When I arrived in Managua, my friend, Donna met me at the airport. Donna is a missionary in Managua and works with various churches to give assitance to those in need. She introduced me to Raquel, a friend who works for tourism in Nicaragua. I had planned to check out some Rotary organizations prior to starting school, but unfortunately I had a problem with an electronic transfer, which took ALL day to fix. Fortunately Donna was there to help me. (P.S. Trying to get your own money back in a foreign country, when there is a problem, takes an act of congress.) I went to two different church services with Donna. The one Saturday night was at a church called Hosanna. At this church the words to the songs were on the screen and it was great because I could sing with the people. I love the livliness of the Hispanic culture in praise and worship, and didn't realize how much I had missed it! The next day we went to a church called El Centro de Fe, Esperanza, y Amor, The Center of Faith, Hope, and Love. This church has various churches throughout Nicaragua and Mexico. Pastor David is from Mexico City and his wife is from (Upstate) New York. As you can see, they are a beautiful family, (and musical too-playing instruments & singing in the praise & worship) They have a heart for the Lord. The oldest son is Joshua (23?), the youngest-Sammy(14), and "Checky"(which is a nickname in Mexico for Hezekiah), and their daughter, Sarah is 21. Their son, Daniel (19?) went to be with the Lord, recently-due to a tragic motor vehicle accident, and the family is still healing-so please pray for them. I was blessed by their church and family, and it was a warm transition to Nicargua. (I haven't figured out how to format pictures yet)
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