Our Arrival

Upon arriving in Santiago we were met at the airport by Fanny, who works for Habitat for Humanity here in Chile, and the Mayor of the small rural town we're going to be working in. It was quite touching that he came out to meet us, and as we gathered round at the side of the baggage carousel he gave a short speech welcoming us and thanking us for the work we would do. He said that the Los Andes region had recently experienced a lot a very bad weather which had damaged a lot of the houses in the area. He said that our coming would bring a real joy to the area, and the whole community were really looking forward to it. It was a humbling welcome.