Today I packed up most of the remaining items that you all sent, along with many boxes from the other guys, and we headed out to do a humanitarian assist visit at a new village. They are considerably poorer than Tangi Kalay, so we made sure we brought enough for everyone and then some!
We arrived just after 9am, and they Malik(village leader) wanted us to give out our stuff at their school. The only bad part about that was that it's a good half mile from the village and all the kids had to walk that distance while we drove the trucks around through horrible terrain and 4 inches of mud. Minor issues of trucks getting stuck for a short period of time were overcome and we were ready to unload. The mud was just as bad at the school and we were covered in mud by the time we started. The great thing about the school was its front door allowed us to control the flow of traffic and made for a much more sane procedure.
They started with the youngest kids, and worked their way up to the big kids. That is a great way to get through the line because it allows us to make sure the little kids all get stuff before the big kids come in and attempt to hoard. All in all the give out was uneventful. Very well organized, and everyone got something, most of them got shoes and clothes along with toys! Lots of smiles and happy kids, although you couldn't tell from the pictures we got!! They seem to smile until you put a camera in front of them, then they clam up! Pictures are here.
It was a great day, and again, its always so great to be the final step in the chain started by all the very generous people at home. Many kids are happy tonight because of you, and I thank you for that!
Gary
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