Wednesday, July 11, 2012
Nicaragua Wednesday Was Most Excellent
We love reading everyone's comments on the blog. Kids are enjoying messages from their parents so keep 'em coming!
Today was a great day! Our students were much more comfortable with the children and therefore had an absolute blast with them. We told the story of Saul's conversion today in VBS. We also made t-shirt bags with 50 of the 150 kids who showed up. We were so excited to see more kids but then realized we didn't have enough craft supplies for everyone. We had a plan worked out for families to share a bag, but the pastor and deaconess wanted the kids who are students at the school to get a bag of their own. It actually tyrned out really well. The kids who didn't get to make a bag were very excited to go to the open field with our students to play with all the sports equipment.
The other good news was that we were able to finish all of the painting with time to spare. When we left the work site yesterdAy we asked the pastor which was the higher priority--the inside or the outside of the building. Thankfully, everyone worked really hard. Before we left Crist Rey we gathered in front of the newly painted church/school and offered a prayer of blessing on that place. Please join us in praying for the fine people of Cristo Rey.
Tomorrow we are leaving at 7:00am to make the long 2-hour journey to Potosi!
Our evenings are being spent hanging out playing cards. Tonight we started a Spades Tornament! The competition and smack talk are heating up!
More later!
Lisa :)
On behalf of Team Nicaragua
PS Levi sends a birthday shout out to his mom, Lori. He loves you and is sorry he didn't have a chance to talk to you on your birthday.
PS Claudia and Mike say love to Sarah, Brady, and Aidan and Claudia says tell Katie to go swimming or she will be in HUGE trouble!
PS Katie and Tommy say como estas, we love you guys bunches and are having a blast; we miss you and we can't wait to see you and tell you all about the amazing experiences we are having! Also Tommy and I have learned how to play spades, so when we return we are expecting a game with you guys!
PS Dana and Rose say hey to Grace(aka SH) and Mama! We miss you and love you! we're having a blast and see you Monday!
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Wow! Sounds amazing! So happy for all of u. God is so good! To Katie and Tommy, Game on! Ur dad and I look forward to it! We love u!! Xooooxooo
ReplyDeleteIt sounds like an amazing time of loving on people and being God's hands!! We're praying for all of you! Claudia, will do with Katie, who got pink and lime green braces. Hugs from all of us here!!
ReplyDeleteEthan, sounds like you are having a fabulous time! I am so proud of you! I love you, Mom
ReplyDeleteJennifer (Mommy): Alyssa says, "I'm missing Studio M" (but she's going to go . . . she's just teasing). "I miss you."
ReplyDeleteTo Mommy, Aunt Lisa, and Caleb, Alyssa says, "I miss you guys."
To Caleb, Jacob says, "I made my first portal in Mindcraft." To Mom, Jacob says, "I miss you very much. I hope you come back safely."
To Mommy, Aunt Lisa, Caleb, and Sarah, "Why are the lights on?" (We don't know what that means, and neither does she. She is being funny, and she is blowing bubbles in her milk.)
To MEGAN, Alyssa says, "I hope you are having a great time!" (Also, she read that all by herself!)
We made our own snow cone syrup last night and are pretty excited that it turned out. Today the girls will go swimming at SMDA and then they have tumbling tonight. Have a great day! I can't wait to hear what God does today. -Chris
We have corrections! :) It's Minecraft. And it was Isabella who said why are the lights on. lol
ReplyDeleteLove these updates! Praying for overflowing hearts of love and service. Collin - now that you've got your painting skills down you can paint the outside of our house when you get back. Love and miss you both. P.S. Kristin's too tired from camp to wrestle with me - thank goodness. She misses her boys! Patti
ReplyDeleteHowdy Ethan!
ReplyDeleteI'm very happy you are getting to see another part of the world. Remember that you are in a very fortunate minority, and most of the world is living a much different lifestyle. Be sure to take in the smiles and overall joy of people. Clearly, there is not a one to one correlation between God's joy and accumulating stuff. I look forward to you applying that knowledge with others when you get back. I'm also glad that you are learning spades. I look forward to schooling you when you get home!
Love, Dad
Hey Nicole!
ReplyDeleteLooks like you guys are having fun & working hard! We are so proud of you! Megan misses her "Nana" & Max says "MEOW" or " I love Nicole!" Grandma says it's too quiet with you gone! James says "Hi Nickel!" Remember to take lots of pics of everything (including yourself!) We are enjoying all the updates & pics!
Love,
Mom
Thanks for the bday wishes Levi - knew you were thinking about me! So thankful all is going so well! Miss you bunches! Lori
ReplyDeleteEthan. It sounds like your group is doing a lot of good. Keep it up! Will be glad to hear your thoughts when we meet in Houston. God bless all of you.
ReplyDeleteGang, it comforts many parents hearts and souls to hear you are all doing very well! GOD is GOOD! FITY
ReplyDeleteTo Team Nicaragua....know that you are covered in prayer from all of us here in KC. Hello to Connor! We finally saw your smiling face in a picture rather than the back of your head! Hope you are having a great time serving your new friends in Nicaragua! We love you and we miss you! Mom & Dad
ReplyDeleteTo our LOL Nicaragua missionaries......it is so great to hear all the wonderful things you are doing for the children there. I am sure you will touch many lives this week with your love of Jesus.
ReplyDeleteAlex, Lucy misses you along with the rest of us. We think about you everyday along with the rest of the team. I got your sweet phone message Monday am. Gpa thought the phone ringing at 3:25 am was my phone alarm. Andrew and I are sleeping at your house tonight so Lucy won't have to be alone.
God bless you all. Gma Mary Jo Johnston
Brian,
ReplyDeleteSo good to see your pictures. We are praying for God's blessings on all of you and the kids who lives you have touched.
Miss you and love you.
Mom and Dad
Looks like you all are having fun, and more importantly, making sure all those kiddos are having fun. What a blessing you are to them!
ReplyDeleteTo Sarah, Caleb, Lisa, and Jenn:I love and miss you and can't wait to hear your fabulous stories. Mema is anxious too. Micah says you can stay another week, or two, or three, or four (not really...just kidding). Stephen says hi. Daddy says, "...you're gonna miss this."
Hey Dana and Rose! Glad things are going well. Can't wait to see you. Be safe and have fun. It's pretty quiet at home. Looking forward to when the noise level gets back to normal. Love, SH and DM : )
ReplyDeleteI am just smiling so much reading about what you are doing. You all are so amazing. All my little birds and grandbirds are all over the country/world right now! I can't wait until we can all be together and share our experiences! You all are so amazing! Hugs! Miss you Alex and I have some exciting news for you!
ReplyDeleteLove-Mom Kolpin