Author: Adventures

We’ve been to church here in Nicaragua about three times, so I wouldn’t say that we’re experts yet, but there have been some slight differences between church here and church at home that I’ve observed. This is how church at home usually goes: Sing three or four songs, the pastor gives a message, sing another song, eat donuts, go home. Prayers are sprinkled throughout. Now, there’s nothing wrong with this way of doing church. Before getting here it was the only thing I knew.  But, this is how church in Nicaragua goes: Sing 5 songs (some with motions, some...

The Nothing Givers: those who give everything when they have nothing. These are the people who live in single room “homes” with an outdoor “kitchen”, an outhouse, and a wheel they turn to get drinking water (which is rarely clean).  My team and I have been immensely blessed by these people. Specifically, we have attended several of their church services, few of which have actually been inside a building.  At these services, several things occur:  Everyone with a chair will offer you theirs until you sit in it – they’d rather stand knowing...

Trust the Driver   Nicaragua is beautiful. The people, the places, the country. But there is one thing about Nicaragua that is somewhat scary, and that is the drivers.   This country has crazy drivers. And I have been to New York City, so I know about crazy drivers. If you almost wreck three times in a single trip, it is a good day. There are way more than just cars and trucks on these roads. You’ve got carts and horses, bike buggies and tiny taxis, and then buses and semis parked on the side of the road. In doing the work we have to do, we are having to travel in this mass...