Wednesday, July 29, 2009

Bienvenidos a Nicaragua!

Good Morning! After a long day of travel yesterday (an hour delay in Miami), the team arrived safely in Nicaragua! Everyone was so ready to get here, as we were waiting in the customs line you could see everyone just fidgeting with excitement. We then collected all 50+ of our bags and loaded them onto the back of the bus and arrived to Casa Bernabe at 3:30 in the afternoon!

After we ate our late lunch we spent the rest of the afternoon hanging around with the kids from Casa. The guys played game of "futbol" with the older boys (the "pasada boys")...and got crushed by them. While all of the girls just hung out playing jacks "yacks", running around on the playground, throwing water balloons, and all of the other fun that happens when you have the freedom to just run and play with 20 kids under the age of 14. Right at sunset, I took a moment to just pause and take a look at all of the team jumping right in and playing with the kids. I was so proud, and so thankful we finally made it. Wow, I love Nicaragua.

The night concluded with some thoughts shared by the Field Director, Eddy, of OrphaNetwork. He shared all of the OrphaNetwork goals for the orphanage. The team was pretty tired by the end of the night, we had a long day. So we called it an early bed time so we would be alive and ready to kick off the week this morning.

Well, I must head off to breakfast so I'll be ready to work hard as we begin our work project this morning!

Sorry, tried to post some pics. but the internet is a bit slow here, I'll try again later! Be proud of your students, we are going to have fantastic week!






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11 comments:

  1. SusanJuly 29, 2009 at 7:51 AM

    Natalie,
    Loving this blog already!! I can just feel the excitement that I know you all are experiencing! Hope everyone is rejuvenated this morning and ready for today's adventures! Love to Jordan and the whole team!

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  2. AnonymousJuly 29, 2009 at 8:11 AM

    We can tell by your blog you were on the move yesterday, as we are sure you are already today! We are thinking of you all! Love Mom and Dad Hubert

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  3. UnknownJuly 29, 2009 at 8:26 AM

    Sounds like a long first day.I was pretty tired myself so I know all of you were worn out.Please keep the news coming ,there are a lot of people following your every word !! I feel the excitement in your words !! Keep up the great work !!
    best to J DUB
    John

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  4. vintagechicaJuly 29, 2009 at 9:10 AM

    Was thinking about all of you all day yesterday. Glad to hear of your safe arrival. The internet was pretty slow when we were there as well. We finally ended up just hanging out outside the office. That was the only place we could post pics. Our group is praying for all of you. Much love to all of you.

    -Eren San Pedro

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  5. Laurie FrancisJuly 29, 2009 at 9:25 AM

    So proud to hear our team jumped right in and starting loving on the kids the first day! Keep up the good work Natalie! We thank you for such a great leader!19:14

    Jesus said, "Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder
    them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these."

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  6. AnonymousJuly 29, 2009 at 10:11 AM

    Great word pictures you painted, Natalie! I was amazed to hear this morning from members of your "team" that remain here who are eating the Stop Hunger Now meals and keeping themselves thoughtful and prayerful while you are there. God is up to something...can't wait to hear more!

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  7. newcastle hotelJuly 29, 2009 at 4:38 PM

    Hi Megan, Glad to hear you made it to Nicaragua. Have a great time. I love you! Dad

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  8. newcastle hotelJuly 29, 2009 at 7:24 PM

    Hi Megan, I know you are having an awesome time, praying and thinking about you and all of your team all the time, look forward to the next posting on the blog, love to you and everyone, mom

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  9. Kevin, Leslie, and HarperJuly 30, 2009 at 5:53 AM

    We love you guys and wish we could be there with you too! Love every minute with those kids this week, before you know it it will be Sunday and time to come home!

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  10. Laurie FrancisJuly 31, 2009 at 6:40 AM

    Natalie,
    Can you tell Wills that he needs to turn his phone onto roam mode in order to make a call. He is supposed to call Abdie the night before the pick up and I would love for him to call us as well if possible.

    Thanks, Laurei

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  11. UnknownJuly 31, 2009 at 3:52 PM

    NATALIE GREAT BLOG I FEEL LIKE I AM THERE. NICHOL'S GREAT GRANDMOTHER IS ENJOYNG BEING ABLE TO KNOW HOW THINGS ARE GOING THIS IS HER FIRST TIME BLOGGING(SHE IS 87 YEARS OLD) AND WANTED ME TO ASK YOU TO PLEASE ENCOURAGE ALL OF THE GROUP TO FOLLOW YOU EXAMPLE AND STOP AND SMELL THE ROSES. SHE WISHES THAT SHE HAD LEARNED TO DO THAT MUCH SOONER IN LIFE AND THE WAY YOU DESCRIBED WHAT YOU SAW AT THAT TIME TOUCHED HER HEART VERY DEEPLY. PLEASE TELL NICHOLE GRAMMY SAID THAT SHE MUST LISTEN TO YOU AND FOLLOW YOU EXAMPLE. THANK YOU FOR BEING YOU AND SHARING THE LOVE OF GOD WITH MY DAUGHTER AND THE WORLD.

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