Adopt-a-Family is offically online!
The project I have been gathering information for and getting online for the past couple months is now up and running!
Thanks so much for the help Kevin Howell and Evan Dixon!
Please take time to watch the video and visit the site.
VIDEO:
http://makemsmile.info/adoptfam.wmv
ADOPT SITE:
http://newsongmissionnicaragua.com/adoptafamily/
If you fill led to adopt-a-family and help with their school needs and basic living costs please do not hesitate to do so today!
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
Still No Internet...ACC trip posted
After tropical storm Alma and some other thuderstorms I no longer have internet at my place...the times I can get on are limited right now and will only become less as we will be busy with teams from june 19 until august 9
i truly appreciate all the love, support, and interest from my readers and i will do my best to get updates up when i can...posts will not be as frequent, but when i post it will be a long time covered (like the 10 days below)
the short times i do have at cyber cafes or quick minutes we meet before heading out from the gables house are used to try and keep up with emails and work on newsongs adopt a family website
i am hoping to get back on more often soon...love you all and please continue to pray for the work here...
Jim Bob "Diego" Norman
John 15:13
i truly appreciate all the love, support, and interest from my readers and i will do my best to get updates up when i can...posts will not be as frequent, but when i post it will be a long time covered (like the 10 days below)
the short times i do have at cyber cafes or quick minutes we meet before heading out from the gables house are used to try and keep up with emails and work on newsongs adopt a family website
i am hoping to get back on more often soon...love you all and please continue to pray for the work here...
Jim Bob "Diego" Norman
John 15:13
ACC Trip
Sat. 21
After a long day in the village yesterday and late night with youth group Scarleth and Linda both used today to try and recover from being sick. Tommy took the 6 from ACC to the beach for the afternoon. I did some work this morning from my house and then spent the whole afternoon and night celebrating Alejandra’s 5th birthday. It was a lot of fun meeting more of her friends and family. They had 2 piñatas and lots of dancing. Viky and Oneada stayed busy feeding around 60-people the entire night. I was very glad to be there to experience that day with Alejandra and her family.
Sun. 22
We went out to the village for the afternoon and ACC had an all afternoon drama workshop. A couple of different churches from Chichigalpa came to Candelaria and they worked with small groups on mimes and skits. We had planned to have an evening service as well, but Tommy started feeling bad mid afternoon and we came back to Leon after the drama workshop.
Mon. 23
June 23rd is Father’s Day in Nicaragua. Just like mother’s day it does not have to fall on a Sunday, but is celebrated on a date each year. We went to La Isla for an afternoon Father’s Day service. Pastor Daniel led some great worship, with help from Adam and Pastor Pablo’s wife. ACC did two different dramas and Jessalyn shared her testimony. The event was very well attended by many fathers from Guanacastal/La Isla, an area where nearly no men attend any church events. Pastor Pedro’s brother, Isaiah, has been doing some home visiting there and got a good turnout. He and Pastor Pablo both shared scripture and then we all had soft drinks and cookies.
Tues. 24
Tommy took the ACC team to climb and surf the volcano this morning, while Oscar and I worked on finances from the Gables office. In the afternoon, we went to the basketball arena in Chichigalpa to meet with some of the youth from Pastor David’s Church of God. They had been a big part of the drama workshop Sunday and were hosting a team from the states that had a basketball game planned for the evening. We watched the first half and then ACC did a halftime mime/drama.
Wed. 25
The Gables left with the ACC team to enjoy 4 days at Montilemar Beach this morning. Oscar and I did what we could to catch-up finances with Susan over the phone this morning. Leo and I took local transportation out for baseball practice in Candelaria, while Oscar stayed to work on getting the medical/dental container here later this week we hope. Scarleth is still taking time off to try and get better and has seen a few different doctors.
Thurs. 26
Today was a lot like yesterday, with Oscar and I working from the Gables this morning and then Leo and I going out for baseball practice. The garden is really looking great! The corn and papaya trees have gotten so tall and other plants are beginning to produce. Oscar worked hard again today getting things in line for delivery of the container to Candelaria. They told him today, that it should ship from Managua tomorrow afternoon and be unloaded in Candelaria tomorrow night.
