After the last team left at 4am, the rooms were all ‘turned’ with cleaning and preparing beds for the El Dorado AR team.
Right when the bus got to the team house from the airport, it started POURING down rain! Everyone ran in the gate and up the steps to the rancho. I know that they were glad to get off the bus after riding a couple of hours and after traveling by plane all day. Everyone gathered for a quick orientation of the team house and then went to their assigned rooms for resting. It was so good to see some special faces. A few of the guys were here earlier in the year for a construction team and I enjoyed playing hostess for them. They worked so hard and were a pleasure to be around. Great memories!
The first thing that Henry did was give me money to buy him a bunch of coffee to take back with him. I was the personal shopper for the guys on the earlier team and Henry likes to get his stuff right up front so that he can enjoy the rest of the week. ☺ He also gave me some peanut m&ms. Yum!
The week was great. Sunday started with church visits, in which the team split into groups and gave their testimonies and shared messages from the Word in various churches. Sunday afternoon is a time of orientation as far as learning about the ministry, understanding the goals for the week and learning things like the Sinbox Sally drama and how to do a Fiesta. Then it’s time for more church service visits. Sundays are always great.
The week was filled with construction here at the team house to start the building of the Aquaponics system. The guys started work before church on Sunday morning and continued between services on Sunday and then worked every day all week.
There was also a Discipleship Training team that did an awesome job in different churches. Bible Study, Discipleship training and conferences are taken very seriously here and are very much valued. The team very much enjoyed teaching the sessions.
I was able to hold the Women’s Leader Bible Study class on Monday afternoon by finding an out of the way spot. I was glad for that. The Monday night English Bible Study Group was held at an individual’s house downtown. I was glad that we had a place to go to for the class.
I had some errands to run on Tuesday, so I took a teenager with me. She got to see a little bit of the city, ride in a Nica taxi, visit with a Missionary friend of mine, have a wonderful snack at the Pan y Paz French Bakery, stop by the grocery store and just soak up some local flavor. She took a picture of her chocolate filled croissant and tortured her mother with the picture! It was fun to have her along.
The week went by fast and everyone was very tired, hot, sweaty and happy! They really loved doing Fiestas!
Sherry and Manuel arrived about midnight on Thursday night. It was nice to see them on Friday morning. The team went out for Fun Day (shopping and sightseeing in León) and then chilling at the team house and then a visit to the beach and dinner at Suyapa restaurant on the beach.
The team left on Saturday and it was an awesome week of serving God.
Personally, I was blessed to get a lot of Bible Study curriculum written, translated, copied and prepared for the classes. I’m always thankful for Jaasiel’s help with the Spanish. I even got a few naps in the afternoons! What a great week!
Friday, November 29, 2013
Thursday, November 14, 2013
November 4-9, 2013 TX Dentist team
I got a lot accomplished in the week without a team. This week, we have a small team of 5 people here from Texas, who are doing a dental clinic for 3 days.
It was so good to see Pastor Jamie Hill and also to see Dr. Terry Driggers and his daughter Elyse again. The 2 new gals were so sweet and I loved getting to be around them this week. The time went by so quickly!
We set up the dental clinic here at the team house for a couple of days and brought patients from some of our church plant neighborhoods in by van for some TLC. It was quite the operation going on! Many people were blessed to have much needed work done on their teeth and everyone was blessed to hear the Gospel.
There were some worship services attended where the team shared testimonies and messages and did a lot of praying. A few Feeding Centers were visited and of course, we had a visit to the ice cream shop and dinner at Suyapa beach.
It was a lovely week of service and sharing. I was blessed to get to be with the team.
I also got the chance to teach some Bible Study classes! I was thrilled! I had missed everyone in the classes so much.
