10/6/11
Hello from Nicaragua
Central America. After departing LAX around 1:30AM Thursday and successfully
getting all school paks checked in we were asked to rearrange the
contents of our "carry on" items according to some "new airline
rules". Basically it was like plating musical chairs with our carry on
clothes and personal items. ("Hey you take my shoes and I'll carry you
shampoo and toothpaste.") We must have done alright because they let
us board. With a short layover in San Salvador, (which only involved
switching planes once!), we were on our way to Managua, Nicaragua. After
landing and meeting old friends Jerson and Elias, our driver extraordinaire, we
had lunch and a looong drive to Somoto for the night. It's a good thing he's
and excellent driver 'cause he scares us to death. Bill (or as we fondly
call him, Beeel) was asked to preach and sing at a local church while the
rest of us had dinner. The folks at the restaurant changed the Spanish music to
some 70's classics just for us. Go Bee Gees!
We then spent a short time
packing around 50 paks for our first school pak distribution at a local village
tomorrow morning. Lots of challenges today for sure, but none of them were a
surprise to God who was faithful to bring us through. Gotta go, I think there's
only two showers in the whole hotel so I'm talking mine tonight to avoid the MORNING
RUSH! If you'd like to join us, meet the team in the hotel lobby at 8AM
sharp.
This is Mike Ramirez for the 2011 Nic Missions
Team.
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