Fri. 27
Scarleth went out with Leo and I for baseball and then we all ran the Friday Night Youth event. Daniel spoke in Tommy’s absence and everything went very well. Oscar did a lot of communication work from Leon and the container got to Candelaria around 6 this evening. While we had youth some of the men/youth boys in the church worked hard to unload everything and get it locked into the clinic by 8:30. Oscar and many other people in Manugua and the states did an unbelievable job to get this container here very fast and smoothly.
Sat. 28
I rode with Pablo, a co-worker of Freddy’s, to get the team at Montilemar in the van early this morning. We picked up the original 6 and two men that joined them Thursday night at the resort. Their senior pastor Rick Snow and Richard will be with us for the next 4 days before the whole team flies out July 1. We got back to Leon around noon and then headed to Candelaria for an afternoon service led by Pastor Snow on leadership. It was well attended by 5 different church pastors and many leaders of Candelaria. With Oscar busy in class, his brother, Alvaro, served as Rick’s interpreter and did a great job!
Sun. 29
We took a truck load and van load out for a great afternoon and evening! The ACC 8 plus our normal 5 and extra interpreters: Alvaro, Laura, and David spent time visiting Santa Matilde and La Isla in the afternoon, and then went to Candelaria for Pastor Rick to lead the evening service. We trucked in big groups from La Isla/Guanacastal and Santa Matilde to fill the church for an amazing night. Daniel led worship and Pastor Snow encouraged us all to become servant leaders. There were probably over 150 people and then 60 plus kids in the congregation. Tommy and Rick married a couple from Santa Matilde after the message and then ACC said their goodbyes and had an extended send off of hugs and goodbyes.
Mon. 30
Tommy, Linda, and I took ACC to visit some other parts of the country today before they head back for the states tomorrow morning. We left Leon in the morning and grabbed lunch in Granada. They spent time walking around, Nicaragua’s top tourism city buying souvenirs and getting massages until mid afternoon. We then took a boat ride for 90 minutes around the world’s largest lake and visited monkey island. The group really enjoyed feeding/petting the monkeys and then the girls decided to jump off the boat for a little swimming. We went to Masaya to let the group see one last city and buy their last gifts. We all ate dinner at a great Mexican restaurant in Managua’s newest mall and then took the team on to stay at the Best Western across the street from the airport. Tommy, Linda, and I rode back to Leon with Pablo driving, and ACC will fly out at 6 am tomorrow morning.
Tues. 1
I cannot believe that it is already July! I spent the day getting the rest of the biographies up for adopt a family and updating the past 10 days worth of the blog. We will have a full day staff retreat tomorrow to plan for the upcoming month and groups. Adopt-a-Family should also be launching tomorrow from NewSong’s website. Scarleth and I have been working a lot with the help of Kevin Howell and Evan Dixon to get this online and ready to go.
Please take time to watch our video and visit the site. If you fill led to adopt-a-family and help with their school needs and basic costs please do not hesitate to do so today!
VIDEO:
http://makemsmile.info/adoptfam.wmv
ADOPT SITE:
http://newsongmissionnicaragua.com/adoptafamily/
After a long day in the village yesterday and late night with youth group Scarleth and Linda both used today to try and recover from being sick. Tommy took the 6 from ACC to the beach for the afternoon. I did some work this morning from my house and then spent the whole afternoon and night celebrating Alejandra’s 5th birthday. It was a lot of fun meeting more of her friends and family. They had 2 piñatas and lots of dancing. Viky and Oneada stayed busy feeding around 60-people the entire night. I was very glad to be there to experience that day with Alejandra and her family.
Sun. 22
We went out to the village for the afternoon and ACC had an all afternoon drama workshop. A couple of different churches from Chichigalpa came to Candelaria and they worked with small groups on mimes and skits. We had planned to have an evening service as well, but Tommy started feeling bad mid afternoon and we came back to Leon after the drama workshop.
Mon. 23
June 23rd is Father’s Day in Nicaragua. Just like mother’s day it does not have to fall on a Sunday, but is celebrated on a date each year. We went to La Isla for an afternoon Father’s Day service. Pastor Daniel led some great worship, with help from Adam and Pastor Pablo’s wife. ACC did two different dramas and Jessalyn shared her testimony. The event was very well attended by many fathers from Guanacastal/La Isla, an area where nearly no men attend any church events. Pastor Pedro’s brother, Isaiah, has been doing some home visiting there and got a good turnout. He and Pastor Pablo both shared scripture and then we all had soft drinks and cookies.
