We slept in today after a tiring full Friday. Scarleth and I both did some work things from our own houses and then met at the office to use the phone and internet to catchup the Gables with our last few days. Oscar had his first school day again in 3 weeks.
He has been working over 10 hours a day from the Gable house/office this past Wed-Fri to get the dental container contacts lined up as well as all his accounting and other NewSong Admin work. We kid him that he never works, just because he never goes out, but he has really been getting on it this week, and works hard all the time for us, and his grad school. I guess we just miss having him around to joke with is all.
Scarleth, Leo, and I took the rest of the day off because we were all about shot after the week break/getting behind then catching as much of it up as possible in 3 days. We will use Monday as a workday as Scarleth has a follow-up meeting in Managua about the clinic. We will also pickup some things for the upcoming mission teams coming down, and price some things we are hoping to buy in June for the clinic and garden.
There is something else we have to do in Managua this Monday, but I can't really remember, must not be important...Oh yeah, MY MOM IS FLYING IN AT NOON AND SPENDING A FULL WEEK HERE WITH ME!
Saturday, May 24, 2008
Friday, May 23, 2008
Youth Night is Back
Pastor Pedro called and let us know that he had another meeting in Leon that got planned for this afternoon and it would be later than we would be going out for baseball and youth group. Scarleth and I called Daniel to see if he would like to speak after leading worship, and he accepted.
We grabbed some snacks and soft drinks on our way out for the baseball kids to enjoy after practice for the ones that would help us clean up the piles of weeds, rocks, and dirt around the church and clinic where many church members had worked yesterday and would be working again today.
Leo ran about an hour and 15 minute baseball practice and then Scarleth and I explained to them about the help we needed from them. All 18, and some other kids that were just hanging out on the property did a wonderful job taking nearly 10 wheelbarrows full of brush out from around the buildings and trees.
The gardeners and some other church members planted over 100 plantain tree bulbs around the clinic and throughout the garden. Other church members got the area flat between the garden and clinic for a few trees and parking spots in the future. Still others worked to get posts in the ground a the back of the field near the river for a fence that will hopefully get done over the weekend for more planting.
Our youth event went great, we still had right at or a little over 100 young people there with our 2-week miss due to strike. We got Santa Matilde and La Isla there a little before 6 and had told Candelaria we were starting at 6 from now on, but no one really showed up until 7. We are hoping that by next time we can have people there by 6. Daniel led a great worship and did an excellent job speaking with such short notice.
Scarleth and I talked about today being probably our best full day we have seen out there in a long time, maybe ever. Just so many things happening with sports, church members getting work done-old and young-and another great youth event.
We grabbed some snacks and soft drinks on our way out for the baseball kids to enjoy after practice for the ones that would help us clean up the piles of weeds, rocks, and dirt around the church and clinic where many church members had worked yesterday and would be working again today.
Leo ran about an hour and 15 minute baseball practice and then Scarleth and I explained to them about the help we needed from them. All 18, and some other kids that were just hanging out on the property did a wonderful job taking nearly 10 wheelbarrows full of brush out from around the buildings and trees.
The gardeners and some other church members planted over 100 plantain tree bulbs around the clinic and throughout the garden. Other church members got the area flat between the garden and clinic for a few trees and parking spots in the future. Still others worked to get posts in the ground a the back of the field near the river for a fence that will hopefully get done over the weekend for more planting.
Our youth event went great, we still had right at or a little over 100 young people there with our 2-week miss due to strike. We got Santa Matilde and La Isla there a little before 6 and had told Candelaria we were starting at 6 from now on, but no one really showed up until 7. We are hoping that by next time we can have people there by 6. Daniel led a great worship and did an excellent job speaking with such short notice.
Scarleth and I talked about today being probably our best full day we have seen out there in a long time, maybe ever. Just so many things happening with sports, church members getting work done-old and young-and another great youth event.
Thursday, May 22, 2008
Candelaria, Santa Matilde, Chinadega
Pastor Pedro drove Scarleth, Leo, and I out today for baseball practice, some visiting, and a meeting. Scarleth shared a story with the baseball boys and Leo and Pedro started their practice. Scarleth went to visit the Mendoza sisters to help them with their current living situation and check on needs, while Alfredo, Ariel, and I cleaned up the bodega.
We then went to visit in Santa Matilde and Scarleth had her meeting in Chinadega with a lady about the paperwork and other things required for the medical dental clinic. I enjoyed getting to visit with a few of the youth girls at Santa Matilde and some younger children. Rosa and Junieth enjoyed seeing some other kids to play with too.
We came back to Candelaria with some time still left in baseball practice. Pedro, Walter, and some of the other older guys started a game with the oldest kids from the team and enjoyed a few innings of competitive scrimmage. It was fun to see the older guys out there playing so serious.
