Dec. 22, 2016
Team Nicaragua - Day 1- Travel Day
Team Nicaragua has been planning this trip since
the spring, and it was almost surreal today when we all finally met at the
church at 5:15 to be sent on our way to Unleash Gods Love in Nicaragua. For
many months as we have had to plan and sort out the details of our trip, it
really seemed to come together over the past several weeks since we have had
some great team meetings and face to face with our FCA Nicaragua host Jeff
Izzo. Let me tell you, when you turn
things over to God, God shows up, and that He did as we were making final
preparations for our trip.
First let me say thanks to our many trip
supporters, both financially and prayerfully.
We wouldn’t be here without you!!
I was hoping to be able to share some of our trip through this blog with
you so that you can have an idea of what God is up to down here in Nicaragua.
Team Leaders Frank and Juniper Ernest have done
such a great job coordinating the last minute details and helping prepare our
team for what has started out to be a great trip to share His love and help
support FCA Nicaragua.
Our day started very early as The Allred’s, The
Ernest’s, and The Roberts all met at Mountain to begin our long awaited
departure to Managua, Nicaragua. Some reflection
and prayer from Tom Moen and we were ready to hit the road. Thanks to Gene Dobbins for sharing his time
to get us delivered safely for the first leg of our trip to Dulles Airport.
We had a great flight into San Salvador, and
most everybody had a great chance to settle in on the day with a very
comfortable flight. Once we landed, we
encountered some back and forth between the gates until we were able to finally
find our flight that would finish our airtime for the day. Leaving a little bit late, we finally touched
down in Managua late in the afternoon to be met by some very gracious hosts and
friends. Jeff and Erinn Izzo and their
daughter, Julia, who arrived just before us home for Christmas break from Hunter
College in New York City, along with their sons Nate and Sam, met us with water
bottles and some great Nicaraguan cheer as we headed out into the city of
Managua.
Our first stop was to try some Nicaraguan
food. A buffet style feast of rice,
plantains, and beans, steak and chicken was enjoyed mostly by all. It was a good chance for all of us to sit
down and enjoy a meal and some prayer together to get us all
re-acquainted.
On our way to our lodging for the week, we were
dropped off in downtown Managua to enjoy a walk through town where we witnessed
a wonderful setup of many Christmas displays. And these were not just ordinary
displays, these were elaborate set ups to share and witness to the birth of our Savior, Jesus Christ. This is
the reason we celebrate Christmas, this is the reason that we are excited to be
in Managua, and this is why we are ready to Unleash Love in Nicaragua.
Some wind down time, especially for the kids, at
the end of the evening, and some planning with our hosts as we prepare what our
time will look like while we are here for the next week. We definitely have some good stuff planned,
and are excited to start our time serving here with The Izzo’s in Nicaragua.
Time for bed, this concludes day 1.
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