September 15, 2009 What an incredible time of ministry we had in Nicarauga!!!!!!! Last week started off with a blast. We landed in Managua Monday afternoon, and proceeded North to El Projecto. Our mission team consisted of Kevin Bennett, Daren Pinkerton, Kevin Horrell, Debra Queen, Roger Queen, Paul LaRocque, […]
Yesterday, we went to the Chinandega dump, where many people live. The poverty is worse than I have ever seen. The church “building” was a shelter made of limbs with a cardboard back wall, and no others. Lauren and Pastor Tommy did the “bridge” illustration for a gospel presentation. Michelle […]
This has been a challenging day for the team. Our big truck broke down yesterday (starter problems) and we had to send a man to Managua to buy a part on the black market! Most of the team went ahead to Mocaron to distribute Children´s gifts, food, and shoes. They […]
We flew into Managua on Monday evening, and drove up to the Mission House. We got in about midnight, and got to bed around 1 am. Lauren, our team leader, gave us some grace for a late breakfast. Hooray for more sleep! This morning we sorted thousands of shoes, and […]
We are leaving Monday morning for Nicaragua! Our team of thirteen will be riding via bus to the Charlotte airport early Monday morning. We will then catch a flight to Miami, and then on to Managua, and drive 3 hours up the West coast of Nicaragua to our Mission House […]
I am back in the States! I arrived last night in Birmingham, Alabama where my wife Sharon is visiting her mom. The trip was a grand success in many ways; I got many of the photos taken for the kids needing sponsorship, and spent time in the village and at […]
Friends, I look forward to coming home, but am sad to leave at the same time. I have been here without an interpreter, and have done fine, although I understand less than half of what my friends here say. Martin Matamoro rallied last night in the cool of the night, […]