amazing day.