A couple of photos from the team. These are taken at CEPAD’s facilities in Managua. CEPAD, the Council of Protestant Churches in Nicaragua, is our host agency.
Departure…
It’s saturday and here is the obligatory blog post written entirely on the handheld. As a special added feature this year I am typing using swype technology…i never pick my finger off the keyboard,i just slide from one letter to the next. So when you see a weird word that …
Friday, Pre-trip
one day to go. thursday night most of the crew got together in the church social hall with thousands of vitamins, ibuprofen and tylenol tablets, hundreds of tubes of antibiotic ointment (did you know — according to stephanie — that stuff is merely petroleum jelly with some antibiotic in it?), …
Nicaragua Team is Commissioned
The 2011 Nicaragua Mission Trip team was commissioned in worship on Sun., Feb. 13, with this prayer: Holy Creator, bless this team as they go serve as ambassadors of this church. Give them strength and wisdom, compassion and courage as they offer your peace. Open their hearts to your love …
Tuesday Pre-Trip
it’s tuesday. thursday is the packing party (i went last year and there was a lot of packing and very little party. i mean a party involves food, drinks, a pinata — frivolity. if your idea of a party is stephanie barking, “stuff that small vitamin bottle in there. don’t …
2010 Nicaragua Mission Trip – Friday/Saturday (EJ)
full circle. back in managua after an amazing week, a wonderful experience. i think it{s (hee hee) safe to say that we’re all a little beat. where did we leave off?
2010 Nicaragua Mission Trip – Thursday (EJ)
3. It’s Thursday, day 3 of the clinic. Today, the village of Castillo is in matasano to see the docs, the dentist and hear the home health care talk that Sandy gives (she does the whole thing in Spanish and it’s great. Bart…well…think Vanna White. He displays the stuff while …
2010 Nicaragua Mission Trip – Thursday (Lori)
Shout outs from the team Just a few messages for those at home tonight:
2010 Nicaragua Mission Trip – Wednesday? (EJ)
2. Roosters crowing long before sun-up. Hugo calling out to Jessica (yes’-si-kuh). The grind of the gears as the bus slows. The pounding of rocks against its sides.
2010 Nicaragua Mission Trip – Tuesday (Lori)
First day of work in the village Tuesday, February 22 Today the team split between traveling to Matasano and staying at the farm. My day began at the farm. Andrea, Jane and I stayed at the farm and completed the home health kits while the construction crew of Carty, Bill …
2010 Nicaragua Mission Trip – Tuesday (EJ)
1. Grab some coffee and get comfy for this one. It’s tuesday, mid-morning. Most of the crew is in matasano (lori and andrea just headed that way too after we received a note from the clinic that they need more medicine). It will (ooh look, the computer is correcting my …
2010 Nicaragua Mission Trip – Monday (Lori)
Settling in Monday, February 22 10:15 a.m. From Lori I can’t keep up with EJ’s wit, but I will try to type with caps and apostrophes. Yesterday was a day full of travel and getting settled into our home for the week. We left Managua early in the morning and …
2010 Nicaragua Mission Trip – Photos
A few photos from Sunday. See EJ’s post for more about Sunday’s adventures.
2010 Nicaragua Mission Trip – Day 2
Time: 0730, Monday morning.Place: About to leave Managua an early morning today, breakfast at 730. i won’t bother you with trivial details like the weather (sunny and hot). about 6:45 am, the fire brigade assembled, moving box after box after box after suitcase after box after duffel after box after…you …
2010 Nicaragua Mission Trip – Day 1, part 3
We are fortunate on this trip to have blog postings from two perspectives: this post is from mission trip veteran Lori Bennett, on her second trip to Nicaragua. Lori arrived in Managua with the second group on Saturday evening. Hola from Managua! The second group (the veterans) has arrived safely …