A mi familia en Playa/To My Playa Family…

Este Mail lo escribio Kevin,

To My Playa Family…

The most incredible thing happened today. Early today we had no more water to give the public commissary which is preparing 300 meals per day in centro. Then an entire water truck from Cristal arrived courtesy of our friends in Playa……I think 2500 1 Gallon Jugs and we distributed it to go out with the convoy from Playa. They brought hundreds of mosquito nets from the Dutch Consul, dozens of lonas, and enough dispensas to go around all the areas of Mahahual and Xcalak, too. It is amazing to see what Luna Blue, playa.info and the Dutch community are doing and it all appears to be seamless. It is really hard to tell who is bringing what! They work together beautifully and selflessly.

After the convoy was split up and sent their different ways with volunteers from here I was privately worried that we may not have had enough dispensas to last for a more than a few days. Just then a huge bus full (same size as an ADO) of college students from a university in Cancun arrived and asked for me. I have no idea how they ended up her but will find out. In addition, they had a moving truck full of at least 1200 dispenas. What an emotional moment. When the students asked me to tell the entire group what Costa Maya means to me I couldn’t help swallowing my words…they know what it means to now. One doctor that came with the group came up to me and thanked ME for taking care of the Mexican people. I told him that I will never come close to repaying the kindness and warmth that the Mexican people have given me. The students and volunteers from here connected instantly and worked together to deliver dispensas to the pueblo and then went with a guide to Limones, Chacchoben, and Noh Bec on the way back to Cancun. There will be enough food for another week now, too.

The town is shutting down the public commissary tomorrow, so now we are all really worried. Still no aid from anyone other than volunteers.

Lic. Kevin Graham

We’d like to end with these words:
“And if ye mingle your affairs with theirs, then they are your brothers.” — the Koran


A mi familia en Playa:

Lo mas increible ocurrio el Sabado. Temprano en la mañana no habia mas agua en el comedor publico donde se esta preparando comida para 300 personas. Entonces llego un camion de Cristal cortesía de nuestros amigos en Playa. Creo que fueron 2500 galones que fueron distribuidos con el convoy de Playa. Trajeron cientos de mosquiteros del consulado Holandes, docenas de lonas, suficientes despensas para llegar a todas las areas de Mahahual y Xcalak. Es increíble ver lo que Luna Blue, Playainfo y la comunidad holandesa estan haciendo. Es realmente difícil saber quien esta trayendo que!! Todos ellos trabajan maravillosa y generosamente.

Después de que el convoy fuera repartido a todos los voluntarios para hacer la distribución me quede preocupado por si no teniamos suficientes despensas para los próximos dias. Y fue entonces que un autobús (del tamaño del ADO), lleno de estudiantes de la Universidad de Lasalle en Cancún, llego y pregunto por mi. Ademas llevaban detrás un camion enorme con 1800 despensas!!! Q momento mas emocionante!! Cuando los estudiantes me preguntaron que significa Costa Maya para mi, no pude contestar tragando mis palabras..... Ahora ya saben lo que significa. Entonces vino el doctor de la universidad y nos agradecio por ayudar a la gente mexicana. Le dije que nunca podre devolver todo la simpatia y hospitalidad que los mexicanos me han dado a mi.... Los estudiantes y voluntarios de aquí conectaron rapidamente y repartieron las despensas en el pueblo y mas tarde se fueron con su guia a Limones, Chac Choben y Noh Bec en su marcha a Cancún. Ahor habra comida suficiente para una semana mas.

El comedor del pueblo sa ha cerrado hoy, y daba de comer a 300 personas, de forma que ahora estamos muy preocupados. Por ahora seguimos sin tener mas ayuda que la voluntaria.
Me gustaria terminar con estas palabras:

"Si compartes tus temores con los suyos, entonces son tus hermanos!- El Coran


Lic.Kevin Graham