Next up...Nicaragua

In 48 hours,  our son (11) and I will be boarding a plane with 19 others and heading to Nicaragua. 

This is his 3rd time going to serve kids there and share Jesus' good news.  This is my second time in Nicaragua - my husband accompanied him last year. 

The ministry partner we're teaming up with  is a different one than in the past.    It's called Chosen Children's Ministry. Our church is looking forward to a long relationship with these partners.  However, this is our first time working with them and will be a new experience for all of us.

We will be spending time in a particular barrio.  A portion of our total group makes up a medical team who will provide free services for those who need it.

While families are being treated, others are waiting. So the role of some of us will be to hang out with the children.  Our group will provide rotations of sports, arts & crafts and Bible teaching.  Each teaching articulates Jesus Gospel message of love and forgiveness.

Meanwhile,  a few other members of the team will spend a day teaching a handful of locals how to repair bikes.  The whole group of them then will join our team the following day and repair bikes for folks in the barrio. 

We will have three full days of ministry.  On our fourth day, we as a team spend time debriefing - celebrating what God has been doing and will continue doing. 

Our prayer requests:

1.  Good health.  It's such a short trip, we're praying for no illness.

2.  For the hearts and minds of our team - there are a lot of personal things going on in people's lives

that are heavy on hearts.  Pray for God's joy and peace to free team members to serve the Nicaraguan's whole heartedly. 

3.  Pray for Nicaraguan hearts ready to accept who Jesus is and what He's accomplished for them out of His great love.  We ask for God's Spirit of lifetime transformation in people - whether it happens while we're there, or whether we plant and/or water seeds that make them ready at another time God already knows about. We pray that He will be drawing people to Himself partly through the love we display as well.

4.  Pray for Jas and I - that we too are humble, open and being transformed by God's Spirit, according to His Word.  Learning, serving. 

We have been informed that we will NOT have internet access.  If you've supported our family in any way on past trips, we usually try to post our experiences on the ground pretty regularly.  That is not likely possible this time.  I'll try to post about this trip within a week of our return.

Thank you!