Wednesday, June 5, 2013

Greetings from Nica!


Greetings from Nicaragua!   I am truly amazed by the sights and sounds here.   The sun starts rising about 4 a.m., and through the open windows in the morning you hear a relentless rooster, dogs barking, birds chirping, horns blasting, and the occasional horse taking a rider to work.  This morning, while (not so) patiently waiting for that precious first cup of coffee before a morning walk, I started thinking about all that we’ve experienced this week --- and it is only Wednesday.    Some of the highlights so far include:  hearing “Amazing Grace” sung together in Spanish and English; seeing a solemn little girl in the Nutrition Center smile after a new team member gently spoke to her in Spanish; watching an animated story of the Creation to VBS children; having a pickup truck pull our bus out of the mud when it got stuck on the dirt road when crossing a river; and witnessing a lady lead her blind husband down a muddy, rocky road to visit the clinic.  Last night we had dinner with the Alvarado family, our “Bridges of Hope” friends.  It was a wonderful evening of laughter and fellowship.  Today we went to El Chile – a new village for our team.  The village is in a beautiful mountainous area, and we had another great day.  On to Thursday ….

Carol

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