I woke to the room shaking with an earthquake at 5am...should I get out? It stopped before I could decide... Welcome to Pichilemu!
Jeff Ryan of Misfit Aid and I helped load the truck with wall frames Mitch and the YWAM team had already made up. We arrived at Momono's lot and his smiling face welcomed us. He is a fisherman with a few kids and lost his house in the earthquake. He has been crammed in his mother's place in a shed since February.
Today the "Homes of Hope" team erected the whole house frame. Girls fixed fibre cement sheeting, guys manipulated frames, local dogs quarelled underfoot, nails flew into the soft wet pine and everyone enjoyed the easy going leadership of Robbie and Mitch. Lunch was handmade crab and cheese empaladas... Gotta have more of them!
Momono is stoked to see his new family home emerge before his eyes and has promised us a seafood lunch tomorrow. Surf is cold, onshore and messy...perfect building conditions, but a 6-10' SW swell forecast tomorrow.
Thanks for those who helped partner in this project. There's a heap of homes condemned in this town. The tsunami ripped through the beachfront demolishing fences, buildings, boats, even concrete handrail. They have rebuilt quickly and tourists have returned, but with the cold, wet winter here those without homes are suffering. Talk to you tomorrow.
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