The lady leaders from the VOH church plants have all changed except for Lesbia at La Quimera church. It was great to get to meet the new ladies and Lesbia shared her experiences over the last year with them. Not only is the class on Monday afternoons a chance for the leaders to learn the lesson they will teach in their churches later in the week, it is a time to come together and encourage each other and pray for one another. I love the blessed time that we have together!
The team left at 4am on Saturday morning and I think we all have fond memories of the ministry week.
The next team came in at noon on Saturday, so Mary and I took advantage of getting breakfast out at one of our favorite restaurants. I had my usual waffles and eggs. Nick and Danilo were leaving for the Managua airport mid-morning, so they stopped in for breakfast, too, and joined us.
Mary and I then headed back to the photocopiadora to pick up the printed lessons for me to share with the ladies on the following Monday. Then we headed back to the team house to await the team.
I got some laundry done and took a short nap. It was a good day!
It was so good to see Pastor Jamie Hill and also to see Dr. Terry Driggers and his daughter Elyse again. The 2 new gals were so sweet and I loved getting to be around them this week. The time went by so quickly!
We set up the dental clinic here at the team house for a couple of days and brought patients from some of our church plant neighborhoods in by van for some TLC. It was quite the operation going on! Many people were blessed to have much needed work done on their teeth and everyone was blessed to hear the Gospel.
There were some worship services attended where the team shared testimonies and messages and did a lot of praying. A few Feeding Centers were visited and of course, we had a visit to the ice cream shop and dinner at Suyapa beach.
It was a lovely week of service and sharing. I was blessed to get to be with the team.
I also got the chance to teach some Bible Study classes! I was thrilled! I had missed everyone in the classes so much.
The lady leaders from the VOH church plants have all changed except for Lesbia at La Quimera church. It was great to get to meet the new ladies and Lesbia shared her experiences over the last year with them. Not only is the class on Monday afternoons a chance for the leaders to learn the lesson they will teach in their churches later in the week, it is a time to come together and encourage each other and pray for one another. I love the blessed time that we have together!
The team left at 4am on Saturday morning and I think we all have fond memories of the ministry week.
The next team came in at noon on Saturday, so Mary and I took advantage of getting breakfast out at one of our favorite restaurants. I had my usual waffles and eggs. Nick and Danilo were leaving for the Managua airport mid-morning, so they stopped in for breakfast, too, and joined us.
Mary and I then headed back to the photocopiadora to pick up the printed lessons for me to share with the ladies on the following Monday. Then we headed back to the team house to await the team.
I got some laundry done and took a short nap. It was a good day!
Sunday, November 3, 2013
October 27-November 3, 2013
This has been a week without a team at the mission house. I took advantage of getting time for resting, reading, studying and packing. I also tried to visit with a few friends, since I had flexible time.
I’m moving to a place of my own after the first of the year, so I’ve been sorting and purging and packing my stuff to get ready. Living in NYC for 2 years (missionary 2007-2009) in a one-room ‘sort-of’ apartment taught me a lot about space management. My room here in Nica is about the same size. I’ve packed a lot of stuff in this room. The main thing is to think vertical. Also, storing things under the bed and table, and using things for more than one purpose has come in handy. I’ve moved about 80% of my stuff to a friend’s house for storage. The rest (bed, fridge, rocker, clothes) will be moved a day or two before I leave for the states on Dec 3. My room feels so much bigger now! I’m enjoying the transition.
When I return to Nica in January, I’ll stay in a hostel owned by a friend while I am looking for a place of my own. A lot of decisions will depend on my support commitments for 2014 from my home church of FBC Rogers AR and from individual supporters who have been so wonderful to me over the past 6 years. I could not be here to serve without their love, prayers and support!
I have also gotten the chance this past week to meet with the Bible Study classes that had to be sidelined during our busy summer of teams and also my 7 weeks in the states. It was good to work on curriculum and prepare for the classes. I love to study God’s Word and share it!
We’ll be meeting in different places for the month of November, since we have 3 weeks of teams coming. After I return in January, we will start meeting in my place. I will also get the chance to start some other Bible Studies that I feel God leading me to do. I’m very excited for the future!
