So we woke up again this morning to rain, I'm really getting tired of it. It wasnt until right before lunch today that it finally stopped, and now were getting a taste of true Central American weather. We all are just about to go crazy without our baggage, we've been without it since Sunday.Living out of your carry on bag gets really old. Really old. Because the rain has been so bad, the roads are a muddy mess. They've had to take our luggage out of the orginail van, put them in canoes to cross the river, and now the bags are in another van, hopefully coming today. I think you can only wear an outfit so many times. Otherwise the trip so far has been exicting, today will be the first Bible lesson we do with the kiddies, hopefully they'll have enough attention. After we play with them for a while we can look forward to rice and beans at dinner. You can never have enough rice and beans. Hopefully by that time it will be getting dark and we'll cool off during porch time and hear about everyone's day. I guess that's all for now. Adios!
-Lacy
Tuesday, August 3, 2010
Just Another Managua Monday
I've been told to preface this entry by saying that We are all safe, No one has died, been kidnapped or gotten malaria. . . yet. My mother knows if it were up to me you would all be under the impression that we had been kidnapped and were the primary hostages in a spontaneous civil war. She's dealt with my sadistic humor for 20 years and for that I say, thank you mother dearest, if I were you I would have shipped me to a Nicaraguan orphanage for a whole other reason than missions.
Today concludes the first full day in Nicaragua. After spending the night in the Managua Best Western we awoke at 4 AM to hurry up and wait for our flight to Puerto Cavezas. While waiting, our source of entertainment were two televisions, one selling what appeared to be holy olive oil and the other playing a compilation of music videos from a man we concluded was Screech from "Saved by the Bell" if he had grown up hispanic. . and with talent.
We had to split the group between two planes since each plane only fit 12 people plus the two pilots. Scratch that, one pilot and one student with notepad and textbook in tow, a real confidence booster when flying to the other side of the country. Despite my hesitation to take my eye off the cockpit for fear of imminent deadness, once I did I didn't look back. The country is beautiful. Rich green farmland, rolling hills, sprawling mountains and a sky bluer than a blue M & M (seriously, look at one, they're really blue)
Unfortunately that all changed once we got to Puerto Cavezas. You don't know rain until you've seen Central America in the rainy season. After testing the limits of our 18 passenger van's 4-wheeling capability we got our soaked luggage and took a school bus through the soaked streets of Puerto Cavezas. It was an eye opener, most of the houses were one room supported on stilts. There were giant holes in the street and starving dogs everywhere. Once we got to the Verbo Church however it was a totally different atmosphere than outside. The houses were well built and sprawling green grass covered everything but the paths.
After settling in, we got a tour of the church grounds and interacted with the orphans. I played Uno with three girls who apparently were the only girls not hanging on Thomas and being thrown in the air, squeals of otra vez filled the courtyard.
Once we had exhausted ourselves we had dinner and settled in for the night, falling asleep to the torrential downpour on the tin roof.
Roxy
Today concludes the first full day in Nicaragua. After spending the night in the Managua Best Western we awoke at 4 AM to hurry up and wait for our flight to Puerto Cavezas. While waiting, our source of entertainment were two televisions, one selling what appeared to be holy olive oil and the other playing a compilation of music videos from a man we concluded was Screech from "Saved by the Bell" if he had grown up hispanic. . and with talent.
We had to split the group between two planes since each plane only fit 12 people plus the two pilots. Scratch that, one pilot and one student with notepad and textbook in tow, a real confidence booster when flying to the other side of the country. Despite my hesitation to take my eye off the cockpit for fear of imminent deadness, once I did I didn't look back. The country is beautiful. Rich green farmland, rolling hills, sprawling mountains and a sky bluer than a blue M & M (seriously, look at one, they're really blue)
Unfortunately that all changed once we got to Puerto Cavezas. You don't know rain until you've seen Central America in the rainy season. After testing the limits of our 18 passenger van's 4-wheeling capability we got our soaked luggage and took a school bus through the soaked streets of Puerto Cavezas. It was an eye opener, most of the houses were one room supported on stilts. There were giant holes in the street and starving dogs everywhere. Once we got to the Verbo Church however it was a totally different atmosphere than outside. The houses were well built and sprawling green grass covered everything but the paths.
After settling in, we got a tour of the church grounds and interacted with the orphans. I played Uno with three girls who apparently were the only girls not hanging on Thomas and being thrown in the air, squeals of otra vez filled the courtyard.
Once we had exhausted ourselves we had dinner and settled in for the night, falling asleep to the torrential downpour on the tin roof.
Roxy
Monday, August 2, 2010
Arrived
Hello to all at home. We have arrived in managua with all our team members and luggage acounted for and in one piece. We are tired and ready for a short sleep. We travel again early tommorrow. Please continue to pray for us. We will try to blog again tommorrow. Flights went well with minimun layovers.
Saturday, July 24, 2010
Ready....
Tomorrow the Nicaragua team meets for it's last team meeting before departing. We are all getting excited and running around trying to take care of all the little details. Please pray that during this time we will not loose focus of what is really important, taking the love of Christ and the message of hope to those that are still lost. We will try to update this blog while we are traveling so keep checking back.
Thursday, July 1, 2010
Let the dentistry begin!
Today was the frist day on the construction/medical/vbs sites. Craziness all around! Dr Dee, Janet, and Eric worked so hard peoples teeth fell out! Medical team had a lot of stomach aches, but most of the people today had fillings, cleanings, and hundreds of extractions.
Pradeepa
Pradeepa
voices lifted up
The construction site was hot as Haiti...literally! But we seemed to form some good relationships with the masons and workers (some of whom aren't believers). Most of us are picking up Creole words that are helping us get by and getting laughed at in the process.
The VBS started out with 9 kids and by the end of the... day had 200 it was awesome, because we could here them singing from the construction site that was half a mile away!
Pradeepa
The VBS started out with 9 kids and by the end of the... day had 200 it was awesome, because we could here them singing from the construction site that was half a mile away!
Pradeepa
Pray
Please be praying for our physical stregnth that we would rely and be sustained by God and not solely rely on our own capabilities. We are doing our devotions from James so be praying that our individual and group time would be guided by the Holy Spirit. Also please pray for opportunities to present the Gospel to the... lost and have the Gospel root deeper in our own hearts. Lastly for continued unity in Christ for our team.
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