Just got back from Nicaragua today, and we had an amazing trip!!! It was so cool to see everything God did there. We had a LOT of opposition from Satan, but we accomplished much, including finishing painting the inside and outside of the new church building, completing a sidewalk outside of the church, evangelizing in the very poor neighborhood, leading VBS for the Nicaraguan kids, leading worship for each of the services held in the church, performing a powerful drama, and seeing several people profess genuine faith in Jesus Christ!! What an amazing God we serve!
It was also incredible to witness the strong relationships that our team formed with the Costa Rican team and the Nicaraguan locals. We had a lot of fun together, and we all worked well with each other, despite the language barrier. I definitely had a great time improving and practicing my Spanish. I especially enjoyed spending time with my "family" from Costa Rica, the Chaves family, our Puerto Rican friend, Maritza, and our American intern friend, Jessica. They all came on the trip last year, and they are such a blessing to me and my family! The Chaves kids all play musical instruments, which was really helpful when we led worship at the church. They also participated in the drama. Very cool! And all of the Costa Rican team members are VERY hard workers (their tasks in Nicaragua include translating, preaching accounting, preparing and serving food, working on construction, playing on the worship team, and helping to lead VBS)! Our team couldn't do what we do without their help!
I will post more later, and I will try to put up a few pics! Thanks for all your prayers back home!
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