NICARAGUA
After spending three wonderful months in Southeast Asia, O Squad made our final hop across the ocean to begin our last leg of the World Race…Central America. First stop: Nicaragua. We had the opportunity to work with an incredible organization called Vision Nicaragua (you should check them out!). Our days were filled with a variety of activities including manual labor, cleaning, food distribution, and baptisms.
Once we got over the initial shock of living at the base of an active volcano with tarantulas as our roommates, we finally got to work…
Our home in Chichigalpa, Nicaragua
Our (unwelcome) eight-legged guest
We spent many days in Nicaragua painting a local church…
Although, we actually spent most of the time hanging out with the kids from the school next door…
We spent some days digging ditches for piping so that villages could have running water that they have never had before…
And we spent some days at the local pool doing baptisms for new believers (and playing with the kids)…
On my favorite days, we spent time hanging out with wonderful kids in the local village of Bethel…
And sometimes we got a chance to pack up rice and beans and distribute food in some of the villages surrounding Chichigalpa, many of which never fully recovered from Hurricane Mitch…
And, every once in a while we took a day off to hit the beach…
Or to have some fun on the playground…
Our month in Nicaragua was a great time to experience true ministry- pouring ourselves out for the lives of others- in so many different settings. We fell in love with the children, got dirty digging ditches, and saw life reborn through baptisms. It was a wonderful way to start out our last continent of the race.
Stay tuned for some upcoming updates on our time in El Salvador…
With Love, Angela
