We made it...

Hello all!

This is Amy! I stole the computer from Angie and I am going to make this a little bit more interesting...

We arrived in Managua, Niceragua last night about 6:30. We made it through the airports and customs with almost no trouble. One of the suitcases was missing, but it was a suitcase that had some supplies, so no one is without thier personal belongings:) We were all very tired when we arrived at our guest house so we did devotions and then headed to bed.

We are staying at the Hernandez guest house. It is a very nice place to stay and the Hernandez's are wonderful.

We all rolled out of bed this morning and had a great breakfast. Then we headed out to some markets to experience the wonderful Niceraguan shopping experience. Of course, we all found a few things... and we aren't done shopping yet.

Then we headed up Volcan Mombacho. It was a beautiful rainforest that we walked through. It was very hot and it was uphill most of the time, but we made it. Our God is an awesome God and we got to see that first hand today in the scenery. Some of us ( I think the crazy ones) decided to walk to down the mountain. Several near falls and 5 blisters later, we made it! We do not recommend trying this at home:)

Tonight we are just hanging and Angie is practicing her patience and teaching people a new card game:) Tommorrow, we head to church and then the beach. We will try to post daily.

Items to pray for:

~ the people of Niceragua: We saw a lot of poverty today. It was very eye opening for those of us that have never been here. Please pray for those families that are struggling. The political system is in an uproar and the people here are losing hope in what they believe in.

~ for the team. We are all experiencing many different experiences and emotions right now. We have half a team that has been here before and half of us have never been here. Please continue to pray for us as we continue to deal with these experiences. Also pray that no one gets sick and we all get good rest when we are here.

~ Thank God that we made it here so smoothly. We only had one delay and the time was made up in the flight! We need to go pick up the suitcase with the supplies, but otherwise, we have everything that we need.

Thank you so much for following our trip! It truly is amazing knowing that we have so many wonderful prayer warriors back home praying for our safety and the work we are doing.

P.S. I have been amazed at all the wonderful ways that God has been speaking to me during our first 2 days here. One Bible verse that I want to leave you with is this...
Ephesians 2:10: " For we are God's workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do." It is amazing that God already knows what is going to happen on our time here and we don't even know! GOD IS GOOD!!!

Amy