Singing on the way to the villages
Our bus has to be directed across this bridge
There is literally only about 4 inches on each side
It is very interesting to see the Nicaraguan culture. Every time we pray to start our work day, they all pray out loud simultaneously.
Yesterday we started building up
the walls. It is very fun work! We continued to build the walls taller and some
even started working on the roof today.
It is so encouraging to see
Pastor David’s joy and appreciation. Being in this country has shown me
how much we take for granted in the United States. One of our translators,
Michael, shared his testimony. He talked about his childhood in
Catholicism. He received Jesus as his
personal Savior soon after working for Project Hope. However, he and his wife
and his baby boy had no house to live in. He said that he is now extremely
blessed with a house with running water. None of us Americans think twice about
running water. To him it is a huge blessing.
After a lunch of sandwiches and
chips, Jordan, Macy, Janae and I played with little kids.
Giving the children friendship bracelets
Jordan and Jenae
There were about 20
of them for a while. These precious, adorable children were starving for
attention. Holding onto their arms and swinging them around was their favorite
game. They also loved piggy back rides and climbing onto the roof of a pickup
and jumping into our arms. It was so much fun to play with them.
Miss Lundskog told the kids about Jesus using the Gospel Cube
Way too soon, we left to
go to a church to run VBS. Edwardo, a childrens’ ministry leader at Project
Hope, did puppets for the children.
We painted nails, made animal balloons,
braided hair, and played with older children with a parachute.
After that we
performed our dramas and sang several Spanish and English songs.
Today was
wonderful as usual. God is teaching me so much. I love to see how joyously the
Nicaraguans praise the Lord. I also love getting to know my teammates better. Hasta
mañana!
Love,
Jessica Kneeland
Love,
Jessica Kneeland
Today was an amazing day! God worked through us in so many ways.
Yesterday we started repairing a pastor’s house and today we continued
rebuilding it.
During the building, Emily, Mrs. Heys, Mrs. Shea, the pastor,
a translator, and I visited three homes to talk to the people there. At the
first house I had the opportunity to pray for the woman that lived there. At
the second, we talked to the pastor’s sister. Then we went to a house where a
woman, who did not know God, lived. Her first husband, a Jehovah’s Witness, was
very abusive when she first tried to attend a Christian church. She said that
she knew Jesus existed but she did not want to accept Him because of the abuse
from her husband that she faced when she tried. She and her husband were
divorced and later she met her new boyfriend. Three years ago they split because he
became a Christian and she was not. He comes to visit and be with her and their
children.
Emily and I both shared our testimonies and Emily prayed for her. She
said she wanted to accept Christ and Mrs. Heys led her in prayer. Her ex-boyfriend,
who was there visiting their children, witnessed this. After Kimberly, the
translator, talked with them a bit, they are considering getting back together
and will tell us if they will possibly get married this week.
Emily and I were talking about how awesome it was that God used the
terrible things we went through in the past to bring a person back to Him in
the end. I will be thankful for Saraida’s salvation until the end of time.
Love you all –
Daniel J
Mrs. Gossack teaching English
Part of Pastor Juan's family
Pastor Juan's house
Mrs. Gossack, Kimberly (one of our translators),Miss Lundskog
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