We could not figure out a single one of those flavors and none of them tasted good (including the soda).

This past week has been the first week for our street evangelism outreach.  Last week we spent many hours learning crazy dances, funny skits, and serious human video type dramas to perform in the streets of the slum areas.  To start off on Wednesday, we piled 17 people in and on a 7 person car.  You never know what the transportation will be like here in Nicaragua.  We arrived at the location safely and started talking to people about what we were going to do and told them to come watch.     After a few minutes of that, we got started with our dancing and...

I’m here!  And my, what a crazy ten days it’s already been!  I’m caught in a strange paradox of feeling as if I’ve only been here a short time, while at the same moment feeling as if I’ve always been here.  Regardless, I love the time that I’ve spent with the people and the culture of Nicaragua so far.  Eventually I would love to share with you all more of the “deep stuff,” but I’m still delving into my own heart and the hearts of the people here- so for this post, hopefully it’s all right with you that I just...

Two months never sounded so long as when I sat in my new bed at La Quinta late Tuesday night. The air was hot and muggy, our filtered water was almost unbearable and our walls were home to a rather unassuming pair of geckos. Our host, Juanita, had sweetly watched the fifteen of us pile into our three-bedroom, two-bath home, and though we were pleased to find that we had running water and enough mattresses for everyone I think we were all realizing how difficult our next eight weeks might be. I was both terrified and thrilled that I would probably have to rely on God more than I ever had in...

We are settled in Nicaragua!!!  Here are some photos of home.  Hope you enjoy! Our pregnant pet sheep This is our house!!  With Jenn outside! We have roosters that crow on cue at 5 am every morning.  Awesome! We have mango trees all over our property.  They are so delicious!! So I dont know how to  rotate these photos but this is Jenn and Moses. He such a cute kid that lives at our compound.   This is the side of our house, the playground and the preschool. Again, Sorry this isn't rotated but this is our water supply.  This is the reason we...