Some of my friends here in Nica have had babies this year. I’m looking forward to seeing those kiddos! How precious!
I’ve decided to start listening to Christmas music, now that it’s November. I want to be really in the mood for Christmas when I hit the states the first week of December. That season goes by so fast! It will be exciting, though!
I am so thankful for all of the ways that God has allowed me to serve and grow this year. He is always challenging me and is always with me. I trust Him totally with my future and every single minute of my life. He is faithful and I am thankful!!!
I’m moving to a place of my own after the first of the year, so I’ve been sorting and purging and packing my stuff to get ready. Living in NYC for 2 years (missionary 2007-2009) in a one-room ‘sort-of’ apartment taught me a lot about space management. My room here in Nica is about the same size. I’ve packed a lot of stuff in this room. The main thing is to think vertical. Also, storing things under the bed and table, and using things for more than one purpose has come in handy. I’ve moved about 80% of my stuff to a friend’s house for storage. The rest (bed, fridge, rocker, clothes) will be moved a day or two before I leave for the states on Dec 3. My room feels so much bigger now! I’m enjoying the transition.
When I return to Nica in January, I’ll stay in a hostel owned by a friend while I am looking for a place of my own. A lot of decisions will depend on my support commitments for 2014 from my home church of FBC Rogers AR and from individual supporters who have been so wonderful to me over the past 6 years. I could not be here to serve without their love, prayers and support!
I have also gotten the chance this past week to meet with the Bible Study classes that had to be sidelined during our busy summer of teams and also my 7 weeks in the states. It was good to work on curriculum and prepare for the classes. I love to study God’s Word and share it!
We’ll be meeting in different places for the month of November, since we have 3 weeks of teams coming. After I return in January, we will start meeting in my place. I will also get the chance to start some other Bible Studies that I feel God leading me to do. I’m very excited for the future!
Some of my friends here in Nica have had babies this year. I’m looking forward to seeing those kiddos! How precious!
I’ve decided to start listening to Christmas music, now that it’s November. I want to be really in the mood for Christmas when I hit the states the first week of December. That season goes by so fast! It will be exciting, though!
I am so thankful for all of the ways that God has allowed me to serve and grow this year. He is always challenging me and is always with me. I trust Him totally with my future and every single minute of my life. He is faithful and I am thankful!!!
Wednesday, October 30, 2013
October 19-26, 2013 FBC Rogers AR Women's Team
Women’s Team from FBC Rogers AR
The team arrived late on Saturday night and got to bed around midnight-ish. It was good to see the ladies from my home church. I was blessed to be able to attend 2 of the planning meetings while I was in Rogers during the months of August and September. How wonderful to have them here!
We split into 2 groups after breakfast on Sunday morning and one group went to church at Augusto Sandino church and the other group stayed here for church at the team house. Traci and Haley helped with the kids. It was a great morning. After lunch, the group packed items for the goody bags for the Women’s Conference. And they got in a little rest and some pool time. Then it was off for worship service at Monte Horeb and Tomas Borgé churches.
Monday and Tuesday were filled with the official Women’s Conference for 100 women each day. We bused the women in from our church plants. They were thrilled to get a free ride into town on our school bus and vans. They very much enjoyed the 9 women sharing the Fruit of the Spirit message. And they loved getting to eat lunch! We gave out goody bags to each lady and they felt very blessed. We shared lots of love and laughter and praises and prayers. I was so pleased with everything. I love it when we can minister to the women here.
Monday afternoon, we made a trip downtown to the ice cream shop and then came back to the team house to pack 50+ goody bags for the mommas. A storm came through and knocked out the electric for the rest of the night. We had a ton of items on tables under the rancho and it all had to be handled so that the tables could come down and the chairs be set up for the conference on Tuesday morning. So, we got flashlights and the ladies packed the goody bags by flashlight. Never a dull moment around here! It was hot and stuffy for sleeping without the A/C and fans, but I kept reminding myself that many people here don’t have those luxuries anyway. And I had a comfy bed and a dry room. I was thankful.
