Day 3 in Matagalpa

Today we started by driving from Managua to Matagalpa which was about a 2 hour drive...and man do we have some great hosts. Our driver is Elias and our connection to the schools is Pastor Jerson.

Once we arrived we put together 36 paks to take to a local school. We prayed and sang with the children and handed out numerous amounts of candy to those who did not receive paks. The children are chosen by the local leaders based on necessity. We met dedicated teachers as well as the principal of another local school in Matagalpa. Once we handed out the paks we then drove to the principal's school that we will be painting tomorrow with the help of parents, teachers and pastors. We had the opportunity to see the conditions where the students learn. The school goes from preschool to 12th grade and they have over 2000 students but can only house 400 at a time. They have 4 different shifts to meet their needs which range from morning, afternoon, evening and Saturdays. We look forward to working with these families tomorrow to make their school a more welcoming environment.

Thank you for your continued prayers,

Greg, Courtney, Karla, Sarah and the rest of the mission team.