“Here in Nicaragua, team 4 has taken on the name “Team
Improv’. Apart from visiting the dump, I don’t think any of our ministries have
taken place. This has turned out to be the best possible thing we could have
hoped to happen. There are people here we have met that we would have never
come into contact with had our plans worked out. These are the people we have
ended up praying with and praying for. On Tuesday, we were on the way back from
El Guayabo, a place 20 minutes away from where we are staying. All of a sudden,
as we were driving down the road, our truck broke down and we had to stop. We
stopped next to a family, standing outside their one-room shack. Obviously we
had stopped there for a reason, so we got out and asked the family if they knew
Jesus, and if we could pray for them. They said they were Christians and
invited us into their home. I think everyone in our team felt the presence of
God there that day- we asked the mother of the house if she needed prayer for
anything and her reply was that her family had everything that they needed. How
awesome is that? Living in a one room shack, with no worldly possessions
whatsoever, and they had everything they needed in Christ.”
Calvary Day School left today- All 30 of them safely off onto the plane to Atlanta, to travel back to Savannah. For being the biggest team El Puente has ever seen, things this week were relatively smooth and I saw God working in the ministries that they were a part of. Because of Nicaragua’s rainy season, some of the ministries were cancelled, shortened, or no Nicaraguans showed up, but all in all the teams learned to improvise, following God’s heart and spreading their love regardless of their situation. Here is Team 4’s accounting of one such day:
This and many other stories have been shared with our group – and has truly shown that God’s will and His way is not always our way- that His purpose will always come to pass.
As this week ends and they go home to Savannah, I know that Nicaragua will continue to stay in their hearts and minds, and that they are changed by the many “chance” encounters they have had.
[Pictures to come soon!]
