This will be short and sweet since it's midnight here and I have to be up at 5:30a to be ready to wake the team for 6am breakfast.
Mary and I had a last quiet day of preparing for the team. We also did some laundry, read, studied, rested and then left with Danilo in the van to pick up German and head to Managua to pick up the team.
When the team was boarding the plane in Houston, we were heading to the airport. We actually took about 45 minutes to stop at the big mall (I had not seen it before) and grabbed dinner at the food court. Then we scooted over to the airport. On the way, Danilo got pulled over for making a questionable lane change, but the policeman let us go when he found a bigger fish to fry...someone driving without lights. We did see a couple of accidents between motorcycles and cars. Regular big city driving. Although they drive crazy everywhere in Nicaragua, we don't see hardly any accidents in León and the surrounding areas. Anyway...
We made it to the airport and found that the plane had made it in about 15 minutes early. The team got through all of their checkpoints and gathered the 36 checked bags and headed out the door to meet us. We put all the luggage in one van and split the team up between 2 other vans. A quick stop at On the Run for drinks and snacks and trips to the bathrooms, and we were on our way for the 2 hour drive home. Unfortunately, it was in the dark and when the team goes back to the airport next Sat at 2am, it will be dark again. They won't get to see some of the scenery on the way. But they will get to see lots around León and the neighborhoods that we will be serving in.
We got the girls all settled in 2 rooms and 1 porch room downstairs and the guys in 1 room upstairs. Everyone has a clean bed and their own personal floor fan. We had a very quick meeting about things they need to know for tonight and early tomorrow. We'll fill them in tomorrow about the rest of the house rules. I think everyone is probably asleep by now. They were tired, but not exhausted. I hope they sleep well. I personally love sleeping with the fans, especially compared to A/C.
It is good to have everyone here and I look forward to serving with this bunch this week. I don't know everyone on the team very well, just some of them. It will be fun to get to know them on a mission trip. It's a special time and way to bond.
I'm calling it a night for now. I'm very content and think I'll sleep wonderfully! God is soooo good! Can't wait to tell people that tomorrow!
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