Venezuela Vet Team No. 2 - Wednesday

The second veterinary mission team completed another full day of work in Venezuela on Wednesday. It rained very hard last night and continued to rain all morning as we went out to work. It did not take long for all of us to be covered in mud and soaking wet. It always makes for an interesting day working pigs when there has been so much rain. We worked today in a community very close to the dump. It was the first time this week that we have been that close to the dump, so several of our team members were seeing it for the first time. We worked mainly pigs today, with the exception being a coplue dozen sheep and about 5 donkeys. In the afternoon we worked for about an hour in the same community and then began giving out food. We divided into two teams, each containing with some ITAM staff and Fueñte de Amor members. All together we gave out about 30 bags of food and prayed for each family that we left food with. When both teams were out of food, we gathered back around the bus and had a small carnival for the community children. It is always an amazing time when we get to interact so intimately with all the children. We were going to try to go to the city dump today but the weather did not permit us to go; however, we are going to try to go again tomorrow. Tomorrow is our last work day and we will be working in the community that surrounds Fueñte de Amor.