Based in Managua, reaching out to Nicaragua: Christ for the City International.
We made it home from Costa Rica last night after a 10-hour bus ride. The visit was great. The bus rides were…bus rides.
We had a wonderful time visiting and catching up with our good friends in the Orosi Valley. What a treat it was to have warm (not hot) days, crisp, cool evenings, and green [...]
Amber and I leave tomorrow for a long weekend in Costa Rica. The purpose of the trip is fourfold:
To renew our visas for another six months in Nicaragua
To visit our good friends and old stomping grounds in Orosi, Costa Rica
To stop by to say hello at the Christ for the City base in San Jose
And [...]
Yesterday was the 29th anniversary of the Sandinista Revolution in Nicaragua. Amber and I “celebrated” the occasion by going to the beach with friend and CFCI intern David. We were pleasantly surprised to find that the drive from our house to the beach is only 32 miles. And it was well worth [...]
Read full post...It’s Saturday afternoon and I’m hanging out at the mall with Amber.
I’m supposed to be with the short-term mission team from Emmanuel Fellowship.
So why am I playing hooky?
Because we have the best ministry director in the world!
Alcides is filling in for me this weekend to give me some rest in between teams. I’ll join the [...]
You’re going to enjoy Episode #6 of Missions Minded Videos: “Cooking With Claudia!” Claudia will show us how to make Nathan’s mouth-watering Nicaraguan food: pescosones.
They’re a slice of heaven. Fried.
As a bonus for this video, if you watch on YouTube, you’ll see a new feature called YouTube Annotations, which is kind of like interactive Pop-Up [...]
Amber and I love waking up in Nicaragua. Here are a few reasons why:
Amazing Nicaraguan coffee
A morning serenade from our friendly “neighbors” (a family of goats)
The Total Gym (just kidding, this is one thing we’re not too excited about in the morning!)
A breezy front porch, comfortable chairs, and a Bible
The assurance that we’re right where [...]
And I’m not talking about the Alan Jackson song! We woke up this morning to the sound of pouring rain and rivers of water flowing down our sidewalk and driveway. It seems we’re in a Tropical Depression (now Tropical Storm Alma). A little warning would be nice! Oh wait, there was [...]
Read full post...Episode #5 of “Missions Minded Videos” is extreme.
As in extreme…home…makeover!
Fabricio invited the team over last Sunday for a little home improvement party — Nicaraguan style. And it was, in fact, a lot of fun! You’ll see in the video that the work got done (removing a wall so that Adiel and sleep in the same [...]
As most of you know one of the methods hobbies I use to provide a glimpse of life and ministry in Nicaragua is videos. That will continue…
Hopefully with some improvements!
I’ve created a “YouTube channel” where you can see all of the videos from our time here in Nicaragua and our year in Costa Rica. [...]
Read full post...Last year Nicaragua experienced “rolling blackouts,” planned outages in different parts of the country. Every week the newspaper reported on when residents could expect the outages in their neighborhoods: 2 to 7 p.m. or 5 to 10 p.m.
When Amber and I came to Nicaragua in March, we came prepared — with a battery charger [...]
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