I woke up feeling much better today, but still no energy. Oscar had school and Scarleth and Leo spent time with thier visitors.
I did some computer work to get ready for Sunday School tomorrow and worked on some updated attendance sheets now that we're into June.
I spent most of the day resting off Friday's sickness and getting energy back for this coming week.
Saturday, June 7, 2008
Friday, June 6, 2008
Friday in Leon
With the Gables on vacation we decided to not have a Friday Night Youth Group meeting. Scarleth had some family come visit and I have been sick all day so it worked out that we took tonight off. It rained heavily Thursday night and Friday morning so the baseball field was still standing in water.
Oscar did work from the office communicating the meetings from the past few days over email and working on June's payroll until afternoon when he had a funeral to attend.
I watched 4 movies and tried to rest off what feels like the same 24-hour bug I had about 6 Fridays ago.
Oscar did work from the office communicating the meetings from the past few days over email and working on June's payroll until afternoon when he had a funeral to attend.
I watched 4 movies and tried to rest off what feels like the same 24-hour bug I had about 6 Fridays ago.
Thursday, June 5, 2008
Gables on Vacation
With all the groups coming up, and after a lot of traveling and visiting in the states the Gables have decided to take a week vacation and spend sometime just the 2 of them. They will be back in Leon on Wednesday night ready for our first group that comes in Thursday the 12th.
The rest of us took local transportation out for an afternoon of meetings and baseball practice. Leo had about 20 guys at practice, and they are enjoying the gloves and catchers equipment we got in Leon last week.
Scarleth and Oscar spent over 2 hours discussing upcoming projects with garden workers and the sewing classes. Pastor Walter and Oscar are setting up meetings for the land purchase in Santa Matilde for IHBC.
Pastor Daniel and I went to visit in La Isla and Guanacastal for the afternoon.
The rest of us took local transportation out for an afternoon of meetings and baseball practice. Leo had about 20 guys at practice, and they are enjoying the gloves and catchers equipment we got in Leon last week.
Scarleth and Oscar spent over 2 hours discussing upcoming projects with garden workers and the sewing classes. Pastor Walter and Oscar are setting up meetings for the land purchase in Santa Matilde for IHBC.
Pastor Daniel and I went to visit in La Isla and Guanacastal for the afternoon.
Wednesday, June 4, 2008
Full Wednesday
We had a team meeting this morning about our plans over the next 3 months and the many groups coming all summer long. Afterwards we all went to the village for the afternoon and evening. Tommy, Linda, Oscar, and Scarleth met with sewing ladies, gardeners, and other church members while Leo ran baseball practice. I visited families in the villages until 6:00 service started.
Linda shared information from thier trip to the states and let the church know about the groups that will be coming for the next 3 months. Daniel and Bismark led worship and then Tommy spoke about community. I took the children in the pastors house for a movie.
Linda shared information from thier trip to the states and let the church know about the groups that will be coming for the next 3 months. Daniel and Bismark led worship and then Tommy spoke about community. I took the children in the pastors house for a movie.
Tuesday, June 3, 2008
Gables Return to Candelaria
The Gables got time to visit in Candelaria this afternoon. It had been 5 weeks since they got to see the pastors family, garden workers, and the church members. Linda was very excited to see the progress of the garden and the medical/dental clinic.
Scarleth and Oscar stayed busy with the Gables in meetings with different small businesses and I spent time visiting homes of children and teenagers.
Scarleth and Oscar stayed busy with the Gables in meetings with different small businesses and I spent time visiting homes of children and teenagers.
Monday, June 2, 2008
Mom Home, Gables Too
Mom and I went by Viky's for breakfast and she got to tell Oneda and Reyna goodbye. Translator Enrique drove Mom and I to the airport around 8. We got her through check-in and spent our last 30 minutes together grabbing lunch and sharing stories.
We put her in line for security and then went to arrivals to pick-up Tommy and Linda. They got in with no delays and we got all their luggage loaded in the truck, and returned to Leon. The seem very excited to be home. It is Tommy's birthday and they are hoping to meet up with the Marin's for dinner.
We put her in line for security and then went to arrivals to pick-up Tommy and Linda. They got in with no delays and we got all their luggage loaded in the truck, and returned to Leon. The seem very excited to be home. It is Tommy's birthday and they are hoping to meet up with the Marin's for dinner.
Sunday, June 1, 2008
Sunday School and Night Service
Mom and I took the bus out early this morning because it was her last day and we wanted to see as many people as possible before the flight home tomorrow. We got to Candelaria in time for Sunday School and found out that June 1 is National Kids Day in Nicaragua. The teachers had put together a big party with 4 pinatas and snacks and games for the kids.
It was a lot of fun being with 150-200 kids playing and afterwards Mom and I had meetings with the Sunday School teachers about lesson planning and shared some of the material that Jennifer gathered for us. They let us know which stories to photocopy and how many worksheets they needed to apply to the age groups they taught.
