Day three in Nicaragua was full of surprises, as we ventured
to a different part of the country to serve and spend time with a group of
beautiful children. Our morning got off
to an early start, because of the time it was going to take to travel to the
feeding center in Posoltega. Breakfast
was served at 7:00am sharp, and departure was set for 7:30am. In order to keep ourselves busy during the
three hour bus trip to the feeding center, we passed the time by reading
devotionals, listening to music, and talking about the rich Nicaraguan history.
After picking up paint along the way, we arrived at the
feeding around 11am and were welcomed by the directors of the feeding center
and surrounding community. They were
able to tell us about the history of the church, and how the feeding center
first began. Shortly after, the children
started to arrive and we were able to help each of them wash their hands before
serving them the nutritional meals.
After lunch we had plenty of time to interact with the children, through
playing soccer and other field day activities.
The field day ended about 2 hours later, however our work at the feeding
center was not done. We split up into
two groups; one that would work to paint a rusted water tower and the other
group would craft sock puppets to teach the children about proper hygiene. After these activities, we climbed back onto
the bus to drive to Leon where our hotel was located.
We arrived at Hotel San Juanillo around 4:30 pm and we had
the chance to unwind and shower before dinner was served at 6pm. The hotel served a delicious meal and the
staff showed us great hospitality. After
dinner, we had a bit of free time before night worship began at 8pm. Porch time tonight, had a unique twist
because we were able to congregate on the rooftop balcony of the hotel. We sang songs of worship, and listened to an inspirational
message underneath the Nicaraguan stars.
Although, we are definitely exhausted after today’s work we are eager to
depend on the Lord’s strength and serve again tomorrow.
