- Tuesday, October 4th - David, Chris and myself work with our Nicaraguan brothers to transport fence post for the construction of a new church building in the city of Pantasma. Check out the video here...
http://thegoatlife.smugmug.com/Other/Nicaragua-Videos-October-2011/19319513_MzJTm3#1527770104_WhvwDh9
- All three families (Browns, Counts, Hennigers) have been looking for houses to rent in the city of Jinotega. Living at the mission is a temporary situation and we are all wanting to rent our own houses. Check out some videos here...
http://thegoatlife.smugmug.com/Other/Nicaragua-Videos-October-2011/19319513_MzJTm3#1519784554_NVdkkTG
- We have all been studying Spanish with our Nicaraguan tutor, Tania. She has been an invaluable help to us as we struggle to speak a new language.
- The local church here in Jinotega is AWESOME! The brothers and sisters here have been so loving and welcoming towards us. We have service Sunday morning, Sunday evening, Tuesday evening and Thursday evening. Right from the get go all the guys have been asked to lead prayers and serve on the Lord's table. I was even asked when I was going to preach! Being a part of the body of Christ here in Jinotega has been a HUGE blessing to us!
- David and Chris and I went over to Matagalpa (a city about an hour away) and met with a man who owns a farm where he raises pure bred goats! We were all very excited about this since up until that time we had only seen scraggly looking native bred goats that did not seem suitable for our projects. Check out the video here...
http://thegoatlife.smugmug.com/Other/Nicaragua-Videos-October-2011/19319513_MzJTm3#1549243306_6CzmTDB
- We had a group of six from Grapevine church in Texas join us for the last week of October. They worked to rebuild an old run down school house that wasn't being used. They also rebuilt the swing set at the school and administered anti-parasite medicine to the children at the school at the other children and adults in the community. Check out some pictures of their work here...
http://thegoatlife.smugmug.com/Travel/Nicaragua/Nicaragua-Photos/19963112_KprkhX#1572187380_T3gZCPx
- During that same week we had Jonathan and Sheila Holland with the Site for Sore Eyes Foundation visiting with us as well. They went to several schools and an army base and used special equipment that they brought with them to check children's eyesight. Any child that needed glasses was fitted for and given a new set of eyeglasses. The adult teachers at the schools and other adults in the community were also able to benefit from their work. Check out some pictures of their work here...
http://photos.misionparacristo.com/MisionParaCristo2011/Sight-To-Sore-Eyes-102611/19762714_pB9g2x#1552462152_Bh6RQz7
- Also that week I went with some of the Nicaraguan brothers to a town called Nueva Segovia to distibute food to folks stricken from flood waters brought on by three weeks of non stop rain here in Nicaragua. I rode in the back of a box truck for 14 hours roundtrip which was an adventure in itself but it was certainly worth the opportunity to serve the residents of Nueva Segovia. All food was distributed through the local church in order to help them build better relationships with the people in that city. You can see some pictures from that day here...
http://photos.misionparacristo.com/MisionParaCristo2011/Food-Relief-To-Residents-of/19759309_8SGHmn#1552043923_Mqs4S7z
- Immediatley following that very busy week, we all headed down to Costa Rica for the Pan American Lecturship series. We stayed four nights in downtown San Jose and three nights near La Fortuna at the Arenal Hotel Manoa at the base of an active volcano! It was a great time to meet with other folks who are working for Christ in Central and South America and also with brothers and sisters from the States who support mission work.
Now we are back home in Jinotega Nicaragua and trying to organize ourselves to be able to tackle more work. We are ready to take the next step with our goat ministry projects and the Hennigers just got the keys to their rental house and are moving out of the mission tomorrow.
Please pray for us all as we work to learn Spanish and seek housing in Jinotega. Becky and I are still in need of partners who will help support us financially on a monthly basis. If you or someone you know would like to help out with that just go to our website, www.thegoatlife.com and click on the "donate now" button.
Thank you so much for your prayers and support!
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