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The Difference a Bicycle Makes...

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20 June 2011

May 11, 2011

"I'm so embarrased to have missed the meeting," he said.

It was 104 degrees and Jesus Guido had ridden all the way from Boca de Cantero on a borrowed bicycle to be part of the leadership meeting. But the bicycle was old and he'd had TWO flat tires along the way, so he had to stop every ten minutes and pump more air into the tires. It meant he was two hours late... and the meeting was over. He'd also missed the small lunch that JustHope had provided for the meeting... so it would be dinner time before he would eat that day. But he was smiling broadly, and stopped to ask about Noe's mother's health before he faced the prospect of turning around and riding the six miles back home in the heat... stopping again every ten minutes to put air in the battered tires.

"How long did it take you to get here?" I asked.

"About four hours," he said grinning, "because of the tires. Usually, I can ride in one hour."

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Elba, Juan Pablo, Juan Enrique, and... JustHope

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09 May 2011

May 5, 2011

Latest Updates from Chacraseca...      

Elba's health -  Elba

Elba -- Vice Coordinator of the Pastoral Committee and JustHope's Director of Women's Projects -- has been struggling with a heart problem that has been aggravated by the extreme heat and the long walk from her home to the Comite office, and visiting women in the micro-credit project.

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