Agradecemos or We are thankful.

Today we arose at 7 am to the usual sounds of firecrackers and roosters. There was no time to lie in bed since we had to make our way to the hospital by 8 am. We quickly make ourselves cups of coffee to take with us on the 15 minute walk. We got there and waited only a couple of minutes for our friend Mauricio to peek his head around the corner. (Waiting a couple of minutes is somewhat of a miracle. There had been times that we waited hours for someone to show). We scurried our way up the ladder to where the water tanks rest, wondering silently if they were lleno (full) or vacio (empty). To our surprise, one was completely full and the other, more than ¾. This was great news for Mauricio, it meant that he will not have to purify everyday, but every other day.
We ended up not having to go through the process one last time with him. Which is ok because he had caught on so quickly. Being a very bright man, we are completely confident in his ability to take care of the system.
Mauricio had us follow him into the kitchen so that he could show us that the water coming out of the faucet was in fact clean. He expressed to us that all 7 faucets now had clean water coming out of them. It was a great feeling to see his face when he was able to tell us this. We can only thank God for having us meet someone like Mauricio. It made the whole process a lot easier on everybody.
To give you an idea of how much the water system is going to help out the hospital: They spend Q17 ($2.30) per 5 gallon drum which they have 25 of equaling Q425 ($57) per week or Q1700 ($228) per month. This may not seem like too much to us but for a place that regularly has financial shortcomings, this is a great relief.
Before leaving, Mauricio expressed his thankfulness to us. Seeing he only speaks Spanish we had to listen very intently. Between embraces, he said that he looks forward to us returning and that the whole hospital is thankful for the work that Don Felix and we have done. “Muchisimas gracias.”
And we thank God that it was orchestrated so.
Team Dikaios is now down to only 4 members. The Kicklighters and the Deebs are spending their last day in Uspantan before they make their way back to Xela. There we will wrap up coffee business by talking with Manos Campesinos, a coffee co-operative. We will be there for 4 days and following, we will be going to Escuela de Las Montanas where we will be intensely learning Spanish. (Something that we know we should have done in the beginning.)
We hope that our fellow friends got home safely:
Kane, Michael, Jason and Keri.
Give everyone high fives for us.