First impressions

HOLA AMIGOS!!!

                Well after a long 18 hours without sleep we arrived at the Nehemiah Centre in Nicaragua at 11:30 pm Thursday evening.  We woke up in the morning feeling very rejuvenated and ready to conquer the day!  After an amazing breakfast featuring eggs, toast, fresh delicious local fruit, and of course beans. We hopped on a 40 year old bus, which we named “The Aligator,” to head to Centro de Fe, a Nicaraguan Christian school. We were warmly welcomed with an amazing poster with pictures of us and lots of cheering. However, the poster had some pretty hilarious spelling errors!!  The pictures in the blog will illustrate those funny mistakes.  

 

           They had a whole chapel planned for us and it was super awesome! Some of the Centro de Fe girls did a really cool traditional dance for us and after they were done they made us Canadian girls join them, and don’t worry parents it was caught on video for you to see.  ;) J J J J  After the chapel we got to really meet the grade 11 students. We sat in a big circle and just chatted. Although there is a language barrier, we still had tons of fun. Wes, and his new friend Nelson realized that they both had a beat boxing gift. So right there in front of us all they had a competition. It was super fun.  Lunch was served soon after. It was very delicious too. We also sang happy birthday to ALICE!!! It is her birthday!!!! The school Centre de Fe bought her a cake and she was so excited!!  

 

          We have begun to realize that the food in this country is truly phenomenal. Except the beans, some of us, especially Wes, are going to really have to teach our taste buds to like them. Sorry Mom.  In the afternoon we headed to a lake. We chilled on the walk way for a bit. That was a great time to just chat with the students. A lot of laughter happened at this point in the day. We also went on a boat and toured the lake. Lots of “selfies” were taken at this point. The boat was fun for most of us. Amanda, didn’t have the best time. Haha The combination of big waves and an empty stomach weren’t the best.  A bunch of us went to the front of the boat and had a blast we got soaked by big wave after big wave. Later they found out the water covering them was actually sewer water!! Let’s just say a bunch of us were desperate for showers. We headed back to the school, and dropped off our new friends, with a cheerful, “hasta manyana.” Meaning, “see you tomorrow.”

         
 
 
 

 

Our evening now has consisted of a delicious dinner, and planning for a game day tomorrow. We have also enjoyed bonding together just as a team. As we write this a group is signing praise songs together. Others are journaling, some playing games, and others resting. It is truly a great atmosphere.  We thank you so much for praying for us. We are truly thankful for all the support coming from home. Blessings to you all!

From the 2014 Nicaraugua team.

Written by Amanda, and Wes.