A Success??

Ok, so I will consider today a success, but only because all 32 are still alive, but that is really the best I can come up with for the day. It started out great, we slept in a bit, the sun was shining, we were all ready to conquer the day. That is the end of the good news....Two of our team members had to be taken to the hospital for severe dehydration and bacterial intestinal infections (don't you all wish you were here?). The bus also had to stop halfway up the hill to drop off a member who didn't think he could make it anymore, a taxi came and got him and took him back to the hotel. When we finally did make it up the hill, we were greeted by 300 kids who had been standing outside for 3 hours waiting for us to get there. Chaos ensued, and I am not sure what all transpired after that, but I do know that the sun that greeted us was short lived. We had the mother of all storms up there, complete with thunder, lightning, hail, rain,mud sliding down the hills, really Kate, we can use you next time, please come with us and help us dress appropriately for the typhoon that is approaching. It really was an exhausting day. My dad made the comment that this is the closest thing to being a battle that he has ever been a part of. We have people wounded, incapacitated, and the rest of us sent out to continue marching on. It was a success, but not like we pictured it. Tomorrow is our last day, and then home again!! Please pray for us for safety, energy, and health.