On Tuesday, after the Women’s Conference, Lesly took Cathy and I to town to look for some items to make gift bags for some guys, who we heard had been invited to the ‘youth’ conference that was really planned as a ‘girls’ conference on purity. We found some things, including big (quart size) jars of hair gel. The guys down here love it. Back at the team house, we attended the worship service and then we packed bags for 90 youth. We packed goody bags almost every day that week. What a generous bunch from FBC Rogers!
Wednesday morning, the team split into 3 groups and visited 3 of our Feeding Centers, to play with the kids and talk to the moms and help serve. They really enjoyed it. Then we had lunch and rested until late afternoon. The ladies not involved with the youth conference went to church in San Jacinto. The youth conference had been a constantly changing thing for the week and we ended up with some young kids who insisted on coming on the van. They were rowdy and had to be watched continually. But the youth that were here enjoyed part one of the conference. Some couldn’t come back the next night, but they said that they got a lot out of the first night.
Thursday, the team split into 2 groups and went to visit the 2 Feeding Centers outside of town for more playing with the kids, visiting the moms and helping to serve. The new mamma gifts were given out on Wed and Thurs during these Feeding Center visits. The moms were prayed over. It was a sweet time.
Thursday night was the 2nd part of the youth conference and we had some youth return from the night before and some new youth. I went along when the van went to pick up the youth at one of our neighborhoods to make sure that the rowdy younger children didn’t come. They were there at the front of the line. When they saw me in the van, they stepped back. When they saw me get out of the van, they left. I think they were going to bully the van driver again and show up at the conference. Nelson was glad to have me along. ☺ Thursday night’s conference was much more peaceful and relaxed without the distraction of the kids. There were more activities and object lessons and they really participated. They loved getting to read the scripture, too. They loved their goody bags. It was a nice conference.
The part of the team who were not involved with the conference, went to church at La Quimera and loved it. Pastor Brian is a favorite!
We had done a rehearsal of the Fiesta on Thursday morning, so that the team would be ready to do the real thing on Friday morning. We went to a neighborhood close by the team house and loved the people there! The team had a blast doing the Fiesta and it was a grand morning. We even got to ride in the back of the little truck!
Friday was officially Fun Day, so after the Fiesta, we went downtown to have lunch, do some sightseeing and some shopping. Then we got back to the team house for a little rest and headed to the beach and dinner at Suyapa restaurant. All the ladies had a great time and loved walking on the beach and taking pictures. We got back to the team house about 7pm. Most of the ladies were already packed and some opted to go to bed early.
The team left for the airport at 3am. I got up to hug them all and to say goodbye. I sure loved having them here. What a packed week of teaching and ministering and loving and sharing Jesus. I was truly blessed by having the team here.
The team arrived late on Saturday night and got to bed around midnight-ish. It was good to see the ladies from my home church. I was blessed to be able to attend 2 of the planning meetings while I was in Rogers during the months of August and September. How wonderful to have them here!
We split into 2 groups after breakfast on Sunday morning and one group went to church at Augusto Sandino church and the other group stayed here for church at the team house. Traci and Haley helped with the kids. It was a great morning. After lunch, the group packed items for the goody bags for the Women’s Conference. And they got in a little rest and some pool time. Then it was off for worship service at Monte Horeb and Tomas Borgé churches.
Monday and Tuesday were filled with the official Women’s Conference for 100 women each day. We bused the women in from our church plants. They were thrilled to get a free ride into town on our school bus and vans. They very much enjoyed the 9 women sharing the Fruit of the Spirit message. And they loved getting to eat lunch! We gave out goody bags to each lady and they felt very blessed. We shared lots of love and laughter and praises and prayers. I was so pleased with everything. I love it when we can minister to the women here.
