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The people in the Berrinche needed a new bridge
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Hurricane Mitch destroyed or damaged most of it
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The middle section only needed to be re-built
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The East end needed to be extended
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The West end was completely gone
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New posts were cut . . .
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. . . hauled . . .
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. . . and pounded into the ground
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The kids helped with the nailing
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The East end was extended 40 feet
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The West end can be crossed once again
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Many children came to play
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It was a just as tiring "playing" as it was constructing
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They received some special gifts when we left
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That is a lot of weight being held up
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No more wet and muddy feet!
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We delivered donated goods to Colonia Balfate
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The paths were steep . . . at least it wasn't raining
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We felt for the families who must walk them everyday
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The people here have little material wealth
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The families were those of the girls in the soccer program
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We delivered clothes, toys, and other items
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The little soccer "field" in Colonia Balfate needs some improvements
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We busted up this huge boulder
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The wrong kind of effort
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Making a new friend
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The last chunk eventually came out
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We created a carnival for kids in Brick Bay
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Friendship bracelets were popular
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So was face painting . . .
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. . . and stickers
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Throwing bean bags
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She got a balloon . . .
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. . . and they got some candy
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Everyone had fun!
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The local public high school is called Colegio Guardiola
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We installed some new basketball hoops
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The girls played . . .
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. . . doing their best . . .
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. . . then the guys played
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Honduras beat the USA in both games
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Lots of fans got out of school early to watch
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The boys then played futbolito
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It is like soccer on a hard court
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The girls played volleyball
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This was the only victory for the USA on the trip
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We relaxed on the dock one afternoon
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Time to cool off!
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Our pal Enrique helped with all of our activities
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These 4 recent U of I grads became our friends and helped as well
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Delivering a special card . . .
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. . . and gift
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Feeding some iguanas
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We went way out to Mud Hole to visit the school
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The girls helped with the studying
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The guys built soccer goals . . .
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. . . and installed a new basketball hoop
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They liked the goals . . .
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. . . and the new hoop
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A Roatan revival event
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Our girls took on the girls in the Sandy Bay soccer program
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These girls are fast!
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It was very hot, but we stuck it out
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Honduras 1, USA 0
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The guys played one of the local teams
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We won't mention the score
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