Sunday, August 4, 2013

  Today we were in the little town of Quisqueya, where we go to a branch of the church.  There, as in some other places, they seem to like bright colored homes.  I quite like some of the colors they use.  These are some typical houses in the town.




  
The last blue one is right across from the church.
We also went over to the Relief Society President's home.  It had a flood a while ago and some of the men, led by Elder Yturralde helped to fix it and put some more stability to it.  They also have been  building a house in back for her daughter.  It is not finished, but the shell is there.  They built all of the things from recycled or found materials--like packing boxes and old wood and some cinder blocks.  I've never seen a place quite like it!  Here are a few pictures.  In the rear to the left is a small building that is the bathroom. You will see the "pet" rooster in the picture with Earl and the Yturraldes standing in front of the second house to be built.  Sort of a different version of Habitat for Humanity.




Inside her house you can see first her kitchen then her living room and then the arch between that they made of packing boxes.  You don't see the two bedrooms, which are divided from the living room by curtains. The house is maybe 25'x15' and full of people right now.


In this picture you see our smiling friend holding some "swappies," which are
string mops that were made in another Yturralde project and which they
sell for money.  There are lots of customers at the Junta, where we work, that buy them.
 

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