Monday afternoon, we made a trip downtown to the ice cream shop and then came back to the team house to pack 50+ goody bags for the mommas. A storm came through and knocked out the electric for the rest of the night. We had a ton of items on tables under the rancho and it all had to be handled so that the tables could come down and the chairs be set up for the conference on Tuesday morning. So, we got flashlights and the ladies packed the goody bags by flashlight. Never a dull moment around here! It was hot and stuffy for sleeping without the A/C and fans, but I kept reminding myself that many people here don’t have those luxuries anyway. And I had a comfy bed and a dry room. I was thankful.
On Tuesday, after the Women’s Conference, Lesly took Cathy and I to town to look for some items to make gift bags for some guys, who we heard had been invited to the ‘youth’ conference that was really planned as a ‘girls’ conference on purity. We found some things, including big (quart size) jars of hair gel. The guys down here love it. Back at the team house, we attended the worship service and then we packed bags for 90 youth. We packed goody bags almost every day that week. What a generous bunch from FBC Rogers!
Wednesday morning, the team split into 3 groups and visited 3 of our Feeding Centers, to play with the kids and talk to the moms and help serve. They really enjoyed it. Then we had lunch and rested until late afternoon. The ladies not involved with the youth conference went to church in San Jacinto. The youth conference had been a constantly changing thing for the week and we ended up with some young kids who insisted on coming on the van. They were rowdy and had to be watched continually. But the youth that were here enjoyed part one of the conference. Some couldn’t come back the next night, but they said that they got a lot out of the first night.
Thursday, the team split into 2 groups and went to visit the 2 Feeding Centers outside of town for more playing with the kids, visiting the moms and helping to serve. The new mamma gifts were given out on Wed and Thurs during these Feeding Center visits. The moms were prayed over. It was a sweet time.
Thursday night was the 2nd part of the youth conference and we had some youth return from the night before and some new youth. I went along when the van went to pick up the youth at one of our neighborhoods to make sure that the rowdy younger children didn’t come. They were there at the front of the line. When they saw me in the van, they stepped back. When they saw me get out of the van, they left. I think they were going to bully the van driver again and show up at the conference. Nelson was glad to have me along. ☺ Thursday night’s conference was much more peaceful and relaxed without the distraction of the kids. There were more activities and object lessons and they really participated. They loved getting to read the scripture, too. They loved their goody bags. It was a nice conference.
The part of the team who were not involved with the conference, went to church at La Quimera and loved it. Pastor Brian is a favorite!
We had done a rehearsal of the Fiesta on Thursday morning, so that the team would be ready to do the real thing on Friday morning. We went to a neighborhood close by the team house and loved the people there! The team had a blast doing the Fiesta and it was a grand morning. We even got to ride in the back of the little truck!
Friday was officially Fun Day, so after the Fiesta, we went downtown to have lunch, do some sightseeing and some shopping. Then we got back to the team house for a little rest and headed to the beach and dinner at Suyapa restaurant. All the ladies had a great time and loved walking on the beach and taking pictures. We got back to the team house about 7pm. Most of the ladies were already packed and some opted to go to bed early.
The team left for the airport at 3am. I got up to hug them all and to say goodbye. I sure loved having them here. What a packed week of teaching and ministering and loving and sharing Jesus. I was truly blessed by having the team here.
October 13-19, 2013
Sunday morning, I was blessed to share the message in the worship service of Pan de Vida church at the team house. I shared some of the things I learned from the Mary and Martha Bible study I had been doing. It is so nice to have the worship service here at the team house now. We are blessed.
After church, Mary and I went to town to have lunch at Ya Voy, a new favorite restaurant of mine. I took a short nap in the afternoon and then worked on sorting and packing stuff from my room. I organized the Children’s Ministry stuff that I had been storing in my room and moved it to the office. I called and messaged a lot of people and started working on stuff for the upcoming Women’s Conference. It was a good day.
