This morning, after two days of serving in two separate locations, the team departed the hotel to
pick up the staff from the feeding centers from both Leon and Posoltega (the two churches we have been serving at throughout
the week). We took them to spend the day at the beach on the west coast of
Nicaragua. The day trip consisted of many fun moments in the water, playing
games such as Pictionary and “Pin the Tail On the Donkey”, and serving lunch to
the staff as a way to thank them for their tireless service to the feeding centers throughout the year. It
was awesome to see the personalities of the Nicaraguans come out while playing
the games. After a few hours of hanging out at the beach, the team loaded back
on the bus to head back to Leon.
Once the team returned to the city, we
immediately changed clothes and headed out to a sports complex in Leon where
the team would play in a 5v5 soccer tournament against a group of
Nicaraguan youth, some of whom attended the church while the others were kids that the pastors were trying to reach out to. Felipe, the youth pastor at the Verbo Leon church, gave a great
talk before the games began about being afraid and how some people were afraid of
Jesus but still trusted Him and had full faith in Him. This tournament was part of a new outreach initiative that the Verbo Leon church and Pastor Chepe
are implementing to reach more kids from the community around the feeding
center. The whole team had a great time getting to play soccer and interact
with the older kids of Leon. What an encouragement to see how a sports outreach event can
draw so many kids to a church gathering.
After a late dinner, the team had Porch Time, where Lex gave a great talk about suffering. She told us that we each have a choice: we can either curse the darkness or light our own candle. We broke into small groups to finish the
night. Each group had great discussions about the past few days of serving and what we have been learning here in Nicaragua. Tomorrow, we will
head out to church services in both Leon and then Posoltega. Our team will have the opportunity to participate in worship by offering a few testimonies to the church group and leading a worship song alongside
the kids we have been serving all week. The afternoon will be filled with more
soccer fun in Posoltega.
As we start to finish up our week here in Leon, please continue to pray for God to reveal Himself to us in powerful ways. Pray for the eyes to see Jesus at work, and that we would truly be willing for Him to break our hearts for the things that break His.
