With Cheri now in Peru installation of the playground in Yapatera has finally begun. Yesterday we mapped out what is quickly growing from a playground to a park or village square and the holes were dug for the placement of the equipment. Today most of the equipment was installed and within in minutes there were 30 children on the seesaws and 15 children on the slide. The equipment is being constructed by a local business in the next biggest town and is owned by 5 brothers. Neighbors in Yapatera are helping in the installation. One boy, about 10 years old asked us "When are you taking the playground away again?". We pointed to the cement with which the equipment was being put in place and said, "that's because it's going to stay". His face lit up. The women who had gathered in the crowd watching the installation were overheard saying, "Finally we have somewhere to take the little ones, something for them to do!"The building of a fence and benches and the planting of flowers and plants will follow soon..
