Seacoast Youth Mission Trip
Yesterday we said goodbye to the youth mission team from Seacoast Church. Fabricio, David, and I served with the 14 members of the team, lead by Youth Pastor Josh Ray, in the coastal community of Madroñal and then at a youth retreat in Ciudad Sandino, Nicaragua.
I must say, we had an amazing time:
- The Seacoast kids were great — awesome attitudes, spirit, energy, and willingness to serve.
- The families of El Jordan Church in Madroñal were so kind, open, and loving to us “cheles.”
- And I’ve never seen Nicaraguan teens and young adults as open to learning, meeting new people, or acting “campy” as the retreat attendees we stayed with over the weekend.
From start to finish it was a wonderful experience.
Here are some pictures from the trip — first a handful from one of the team members, Caroline. (As you’ll see from her photos, she’s well on her way to becoming a professional photographer.)
And now the rest of the pictures from the mission trip:
After serving with young people from our sending church, I’m prouder than ever to call myself a Seacoaster! And although I’m still recovering from sleep deprivation, I can’t wait to serve with the next group from our home church, a medical team arriving…this Friday!
