Life continues to be a blessing during our time in Nicaragua. Monday (March 8, 2010) afternoon we loaded four buses and took the Casa kids to Mount Mombacho, a volcano about an hour outside Managua. We were able to spend that time pouring into the kids and getting to know them better, while enjoying the beautiful weather and magnificent views of God's handiwork here in Nicaragua.
Tuesday (March 9, 2010) was a tough emotional day for many of us, but a great chance to clearly see God's compassion for Nicaragua. Yesterday was Compassion Day here for us, where we tried to connect with the lives of many Nicaraguans by living out real life situations. We were faced with the decision to eat or buy much needed supplies for our families, just like the people we have been getting to know during our time here. We visited La Chureca (the Managua city dump) yesterday and helped out at a school that has been planted there. We were book buddies with many of the preschoolers and then were able to help during a food distribution project for lunch. In the afternoon, we ventured to the Managua market where we purchased supplies to distribute to families during today's (Wednesday) activities.
This morning (March 10, 2010) we will be visiting Nueva Vida, a refugee camp about half an hour away from Managua, then throwing a party for prostitutes and their families at Verbo Church. Please continue to keep us in your prayers and ask that God's hand be in the work that we are doing here. Thank for covering us in your prayers, we have truly been able to see God in all our efforts this week.
Everyone in the team is well and thankfully we have not had any accidents or illnesses. Praise God!
