Puerto Cabezas

Our day started early, very early, to catch the bus to the airport in Managua. From there, we took two 12 passenger planes (circa 1955) to Puerto Cabezas. I have to admit, it was a little scary. Lots of prayers later, we landed safely in Puerto Cabezas about 8 am. Our luggage came in about 12, but at least it came in. We drove to the orphanage and they had a great breakfast for us, eggs, bacon, and fresh fruit. Today we mostly toured the facility, sorted meds, unpacked supplies, ate lunch, toured the "city" a little, saw the beach, came back and ate again. We eat really well lol. We are having a church service tonight. The kids have decorated the building for a New Years Celebration. We were able to meet some of the kids today. They love to give hugs. Everyone is excited about the party and the fireworks for tonight. Until later.....we miss you all!!!!!

30th--Almost there

Our journey began at 9:00 Monday night as we pulled out of the church parking lot in a 3 vehicle caravan. We picked up a few more team members along the way and a few more met us in DC. By 8am Tuesday we were 17 strong and on our way to Nicaragua. 24 hours later we arrived in sunny warm Managua. The airport was a blur of people collecting their bags and getting through customs, but after a couple of hours we were loaded in a bus and on our way across town to rest for the night. We were greeted with a fantastic dinner of chicken, rice, and a salad. ( the safe kind) It did not take long for the weariness to set in and we all went to bed early. Tomorrow the last leg of our journey to Puerto Cabezas we begin at 3 am. Sleep will be short, but the beds look comfy and we are all very ready. We will write again later, until then keep praying for us as we are praying for all of you.........................

Now we have a blog!

We're all busy packing for our departure tomorrow evening. We can't wait to see what God is going to do in our lives and in the lives of the Misquito people we'll be serving! We'll write again once we've arrived in port. - Barbara Johnson