Tuesday, January 6, 2009
At the airport!
hey everyone we are almost home. We are in minagua nicaragua at the airport waiting for our flight at 330 our time. Our trip has been beyond amazing and the people were great. We had a party with the kids last night and it was hard to say goodbye. I never knew children could teach you so much. One of the members of our group had their backpack stolen with their passport and boarding pass in it. But God is great and the man was found and everything was still in the bag. But I am on my iPhone and typing is hard and we are about to head up to our gate. We miss you all terribly and our families too and can't wait to share our experiences with all of you. God bless you all
Sunday, January 4, 2009
January 4, 2009
What a great day...we went to church and Eric delivered a very touching message that was well received, about what it means to be a here...a hero is an ordinary person who does the right thing in extraordinary circumstances, but he/she was a hero all along, doing the right thing and not noticed until the extraordinary circumstance presented itself...he then segued into faith and used Hebrews 11 to illustrate the many people in the Bible who stepped out in faith...and were heroes. Thankfully Eric spoke in English :), the rest of the service was in Spanish, but very moving, especially the music and the worship and fellowship is very moving and exciting.
This afternoon we went to a very poor community and handed out food and prayed with the families as we did this. The people there were so open and gracious and wanted us to pray, they even had requests for the prayers. It was very moving. We may go back and offer medical services as there were needs we were not prepared for.
God is blessing us all so much and it is wonderful to see him working in us and through us every day.
Until tomorrow!
Shelly Dean
P.S. Hello and love to Dave, Josh and Jessica and Mom and Dad
This afternoon we went to a very poor community and handed out food and prayed with the families as we did this. The people there were so open and gracious and wanted us to pray, they even had requests for the prayers. It was very moving. We may go back and offer medical services as there were needs we were not prepared for.
God is blessing us all so much and it is wonderful to see him working in us and through us every day.
Until tomorrow!
Shelly Dean
P.S. Hello and love to Dave, Josh and Jessica and Mom and Dad
Saturday, January 3, 2009
Saturday in Nicaragua
Buenos Tardes!
We have had a full and exciting week so far! Yesterday some of us were woken up by the local rooster quite early in the morning. After breakfast the kids and our team were in for a treat! We took the to the local baseball field and the older boys were able to play a game against another team. They lost- but had a fantastic time and loved having us there to watch and cheer for them!
We have been doing a bible lesson everyday for the kids, and they are truly enjoying it. They come running up to us, asking if we'll be doing them again that day! Yay God!
Yesterday I taught them about being God's treasured possession. I reviewed Deut. 7:6 with them and we all made 'treasure stones' out of water, flour, and salt. We were able to get little crosses for each of the kids and placed those in the center. Unfortunately we didn't have a translator, but God spoke through each of us and really showed up!
Today we will be doing a treasure hunt for the stones we made yesterday!
This morning was very reassuring for a lot of us. Some of the kids drew us pictures and wrote letters to us, thanking us for coming and telling us how much they appreciate it.
Everything is going well. Thank you for your continual prayers!
We are excited for the rest of the trip and coming home to share with you everything God is showing and teaching us!
Go God!!
Jamie Lawson
We have had a full and exciting week so far! Yesterday some of us were woken up by the local rooster quite early in the morning. After breakfast the kids and our team were in for a treat! We took the to the local baseball field and the older boys were able to play a game against another team. They lost- but had a fantastic time and loved having us there to watch and cheer for them!
We have been doing a bible lesson everyday for the kids, and they are truly enjoying it. They come running up to us, asking if we'll be doing them again that day! Yay God!
Yesterday I taught them about being God's treasured possession. I reviewed Deut. 7:6 with them and we all made 'treasure stones' out of water, flour, and salt. We were able to get little crosses for each of the kids and placed those in the center. Unfortunately we didn't have a translator, but God spoke through each of us and really showed up!
Today we will be doing a treasure hunt for the stones we made yesterday!
This morning was very reassuring for a lot of us. Some of the kids drew us pictures and wrote letters to us, thanking us for coming and telling us how much they appreciate it.
Everything is going well. Thank you for your continual prayers!
We are excited for the rest of the trip and coming home to share with you everything God is showing and teaching us!
Go God!!
Jamie Lawson
Thursday, January 1, 2009
Happy New Year from Pt Cabezas
12/31/08
PM We had a 2 hour church service. Afterwords the orphanage held a party with crazy fireworks.
1/1/08
AM This morning, we talked about how we wrestle with God over tough questions about orphans, poverty, and faith. Later some of the group bussed with the kids to local river. No language barrier when spending time with kids. Other group members organized medicine in water-proof containers for medical trip up the Rio Coco tomorrow. Construction team started repairs, upgrades, and safety systems around the orphanage. PM this afternoon the medical team toured the hospital. A vision screening was held for all kids at the orphanage. The kids team taught a lesson about how God makes each of us unique. Origami was a hit. Afterwords, the kids played tag with the team.
-Mann family
PM We had a 2 hour church service. Afterwords the orphanage held a party with crazy fireworks.
1/1/08
AM This morning, we talked about how we wrestle with God over tough questions about orphans, poverty, and faith. Later some of the group bussed with the kids to local river. No language barrier when spending time with kids. Other group members organized medicine in water-proof containers for medical trip up the Rio Coco tomorrow. Construction team started repairs, upgrades, and safety systems around the orphanage. PM this afternoon the medical team toured the hospital. A vision screening was held for all kids at the orphanage. The kids team taught a lesson about how God makes each of us unique. Origami was a hit. Afterwords, the kids played tag with the team.
-Mann family
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