May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. Romans 15:13

Waspam -Part 1-

So much has happened since I have last updated.
 Currently I am at home with my family for Christmas and I plan to go back at the end of the January.

 My last week was spent in Waspam in the eastern part of Nicaragua on the Rio Coco (Coconut River.) My first two days I spent over seeing the the construction of the new children's home in Kisalaya. Defiantly not my most preferred job, overseeing 8 guys and going thru 2 translators to get my point across. Kinda awkward in a culture where women don't normally work outside the home, "especially on a construction site". They were all very respectful, they just thought it was funny to have a young Gringa in charge of them. After a while they realized that I knew what I was doing, so they got used to it. Was very interesting to say the least. 


My parents came to Waspam for a day along with Pastor Dave and Mike Elwood. Was really short but it was so good to see them after 3 month.  My Dad got to lay out the template for the rafters and we were able to get the first one in place before he left. Mom got to see where her new home would be. She really enjoyed her time there, getting to know the kids and getting endless hugs. They all called her Big Mama (a positive thing.) 
 All to soon the plane came in and they were gone again. 

                     Mom getting acquainted with the neighbor kids

Dad helping set the first rafter.

With all the kids that will be in the new home

                                         Dad and Mom ready to fly out again.

 That evening Leo and Charity drove in from the 2 day trip from El Crucero. They brought all the older kids along so the families could see them again. Was a lot of fun to see the kids from both Children's Homes mingle together. We ate dinner together every night which added up to 19 kids in all.

                                                                     Dinner time

Dinner time

Leo having fun with the kids.

Preparing dinner.


Feeding Center

 Leo and Charity took a few of us to a feeding center in a remote village called Los Arcos that the ministry provides food for. We also took some clothing along for them.
 It was over a 120 miles round trip and we had 7 on the back of the truck and 6 inside. On the way up we had bags of clothing  to sit on but on the way back our bottoms suffered a bit :)It was an enjoyable time though. We sang till we couldn't sing anymore and laughed till our stomachs hurt. We drove mostly through the country so we weren't to worried about how we sounded.
 Driving on the dirt roads wasn't quit as fun though, We were all covered with dust by the time we got to our desired destination, Not to mention that we got lost on all the twisty windy roads that would pass as cow paths at home.
 When we arrived they were all gathered in the church that consisted of a metal roof singing and praising God. It is a wonderful sight to see people praising God even if they aren't sure what they might eat tommorow.
 Soon after we arrived we served the food that had been prepared by some ladies from the church. We were able serve all the childern and pregnant ladies that were present.
 Everyone got to here the gospel and receive 5 peices of clothing, Remember these are people that might only have one or two peices. They were so excited yet they all stayed orderly, no pushing am]nd shoving to get there first. When it was announced that that they could each pick out 5 peices they immediately formed a neat line and chatted with their neighbor till it was there turn.
 It was a wonderful day. Would love to do it again.


Serving the food.


Getting food for her and her little one.

Preaching the gospel

Giving a soccer ball for the whole community

Playing soccer!!
Getting clothing for them and their familys.