Day 4 (July 5) - Angel

Hello brothers and sisters!
Today as usual, I got up at 7am and by 7:30am we had our team meeting and talked about what we liked about our previous day and our experiences during it. We prayed and we had breakfast: pancakes, rice, scramble eggs, and mixed fruits. We left for the orphanage shortly after. On the way, we stopped at PriceSmart, something like BJ's whole sale club, to buy some food and candy for the orphanage. The scenery was beautiful as we drove away through the countryside, with ups and downs and twists on the road.

I saw many small three wheeled taxis (rickshaws), which are really motorcycles with adjustments made to them. I find it interesting how many people they can carry. We passed through several crowded city-like small towns on the way there, too, as well as many beautiful colourful fruit stands. I also saw horse-drawn carriages used as transportation and/or to carry supplies.

We arrived at the orphanage in the beautiful Jinotepe countryside. We greeted Tina, the director there. I also met Aaron, a temporary missionary there, and the kids, as well as several locals that help in the orphanage. We talked a bit while the kids were getting ready to come out and play soccer (which I'm sure they were anxious to play). It seems as if this is the only sport they play in Nicaragua. I met two neighbouring kids that were watching the orphanage farm for hours in the day because they plant corn seeds and the birds and crows will eat them if no one shoo the birds and crows.
As we gathered at the field, the Nica kids wanted to play against us as has been the norm every year the group has visited. I told them that we can mix the team so it can be fair, since every year they have beaten the team consistently and brutally. We enjoyed playing soccer with them. It was fun and exhausting under the hot sun and the heat, but we often got a good breeze. Overall, it was fun and good to share the experience with the kids. The orphanage is very well taken care of.

On the way back home, shortly down the road, we drove by the local dump site where locals spend the day searching for recyclables or things they can use for their own benefit.






Later, we stopped beside the road to enjoy and take pictures of the scenery.

Our next stop was at a fruit stand, where we bought some native fruits. They were very colorful and beautiful to look at.

Then we went for lunch at El Cafecito bistro in Managua, which had a beautiful view of the mountains and a lake-filled valley. When we arrived back at Calvary Chapel we finished replacing the rest of the light fixtures at the school. One more project finished.


God bless!
Angel