We then went to visit in Santa Matilde and Scarleth had her meeting in Chinadega with a lady about the paperwork and other things required for the medical dental clinic. I enjoyed getting to visit with a few of the youth girls at Santa Matilde and some younger children. Rosa and Junieth enjoyed seeing some other kids to play with too.
We came back to Candelaria with some time still left in baseball practice. Pedro, Walter, and some of the other older guys started a game with the oldest kids from the team and enjoyed a few innings of competitive scrimmage. It was fun to see the older guys out there playing so serious.
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
Great to be Back in Villages
We did our work from Leon this morning and left from the office a little after 12:00. We had a full truck with 2 men from my house joining us for the day along with Roger. Mike Saeli is an agricultural engineer from New York that is here with his wife working with Food for the Hungry. He and Roger are the main speakers in the meeting today that Scarleth will be hosting.
Our other guest is Mike Coberly from Washington state who is in Nicaragua working with NicaMade. He is involved with Rotary in Leon and is getting some pictures and seeing the things we are doing after Scarleth and Larry shared some of our needs at last weeks rotary meeting.
As soon as we got there, the boys were ready for baseball after a full week off. Leo got them started and Roger and the Mikes looked around the garden and clinic. Scarleth and I got things setup for the meeting and it started a little after 2:00.
I spent time visiting some families and youth members by bicycle in Candelaria and let them know that we would have our youth meeting this coming Friday at 6:00. Many of the kids thought it had been canceled from now on, after having to skip it 2 weeks due to traffic strike. All of them were excited that we will continue it this weekend.
Our other guest is Mike Coberly from Washington state who is in Nicaragua working with NicaMade. He is involved with Rotary in Leon and is getting some pictures and seeing the things we are doing after Scarleth and Larry shared some of our needs at last weeks rotary meeting.
As soon as we got there, the boys were ready for baseball after a full week off. Leo got them started and Roger and the Mikes looked around the garden and clinic. Scarleth and I got things setup for the meeting and it started a little after 2:00.
I spent time visiting some families and youth members by bicycle in Candelaria and let them know that we would have our youth meeting this coming Friday at 6:00. Many of the kids thought it had been canceled from now on, after having to skip it 2 weeks due to traffic strike. All of them were excited that we will continue it this weekend.
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Tuesday
The three of us did as much work as we could without transportation again today. We had a community meeting in Candelaria setup, mostly to discuss things about the garden. The rainy season is starting and we need to get things planted as soon as possible. There are some other projects of clearing land and building a fence that we want some of the church to work on as well.
We have moved this meeting until tomorrow and feel like we will get to have it. Oscar and I picked the truck up this afternoon around 4, so it is ready to go out tomorrow.
Excited to be able and go out tomorrow for the first time in a week. Still getting things done here, but Scarleth, Leo, and I are really missing the baseball boys and our other Candelaria friends. Administration and other Leon work is only fun for a couple days at most.
We have moved this meeting until tomorrow and feel like we will get to have it. Oscar and I picked the truck up this afternoon around 4, so it is ready to go out tomorrow.
Excited to be able and go out tomorrow for the first time in a week. Still getting things done here, but Scarleth, Leo, and I are really missing the baseball boys and our other Candelaria friends. Administration and other Leon work is only fun for a couple days at most.
Monday, May 19, 2008
Monday
So we called this morning in hopes to get the truck and make a trip to get a bed full of seeds from Managua, but they have now pushed it back to maybe tomorrow afternoon. I guess more is wrong with the truck than we had originally thought.
All local transportation is back to normal, so we will see what options we have for the day, but we cannot do our Managua trip because the amount of seeds we need requires a truck.
Hoping to get out of Leon for some change of pace.
God Bless You all!
Diego
All local transportation is back to normal, so we will see what options we have for the day, but we cannot do our Managua trip because the amount of seeds we need requires a truck.
Hoping to get out of Leon for some change of pace.
God Bless You all!
Diego
Sunday, May 18, 2008
Sunday in Leon
Another day in Leon for us. Hoping to get the truck out tomorrow because Scarleth and I need to go to Managua and get some seeds and have things planted in the garden soon before the rain starts.
The strike is over, but being a Sunday the busses are on a restricted schedule. There are taxis buzzing all over Leon. By tomorrow the busses, trucks, and everything else should be back to normal.
We have spent the day resting and hoping to use Monday and Tuesday as workdays because Friday-Sunday have felt like days off with us stuck here.
The strike is over, but being a Sunday the busses are on a restricted schedule. There are taxis buzzing all over Leon. By tomorrow the busses, trucks, and everything else should be back to normal.
We have spent the day resting and hoping to use Monday and Tuesday as workdays because Friday-Sunday have felt like days off with us stuck here.
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