Jan. 30 - Feb. 12 The Canadian Team

A team from Compass Point Church in Canada came again in January. They helped in an outreach of the church to install 'Onil stoves' in the kitchens of the poor in Patzun. The stoves use 65-70% less wood than regular wood fires, making gathering of the wood much faster and less costly, and they have a chimney vented outside, eliminating most of the smoke that formally filled the kitchens - and the eyes and lungs of the women and children who cooked and played in the kitchen.
The team installed 8 stoves and made cement floors in seven of the kitchens. The Patzuneras were very thankful for their new stoves. Each recipient paid some for their stove, according to their need; the majority of the bill was paid for by donations.
Another team (from Texas) is planning to come down in late May to install more stoves.

The Canadian team with two of the recipients for the stoves

Mixing cement for the kitchen floor

Ken helping with the installation

Another happy family