Monday, Mary and I got to help with the weighing, measuring and counting of the food staples that go to the Feeding Centers monthly. It was fun and funny, too.
The rest of the week was spent getting ready for the Women’s Conference by typing 14 pages of scripture in Spanish and getting 300 handouts printed, making 300 bookmarks, buying supplies, running errands, talking to tons of people, doing Bible study, attending worship services and catching a few naps.
I got the chance to have lunch at Ya Voy on Friday with my friends Tamara and Sandra. I always love getting to catch up with them. I also got to meet with Jaasiel at the French bakery on Tuesday. She is doing some translating work for me and also working on the Kid’s ministry curriculum. It was good to get to see her, too.
On Tuesday evening, there were some musicians here practicing for an upcoming concert. Besides our own Praise Band, some old musical friends and some new people were here. I loved hearing the music. Katty was here and knocked on my door and I was blessed with a big hug from her. I was just so blessed to lay on my bed, read a Christian book and listen to the wonderful music being played and sang outside my door. Ahhhhh.
On Saturday, I caught up on laundry and rested and then Mary and I left at 4pm to head to the airport in Managua to pick up the next team. We left early so that we could grab dinner at the airport. It was just Subway sandwiches, but it was a treat! The team of 10 ladies all got in and we headed back to the team house. We were all settled in bed by 11pm or so. The ladies were tired, but happy to be here. And we were happy to have them here!
After church, Mary and I went to town to have lunch at Ya Voy, a new favorite restaurant of mine. I took a short nap in the afternoon and then worked on sorting and packing stuff from my room. I organized the Children’s Ministry stuff that I had been storing in my room and moved it to the office. I called and messaged a lot of people and started working on stuff for the upcoming Women’s Conference. It was a good day.
Monday, Mary and I got to help with the weighing, measuring and counting of the food staples that go to the Feeding Centers monthly. It was fun and funny, too.
The rest of the week was spent getting ready for the Women’s Conference by typing 14 pages of scripture in Spanish and getting 300 handouts printed, making 300 bookmarks, buying supplies, running errands, talking to tons of people, doing Bible study, attending worship services and catching a few naps.
I got the chance to have lunch at Ya Voy on Friday with my friends Tamara and Sandra. I always love getting to catch up with them. I also got to meet with Jaasiel at the French bakery on Tuesday. She is doing some translating work for me and also working on the Kid’s ministry curriculum. It was good to get to see her, too.
On Tuesday evening, there were some musicians here practicing for an upcoming concert. Besides our own Praise Band, some old musical friends and some new people were here. I loved hearing the music. Katty was here and knocked on my door and I was blessed with a big hug from her. I was just so blessed to lay on my bed, read a Christian book and listen to the wonderful music being played and sang outside my door. Ahhhhh.
On Saturday, I caught up on laundry and rested and then Mary and I left at 4pm to head to the airport in Managua to pick up the next team. We left early so that we could grab dinner at the airport. It was just Subway sandwiches, but it was a treat! The team of 10 ladies all got in and we headed back to the team house. We were all settled in bed by 11pm or so. The ladies were tired, but happy to be here. And we were happy to have them here!
October 5-12, 2013 Greenway Spirit and Word Fellowship Team
The Team from Greenway Spirit and Word Fellowship arrived at noon on Saturday. There were 4 women and 2 men on the team. I had met 2 of the people before on an earlier team. It was great to meet the new people. What a special group! They are here this week to minister to the VOH workers and the guys will do a little construction work. It will be fun!
We had worship at Pan de Vida church at the team house in the morning. We had lost electric due to the passing storm, so we were all set up to start up the generator for the musicians when the power came back on. Patty shared a testimony and Bob shared the message during worship. Leigh helped with the kids. It was a nice morning.
