Nicaragua team- God all around us!

<hello everyone we just wanted to let everyone know we arrived safely on saturday night where we stayed at a beautiful guesthouse in Managua. The next morning we began our traveling to our destination a group stayed in Ocotal and our texas group went to Santa  Clara.  As soon as we arrived we could already tell that things were going to be done ¨sort of ¨ different.  Our beds for the next couple of about 10 days are cots inside a small church building.  Our kitchen is a portable gas stove, our dressing room is just a plastic tarp on one of the church corners, the restroom is an outhouse that is shared with the pastors family and our team, the shower is and outdoor shower with ¨sort of¨ what you could say murky water.  We travel in a small van were 13 of us fit in.  So this was our arrival not very comfortable or what we are use to but  we can already see how God will be working. The next day we woke up early with nature´s alarm and got ready for our first day of work. Our work included dropping us off in some trail location and begin passing  out the discipleship booklets. Our greeting was ¨buenas traemos un regalo es un estudio biblico para usted y su familia¨ This is what we would do in everyhouse we would find. Now the trail is interesting , we are surrounded by mountains and hills with an amazing scenery and a hot sun. The hiking is not easy and seems to never end but some of the experiences that we have encountered in some of the houses are unforgetable. Like getting to know and talk to them, praying for their sickness, and just  being invited to their humble homes.  The people here are in poverty but then again poverty here is identified very differently than the states.  This first day was exhausting much sweating and although we were afraid of the shower we united and bravely took a shower. Trust me the water is cold and at night its very scary. The next day which is today ( sorry for not knowing my days or time here time seems to not exist and days are longer and with no watch or phone its impossible to keep up) we again did about the same thing ALL DAY LONG! so yes tiredness is what we feel right now but so very  blessed. Every second we are able to see Gods love and the beautiful creations he has made.  This so far has been a TRUE learning experience and we cant even imagine how much more we have to learn! The people here view life so differently and use the land to live. Houses are made out of mud, so is everything else like restrooms and showers, and food well basically corn and beans and rice.  Throughout this whole trip we have been advice to not drink the water of nicaragua not even wash our teeth with it, so we have to be very careful.

We thank you so much for all of your prayers and please continue praying for its not easy and requires strength that only can come from God.  We will try to keep you guys updated. God Bless and cant wait to go back and tell you all the stories and show you guys the pictures. 

<love you guys and really miss you all!!!! please if you can let our families know we are doing well.

Eunice & Brenda