We woke up this morning to the great sight of dark skies. While it has been much cooler here than I am used to, it still is hot. The sight of clouds and the threat of rain were a welcome sight. During breakfast the skies opened up and we had a short downpour. The rain stopped so we were off to work.
Today it was our turn for cleansweep. Cleansweep is a project that helps to keep the island clean. We were working with one of my favorite islanders Bye Bye. Elbert or Bye Bye for short is a great God loving man. I met him the first time I came down to Helene and have enjoyed working and talking with him ever since.
We tackled the area just before the bite. The problem with the coastline here is that all the trash that is thrown out at sea washes up. I like this kind of work because you can see the results instantly. The beach looked so much nicer after we were done. Right before it was time to leave for lunch we got caught in a massive downpour. We ran and hid in a little storage hut. I was a little worried about scarring a dog that was in there too, I did not want it to feel trapped and attack his way out. Thankfully that did not happen. 
After lunch we were back at it for cleansweep. We got a lot done and it was great to look back up the coastline and see a trashfree beach. Even a local boy chipped in and helped for almost an hour. He did a great job and we would use the rake and shovel to make seaweed sandwiches and grab more trash than either of us could alone. On the way back to the clinic we got SOAKED. But it was ok, the rain is not cold like Oregon rain.
Ewings wanted me to play some soccer and even thou I am bad I thought why not. We played keep away for over a half and hour while getting soaked to the bone but I was never cold. Our side entertainment was watching sheba(the clinic’s dog) heard cows.
We’ll it is time for dinner and than church. I have loved my time here and am trying not to think that it is already half way over. The first two days seemed to go slow and now today it feels like someone pressed the fast foward button.
Later,
Paul