Christmas at the Squatter's Camp

This couple posed with the Bishop.  They just got married.  

                            

One area that we visited was the Squatter's Camp.  Last August it burned to the ground. The YSA's were very involved helping them rebuild their homes.  Yes, they actually live in these small shacks.  They have no running water, no electricity, and no bathroom facilities.  They put scraps of carpet on the ground to help control the mud from the rains.  But even though their living is very meager, their homes were clean, the children are clean, and everyone had smiles and love for us.







Below is called a Donkey Boiler.  The YSA's built this for them.   A young man will arise every morning before 5:00 A.M. to start a fire to heat the water that is in the Boiler.  Then when the people get up they can have a hot drink or warm water to wash.  It is quite a luxury for them.

Elder and Sister Hatch pose with some of the Young Single Adults and the children of the Squatters Camp.  The green
barrel behind them is their water source.

The Jollys, The Stonehockers, Father and Mother Christmas, The Hatches, and The Piedgrasses.