All afternoon we spent time visiting with as many kids and family as time allowed. We hungout with about 10 kids that stayed after morning service, teaching some English from a picture dictionary my mom brought. We then went and visited families and youth members that I wanted Mom to meet.
Pedro and his mother came around 5 to get ready for the evening service. Daniel and Bismark did a great job leading worship and Pedro spoke on discipleship and evangelism. Yahiara had over 20 kids in the pastors house teaching about the miracles of Jesus from the growing animated DVD series library.
It was a lot of fun being with 150-200 kids playing and afterwards Mom and I had meetings with the Sunday School teachers about lesson planning and shared some of the material that Jennifer gathered for us. They let us know which stories to photocopy and how many worksheets they needed to apply to the age groups they taught.
All afternoon we spent time visiting with as many kids and family as time allowed. We hungout with about 10 kids that stayed after morning service, teaching some English from a picture dictionary my mom brought. We then went and visited families and youth members that I wanted Mom to meet.
Pedro and his mother came around 5 to get ready for the evening service. Daniel and Bismark did a great job leading worship and Pedro spoke on discipleship and evangelism. Yahiara had over 20 kids in the pastors house teaching about the miracles of Jesus from the growing animated DVD series library.
Saturday, May 31, 2008
Visiting Lots of Villages
Alvaro took Mom and I out today to visit as many villages other than Candelaria with only 2 days left in my mom's trip. I knew we would be back to Candelaria for Sunday services so I wanted her to see as many other places Saturday would allow.
I took her by the goat ladies place, and then out to Bethel. She had fun visiting with Yahaira's and Daniel's family. Rosa and Yorlene's mom was out visiting in Bethel and had her 17-day old daughter, Veronica, with her.
We went on to visit with Pastor Pablo and his family in Guanacastal. Mom was happy to see he had been using the bike that First Baptist Church of Boone bought him. They lost a lot of fruit trees and their TV antenna in the storm, but the house held up pretty well.
From here we went to Santa Matilde. Mom got to meet 3 of the youth group girls and some other kids from the village. A few small trees were down, but we didn't see any really bad aftermath of the storm here. Victoria Zapata's yard had a big limb down but it missed her house and her chickens were enjoying it.
Mom got to reunite with Laura for dinner. Laura served as my mom's translator in January and they have kept up through email since. Her friend, and a translator for us with some larger groups, David, joined Mom and I for dinner. We stayed out til around 10 pm fellowshipping in the park infront of the big cathedral.
I took her by the goat ladies place, and then out to Bethel. She had fun visiting with Yahaira's and Daniel's family. Rosa and Yorlene's mom was out visiting in Bethel and had her 17-day old daughter, Veronica, with her.
We went on to visit with Pastor Pablo and his family in Guanacastal. Mom was happy to see he had been using the bike that First Baptist Church of Boone bought him. They lost a lot of fruit trees and their TV antenna in the storm, but the house held up pretty well.
From here we went to Santa Matilde. Mom got to meet 3 of the youth group girls and some other kids from the village. A few small trees were down, but we didn't see any really bad aftermath of the storm here. Victoria Zapata's yard had a big limb down but it missed her house and her chickens were enjoying it.
Mom got to reunite with Laura for dinner. Laura served as my mom's translator in January and they have kept up through email since. Her friend, and a translator for us with some larger groups, David, joined Mom and I for dinner. We stayed out til around 10 pm fellowshipping in the park infront of the big cathedral.
Friday, May 30, 2008
Happy Nica Mother's Day
May 30th is Mother's Day here every year, regardless of the day of the week. Mom and I woke up after the power returned at 3:30 am and once the sun came up went to grab breakfast. Leon had no water or cable/internet/phone across the whole city. Our house had power, but it was in one of the only areas that did get power back Friday morning.
We watched Amazing Grace at my place and then caught a ride out to the entrance of Chichigalpa with my neighbors. Mike, Mike, and Maria were taking out a lot of tarp to fix some houses in Chinadega. Mom and I wanted to go and visit some people in the villages and see how bad the storm had left the area.
Along the road on the way out, we saw many large trees and powerline poles laying on the ground, but by the time we got into Chichigalpa things looked better. Nothing larger than wrist width limbs were down and the dirt roads were badly washed. We got to La Isla and crossed the river by foot.
We spent time visiting with Rosa and her family. They were still without power, but did not suffer any real damage to their house or yard. We caught the bus home and I took mom out for dinner at Solera.
We watched Amazing Grace at my place and then caught a ride out to the entrance of Chichigalpa with my neighbors. Mike, Mike, and Maria were taking out a lot of tarp to fix some houses in Chinadega. Mom and I wanted to go and visit some people in the villages and see how bad the storm had left the area.
