MDRC March Team Trips

The MDRC sent two teams to Pignon one team March 12-19 and a second team March 19-27 .

Both teams traveled by MFI and had no problems with flights.
"We has two wonderful weeks in Pignon. We had people from Iowa, Minnesota and Nebraska." The trip team leaders were Dorothy and Virgil Dykstra

The first week had many high school and college people on the trip. We visited schools, the farm and many homes in the area. We also visited orphanage and churches. Both teams spent their time doing many many projects around the hospital and schools in and around Pignon.

The projects were:

• Painted exterior Salt and Light School at  La Bel Mer (l coat, needs 2nd coat) 
• Painted interior Salt and Light School at La Bel Mer all class rooms, 2 coats
  
• Iowa House-sanded beds and made ready to use , tiled bath/shower, cleaned lst floor and set up to use,
  
• Worked on roof to get ready to paint/seal,
  
• Painted interior dining area.
  
• Visited Morningside school at Guimbi and repaired water line
  
• Visited SONshine school at Savanette, looked over garden and latrine, prayed w/headmaster.
  
• Visited Meredith School at Terre Blanche, made and handed out bags to all kids and teachers, feeding program.
  
• Lined room for generator on Iowa House.
  
• Trenched 2 water lines-l to duples, l to Minnesota House
  
• Installed pressure tank at well and built protectives house over it.
  
• Installed floats in water tanks at Guy's House, mission house, Minnesota and Iowa Houses.
  
• Out patient clinic-installed stop sink.
  
• Run water from main to hot water heater.
  
• 2 days work cleaning rubble from floors in outpatient clinic.
  
• Relocated 4 in waste line in bathroom
  
• Hired Boss Makin to work on walls in outpatient clinc.
  
• Cleaned shop at Iowa House.
  
• Cleaned grounds at Iowa House.
  
• Made 295 bags to hand out at 3 Bears School.
  
• Cleaned out and painted depot across from Admin. Bldg.
  
• Got new mattress for guard w/new sheets, blanket and pillow.
  
• Made shelf and key ; rack and new screens for all windows.
  
• Built shelf in break room at Iowa House, and shelving unit for bedrooms.
  
• Painted ceiling of Pharmacy depot
• Visited the Bridge School at Boukeronne
• Brought rice for the Hospital feeding Program
• visited the Farm
• Visited UCI
• helped with the milk program
• Made Shelves for the Iowa house
• washed windows