After lunch, orientation and a nap, we all went to worship at Pan de Vida church at Tomas Borgé neighborhood. The team shared testimonies, songs and the Word. It was very special. Since it was Kim’s birthday (team leader) we had cake to celebrate. The team then packed up goody bags to give out for the week’s ministry. Then we were off to bed. It was a good first day.
On Monday morning, we pampered the VOH workers here at the team house. Manicures, pedicures, neck massages and haircuts were the order of the day. Testimonies were shared. Erika, who usually does my pedicures (she loves to practice on me) was shy about letting me massage her feet. We had a lot of fun laughing and sharing time with each other. After lunch, the team pampered and ministered to the Feeding Center supervisors and the wives of our Pastors. It was a very nice time of serving and fellowshipping and honoring each other as God’s children. After dinner, the team went to the Youth service at Rose of Sharon church. Leigh and Bob joined in the praise dancing and everyone loved the singing and music and praising. It was a very good evening!
Monday – Thursday, the 2 men worked on putting up the 4th wall at the Monte Horeb church. Tuesday-Thursday, the ladies visited the Feeding Centers in the mornings and taught some sewing classes in the afternoons.
Tuesday afternoon was church here at the team house. Wednesday afternoon was a trip to the ice cream shop. Thursday afternoon was church at Monte Horeb.
Friday morning was a special time to do a Fiesta. Then the team did their Fun Day activities of shopping, sightseeing and having lunch. They got to visit the Cathedral and go up to the roof to get a bird’s eye view of León. Then the team headed to the beach and an early dinner at Suyapa restaurant. While eating dinner, the sky got really black and the wind picked up and there was a huge storm coming in. The workers at the restaurant were scurrying around putting up chairs and battening down the hatches. We calmly kept eating our dinners even though there was a lot of thunder and lightning and rain spraying on us at times. God protected us through that storm and we got to enjoy our dinner and also to have a safe drive back to the team house. That was exciting!
Saturday morning, the team had a quick breakfast and left for the airport a little before 7am. They were a lot of fun and an awesome team to minister with. Mary and I enjoyed them very much. I know that many Nicas are blessed to have had them here. God is faithful in our lives and is worthy of praise for the many ways He works through every one of us. It’s such a privilege to serve Him and work along side other brothers and sisters in Christ.
We had worship at Pan de Vida church at the team house in the morning. We had lost electric due to the passing storm, so we were all set up to start up the generator for the musicians when the power came back on. Patty shared a testimony and Bob shared the message during worship. Leigh helped with the kids. It was a nice morning.
After lunch, orientation and a nap, we all went to worship at Pan de Vida church at Tomas Borgé neighborhood. The team shared testimonies, songs and the Word. It was very special. Since it was Kim’s birthday (team leader) we had cake to celebrate. The team then packed up goody bags to give out for the week’s ministry. Then we were off to bed. It was a good first day.
On Monday morning, we pampered the VOH workers here at the team house. Manicures, pedicures, neck massages and haircuts were the order of the day. Testimonies were shared. Erika, who usually does my pedicures (she loves to practice on me) was shy about letting me massage her feet. We had a lot of fun laughing and sharing time with each other. After lunch, the team pampered and ministered to the Feeding Center supervisors and the wives of our Pastors. It was a very nice time of serving and fellowshipping and honoring each other as God’s children. After dinner, the team went to the Youth service at Rose of Sharon church. Leigh and Bob joined in the praise dancing and everyone loved the singing and music and praising. It was a very good evening!
Monday – Thursday, the 2 men worked on putting up the 4th wall at the Monte Horeb church. Tuesday-Thursday, the ladies visited the Feeding Centers in the mornings and taught some sewing classes in the afternoons.
Tuesday afternoon was church here at the team house. Wednesday afternoon was a trip to the ice cream shop. Thursday afternoon was church at Monte Horeb.
