The flood in November left the local soccer field in complete ruin. It was covered with uprooted trees, parts of trees, all kinds of debris, and with a mountain of sand that left one half of the field about 3 feet higher than the other half. Seeing the importance of restoring this" "community center" - a place where families, friends, old, and young could gather together and play - to funcional use was something that caught the personal attention of our fearless leader Benson. He was able to organize the local youth, kids and some of the men, as well as recruit the hard labor of our volunteer teams from Colorado to transform the "mess" into a smooth, level place to play soccer. It was inspirational to see the way the young kids got involved and you could literally see their excitement growing as they realized that their soccer field was not lost forever, but in fact, about to be restored. And despite the fact that we saw the situation as ideal for a backhoe, it was all acheived through several days of hard work by many hands, many shovels, and just one wheelbarrow.
some of the tree trunks and debris that was removed
some of the local men and kids working the shovels
Benson encouraging and motivating the local guys
the kids got excited about helping out too
some of our Colorado crew
