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Sunday, August 22, 2010

Bienvenidos a Nica!



Today was our first full day in Nicaragua. Since we were all tired from getting up at 3am yesterday, we went to bed around 7 last night at our hotel in Managua and all got a full 12 hours of sleep. We were feeling very rested this morning and ready for the day. It's the beginning of rainy season here so we slept to the pouring rain on the tin roof all night long. To some it was very soothing, but I think it kept some of the others up all night. We had worship and devotional time this morning on the patio, which was a great way to start the day. Nicaragua seems to have an abundance of rocking chairs (at least where we've been) so we've been taking full advantage of them so far. We also had a brief orientation this morning led by Christ for the City staff (who have been so lovely and so welcoming!) We learned a little about Nicaraguan culture, politics, religion and family life and about how to "take the high road" when it comes to interacting with the Nicaraguan people this week in clinic and in our travels. After orientation, we were on the road to Leon, where we will be staying all week and holding clinic. We ran into our first obstacle on the road to Leon with a flat tire on the bus. Ariel, our bus driver, is a champ and changed our tire in about 5 minutes flat. We're thinking of recommending him to work for Nascar. We got to the church/clinic where we'll be working, met and prayed with the church staff and volunteers we'll be working with this week, and set up the pharmacy. Now we're at our hotel and about to eat a delicious meal prepared by Jo Lydia.

Tomorrow is our first day of clinic and we're all very excited and looking forward to the day. Please be praying for our team members, church volunteers and patients we'll be interacting with.

Much love from Nica,
Aileen and Caroline G.

3 comments:

  1. Caroline, I know you are very excited and loved reading the blog you and Aileen did yesterday. I could see your humor in the writing. God bless all of you as you serve in His Name. Many prayers from the church and friends will be lifted for all of you this week. Love, Mom

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  2. Hey Everyone,
    This is Grace's Mom. It is Monday Morning and I just pulled up the blog and saw the picture of you guys and read about your first day. It Sounds like you will have a hectic day today. I will be praying for all of you. It is great to have the picture to pray over. I do not know all of you but seeing your smiling faces made me smile. I know God is smiling too. Hey Grace...what is it with you and flat tires????
    Love you Grace!!!

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  3. Team,

    Glad everyone made it safely. We are all proud of the work you are doing and will continue to pray each day. Tell Britt that Wrigley misses her and looks forward to hearing her stories next weekend.
    Love, Rob

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