Friday morning was a special time to do a Fiesta. Then the team did their Fun Day activities of shopping, sightseeing and having lunch. They got to visit the Cathedral and go up to the roof to get a bird’s eye view of León. Then the team headed to the beach and an early dinner at Suyapa restaurant. While eating dinner, the sky got really black and the wind picked up and there was a huge storm coming in. The workers at the restaurant were scurrying around putting up chairs and battening down the hatches. We calmly kept eating our dinners even though there was a lot of thunder and lightning and rain spraying on us at times. God protected us through that storm and we got to enjoy our dinner and also to have a safe drive back to the team house. That was exciting!
Saturday morning, the team had a quick breakfast and left for the airport a little before 7am. They were a lot of fun and an awesome team to minister with. Mary and I enjoyed them very much. I know that many Nicas are blessed to have had them here. God is faithful in our lives and is worthy of praise for the many ways He works through every one of us. It’s such a privilege to serve Him and work along side other brothers and sisters in Christ.
October 1-5, 2013
The first was a travel day for me. I had a long layover in ATL, since I had to change my original ticket. I had some fun opportunities to talk with people in each airport. I love the way that God surprises me with people and situations. We (meaning me) should make more of an effort to pay attention to what He is doing all around us.
It was good to get to Nica and I arrived at the team house about 10pm, which was 11pm AR time. After the day of travel, especially the long ride from the airport to the team house, my body was ready for bed and it was good to be in my ‘Nica home’. Buster was very happy to see me, too. He took up residence in my rocking chair just like old times.
I was anxious to get up the next day to see everyone who comes to work at the team house. I’m starting back on my healthy oatmeal for breakfast (I miss Erika’s eggs). I even started making my green tea for each day. I spent the day unpacking, visiting with people, getting a nap and doing my Bible study. A storm came through, but it was still good sleeping. Alberto has been practicing singing with the speakers for one of the churches. He sat me down in the conference room, put a fan on me and then sang a few songs along with a cd. He’s really loving it!
I spent the next few days running errands, getting my hair cut, buying phone minutes and groceries, visiting the French bakery, catching up with tons of people, listening to the Praise Band practice, reading, doing Bible study and just enjoying being back.
On Saturday, I went to Managua in the morning to pick up the team from Virginia. They arrived at noon, so we stopped at Tip Top on the way back from MGA for lunch. We got to the team house in the early afternoon and rested. The team had been up since 2am eastern time and needed some relaxation. We had dinner and got to know each other. It’s going to be a great week. I love small teams because you get to spend time with each person. Buster has already started getting them trained in spoiling him. Everyone is happy!
It was good to get to Nica and I arrived at the team house about 10pm, which was 11pm AR time. After the day of travel, especially the long ride from the airport to the team house, my body was ready for bed and it was good to be in my ‘Nica home’. Buster was very happy to see me, too. He took up residence in my rocking chair just like old times.
I was anxious to get up the next day to see everyone who comes to work at the team house. I’m starting back on my healthy oatmeal for breakfast (I miss Erika’s eggs). I even started making my green tea for each day. I spent the day unpacking, visiting with people, getting a nap and doing my Bible study. A storm came through, but it was still good sleeping. Alberto has been practicing singing with the speakers for one of the churches. He sat me down in the conference room, put a fan on me and then sang a few songs along with a cd. He’s really loving it!
I spent the next few days running errands, getting my hair cut, buying phone minutes and groceries, visiting the French bakery, catching up with tons of people, listening to the Praise Band practice, reading, doing Bible study and just enjoying being back.
On Saturday, I went to Managua in the morning to pick up the team from Virginia. They arrived at noon, so we stopped at Tip Top on the way back from MGA for lunch. We got to the team house in the early afternoon and rested. The team had been up since 2am eastern time and needed some relaxation. We had dinner and got to know each other. It’s going to be a great week. I love small teams because you get to spend time with each person. Buster has already started getting them trained in spoiling him. Everyone is happy!
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