Along the road on the way out, we saw many large trees and powerline poles laying on the ground, but by the time we got into Chichigalpa things looked better. Nothing larger than wrist width limbs were down and the dirt roads were badly washed. We got to La Isla and crossed the river by foot.
We spent time visiting with Rosa and her family. They were still without power, but did not suffer any real damage to their house or yard. We caught the bus home and I took mom out for dinner at Solera.
Thursday, May 29, 2008
Tropical Storm/Hurricane Alma
Well, the Marins were right about a lot of rain coming to Leon, but they didn't tell us it was because of a tropical storm. Alma was a tropical storm until about 1 pm when it hit land just west of Leon, at which time winds picked up enough to be the first hurricane of the year. Alma is the first hurricane in history to originate in the Pacific and move north up Central America.
The power went out around 2:30 pm while all of us were getting work done at the office, at the Gable's house. Rain let up just long enough for all of us to get home and then we sat in our rooms in the eye of the storm for the rest of the afternoon. Two trees feel onto the roof at my place, all members got some entertainment watching them machete the limbs off of it until the storm got too bad to stay outside.
Mom and I spent time reading and playing cards in her room. By 5:30 it was too dark to see anything so we decided we would just head to bed and hope things improved by morning. Power came back on at 3:30 am and we woke up and started our Thursday.
The power went out around 2:30 pm while all of us were getting work done at the office, at the Gable's house. Rain let up just long enough for all of us to get home and then we sat in our rooms in the eye of the storm for the rest of the afternoon. Two trees feel onto the roof at my place, all members got some entertainment watching them machete the limbs off of it until the storm got too bad to stay outside.
Mom and I spent time reading and playing cards in her room. By 5:30 it was too dark to see anything so we decided we would just head to bed and hope things improved by morning. Power came back on at 3:30 am and we woke up and started our Thursday.
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
Mom & Daughter Scarleth Reunited
As we were heading down to the office to meet up with the rest of the team, I was letting my mom see Preston and Sandra's place when a guy from ASU recognized me. Chandler, about 5 other appropriate technology students, and 2 teachers we visiting in Leon on a day off from there weeks work in the coffee fields of Nicaragua.
We went down for breakfast at Viky's and Mom enjoyed getting to meet the whole family, Oneada and Evenling were there with the rest she had already met.
Alvaro took us out at 1 and a lot of kids were on the land at Candelaria because there out of school the rest of the week. Friday is mother's day here, and there is no school W-F. Leo ran baseball practice and mom got time to play and visit with other kids around the church. Scarleth, who my parents adopted under NSMN Adopt-a-Family was there and wearing the dress that my mom paid to have Lucia make her. They were excited to get to visit and play all afternoon.
The dental clinic is really coming along, the floor is almost completely tiled. I know that Linda will love to see the progress when she returns next week. Scarleth, Oscar, and I led a meeting about the bodega, storage area, with Pastor Jose, sewing ladies, garden workers, and others that use it.
Mom got to meet Alex, Marcela, and Juan Diego Marin tonight down at their house and we visited for about an hour. They told us that it was going to rain pretty much all of the next 2 days, but we are hoping that it misses so my mom gets more time out in the villages.
We went down for breakfast at Viky's and Mom enjoyed getting to meet the whole family, Oneada and Evenling were there with the rest she had already met.
Alvaro took us out at 1 and a lot of kids were on the land at Candelaria because there out of school the rest of the week. Friday is mother's day here, and there is no school W-F. Leo ran baseball practice and mom got time to play and visit with other kids around the church. Scarleth, who my parents adopted under NSMN Adopt-a-Family was there and wearing the dress that my mom paid to have Lucia make her. They were excited to get to visit and play all afternoon.
The dental clinic is really coming along, the floor is almost completely tiled. I know that Linda will love to see the progress when she returns next week. Scarleth, Oscar, and I led a meeting about the bodega, storage area, with Pastor Jose, sewing ladies, garden workers, and others that use it.
Mom got to meet Alex, Marcela, and Juan Diego Marin tonight down at their house and we visited for about an hour. They told us that it was going to rain pretty much all of the next 2 days, but we are hoping that it misses so my mom gets more time out in the villages.
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
Tuesday with Mama
Mom and I spent the day unpacking and getting situated in Leon. We went to lunch a Viky's and mom got to meet Alejahndra. Scarleth and I honored our day off by taking my mom to Playa Roca at Poneloya Beach for the afternoon and sunset. Mom and I grabbed dinner and Pizza Hot and she got to meet some of my friends that work there and I visit a few times a week for dinner. On our walk back up towards my place, we stopped at La Posada del Doctor to see if William was working. We were in luck and we all visited for 20 minutes or so. He was very happy to see my mom and was asking when my dad and grandad would be back.
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