Days of meeting; planning

If these pictures give you the impression we are  in a lot of meetings you are right. CALMS has done a great deal of preparatory work for our visit.  In the top picture we are meeting with Village Council Members and teachers from the village schools. In the bottom picture, we are debriefing over breakfast.  Between the alpine climbs in the rental van and the meetings to learn we are very occupied. Today we met with the third village we are considering for partnership.  We are all surprised by the abject poverty and the uniquely different circumstances in each village.  Our decision to select one village is painful, because it means we can't help the other two. 

We are learning to appreciate more what each of us brings to the table for the sake of the mission.  We have learned so much and been deeply impacted by the scenes we observed.  I'm still having difficulty getting you some of the pictures from the villages, but hopefully we can provide more views to you later.

Blessings,

Bruce