Just Getting Our Feet Wet

It is hard to believe that we have already been here a day. The place we are staying is incredibly beautiful. It seems to rain on and off all day and night but I am not sure where all the water is going. We have had the chance to take the of Nicaragua and it is wonderful. We have had everything from chicken and beef to seafood. Most dishes contain rice and/r beans. It is differenct then Mexican food and the main bean they use is a small red bean. So far we have no clue what all the plans for the week are but we will be meeting with our team in a few hours to figure all that out. They just got in before lunch and have had little rest between Saturday and today. We have had a chance to visit a few homes in the neighborhood and have been welcomed with open arms. Life here is similar to most the world I guess- people have very little and make life work. Many homes here do not have good roofs and they must always be wrestling to keep things dry. We saw a new roof that the group before us put up last week and we may have a chance to finish the way this week. The plan for the week is to love on the kids in the community and hoping to do a tea for the ladies in the community. Please contiue to pray that God will show us what to do. A little worried that we will have trouble figuring out how to blend our teams together but God can work all that out. We offically hand our lead over to the Magnolia group today. We all seem to be taking things in stride and ahving fun. We went to church today and Katelin would fill us in on the sermon from time to time. Wonderful to see people worshiping God in a tongue you do not know but still clearly see that it is worship. Today is yet another reminder that our brothers and sisters around the world have so much to teach us in reguards to being grateful and joyful in all situations. Richard come in tonight- pray for his safe arrival and that he can quickly jump into things. Thanks again for the many prayers- love you all.
Chris