Tues. 24
Tommy took the ACC team to climb and surf the volcano this morning, while Oscar and I worked on finances from the Gables office. In the afternoon, we went to the basketball arena in Chichigalpa to meet with some of the youth from Pastor David’s Church of God. They had been a big part of the drama workshop Sunday and were hosting a team from the states that had a basketball game planned for the evening. We watched the first half and then ACC did a halftime mime/drama.
Wed. 25
The Gables left with the ACC team to enjoy 4 days at Montilemar Beach this morning. Oscar and I did what we could to catch-up finances with Susan over the phone this morning. Leo and I took local transportation out for baseball practice in Candelaria, while Oscar stayed to work on getting the medical/dental container here later this week we hope. Scarleth is still taking time off to try and get better and has seen a few different doctors.
Thurs. 26
Today was a lot like yesterday, with Oscar and I working from the Gables this morning and then Leo and I going out for baseball practice. The garden is really looking great! The corn and papaya trees have gotten so tall and other plants are beginning to produce. Oscar worked hard again today getting things in line for delivery of the container to Candelaria. They told him today, that it should ship from Managua tomorrow afternoon and be unloaded in Candelaria tomorrow night.
Fri. 27
Scarleth went out with Leo and I for baseball and then we all ran the Friday Night Youth event. Daniel spoke in Tommy’s absence and everything went very well. Oscar did a lot of communication work from Leon and the container got to Candelaria around 6 this evening. While we had youth some of the men/youth boys in the church worked hard to unload everything and get it locked into the clinic by 8:30. Oscar and many other people in Manugua and the states did an unbelievable job to get this container here very fast and smoothly.
Sat. 28
I rode with Pablo, a co-worker of Freddy’s, to get the team at Montilemar in the van early this morning. We picked up the original 6 and two men that joined them Thursday night at the resort. Their senior pastor Rick Snow and Richard will be with us for the next 4 days before the whole team flies out July 1. We got back to Leon around noon and then headed to Candelaria for an afternoon service led by Pastor Snow on leadership. It was well attended by 5 different church pastors and many leaders of Candelaria. With Oscar busy in class, his brother, Alvaro, served as Rick’s interpreter and did a great job!
Sun. 29
We took a truck load and van load out for a great afternoon and evening! The ACC 8 plus our normal 5 and extra interpreters: Alvaro, Laura, and David spent time visiting Santa Matilde and La Isla in the afternoon, and then went to Candelaria for Pastor Rick to lead the evening service. We trucked in big groups from La Isla/Guanacastal and Santa Matilde to fill the church for an amazing night. Daniel led worship and Pastor Snow encouraged us all to become servant leaders. There were probably over 150 people and then 60 plus kids in the congregation. Tommy and Rick married a couple from Santa Matilde after the message and then ACC said their goodbyes and had an extended send off of hugs and goodbyes.
Mon. 30
Tommy, Linda, and I took ACC to visit some other parts of the country today before they head back for the states tomorrow morning. We left Leon in the morning and grabbed lunch in Granada. They spent time walking around, Nicaragua’s top tourism city buying souvenirs and getting massages until mid afternoon. We then took a boat ride for 90 minutes around the world’s largest lake and visited monkey island. The group really enjoyed feeding/petting the monkeys and then the girls decided to jump off the boat for a little swimming. We went to Masaya to let the group see one last city and buy their last gifts. We all ate dinner at a great Mexican restaurant in Managua’s newest mall and then took the team on to stay at the Best Western across the street from the airport. Tommy, Linda, and I rode back to Leon with Pablo driving, and ACC will fly out at 6 am tomorrow morning.
Tues. 1
I cannot believe that it is already July! I spent the day getting the rest of the biographies up for adopt a family and updating the past 10 days worth of the blog. We will have a full day staff retreat tomorrow to plan for the upcoming month and groups. Adopt-a-Family should also be launching tomorrow from NewSong’s website. Scarleth and I have been working a lot with the help of Kevin Howell and Evan Dixon to get this online and ready to go.
Please take time to watch our video and visit the site. If you fill led to adopt-a-family and help with their school needs and basic costs please do not hesitate to do so today!
VIDEO:
http://makemsmile.info/adoptfam.wmv
ADOPT SITE:
http://newsongmissionnicaragua.com/adoptafamily/
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