Week Two (and a half) update

The last few weeks in Nicaragua have been very good to us.  We've seen lots of Granada sunrises, thanks to Abel, who has decided that 5:30 seems like a really good Nicaraguan wake-up time.

  

We made a trip down to San Juan del Sur, a popular little surf village about an hour and a half from Granada.  The kids had so much fun playing on the beach for the day.

Mmmmm.... Sand is yummy!

We've had snuggly mornings, just like at home.  

 And Sean has been busy with language training and getting ready for a few teams that will be coming down and ministering in some villages in and around Granada.  Last week, he and the big boys went to a village across Lake Nicaragua.  To get there, they had to put the truck on this conveyor-type barge and be pulled across the lake a few hundred yards.  Here's the truck that crossed before them.

And here's their truck (and Kellen) as they crossed.

Once they got to the other side, there were SIX pastors who had assembled to meet with Sean.  The needs in this part of Nicaragua are so great, and these men were all very anxious to see whether we could help in some way.  

Kellen and Wyatt in front of one of the village churches.

Some of the natural beauty of Nicaragua.

Sean and Eric Weber of Open Eyes Ministries/Global Infusion have been out several more times this week making preparations for a team from Knoxville that will be coming in tomorrow.  They're out again today, along with Kellen and Wyatt, at yet another village.  This one required them to park and take a small boat to a very remote island - I suspect there will be some great stories from this newest adventure, but they'll have to go in next week's update.

How can you be praying for us?

• We hear the weather is pretty bad in Knoxville; pray for safe travel for the team that is coming in tomorrow.
• Pray for wisdom and God's direction as we sift through the many, many needs we encounter here in Granada.  
• Pray for the health of our crew:  we've shared a stomach bug and are having an issue with a small mite/bug of some sort that we would like to GO AWAY!