Hey everyone the team landed safely here in Managua and were all settled in to our hotel! The team did great and all the travel steps went smoothly! Grateful for all the prayers and the great sendoff this morning! Gonna grab some dinner and get some rest, we fly out to Puerto Cabezas (Port) in the morning!
Well post more tomorrow when we get to Port tomorrow!
Thanks for the day of posts & pics! Grateful you're all safe in Nicaragua. Praying for great rest as you finish your travel for a great week! Liv - we love you! Mom & Dad (Laura & Mark Waltz)
ReplyDeleteWe second the thank you for the great pictures. It's reassuring to know our son is in good hands. In keeping with some of your zany posts, tell Andrew he left just in time. Joey (our dog)caught herself a skunk tonight. The smell may just dissipate by the time you get back from Nicaragua;) We pray you all have a fun-filled, God blessed, super-dee-duper, non-skunk smelling good time!!! Love Wade and Rachel Plank
ReplyDeleteProud of all you guys and girls who have made it a priority to serve Christ and others on this trip. Stay cool. Love ya, Punky! (oh, we don't really call MADDIE that, heh heh) PapaJeff HELMAN
ReplyDeleteI am so proud of you all and especially of Cory Wonderly! What an awesome man of God you are growing in to! I couldn't be more proud to be your Mom!! Thanks for showing the love of God to others and for being His hands and feet! Praying continuously for all of you
ReplyDeleteLove you - Mom (Kathy Wonderly)
We have so enjoyed the pictures. Thanks for the flight numbers, it was fun to follow you on Flight Aware. You are covered in our prayers! All of you from Buchanan: Beth, Andrew, Derek & Kelsie - Way to GO!! We love you! Give the children you meet a hug from us. Blessings! Kevin & Annette Van Alstine
ReplyDeletehiiiiiii everyone (: im so jealous of you guys. i want to be there with you all soooo badly. but since im not i guess i'll just pretend im there withh all the pictures and blog posts (: anyways, im glad you made it there safely! i cannot wait to hear all of the stories of what God has done when you get back.
ReplyDeletelove you alllllll <3 - Mariah
p.s. all hail cory.
What you guys are doing is amazing and it's not only going to impact the kids that you are helping it's making a huge impact on you guys as well. Olivia Rae I love who you are and what your doing! Wish you guys the best of luck and have a good day. I miss you O! <3
ReplyDeleteJacob Alexander
HEY NICARAGUA TEEEEEAM!
ReplyDeleteIt's your offical creeper, Brittany here. I have mobily subscribed to the facebook/twitter updates, I've added the GSM page as a favorite on facebook for easy access, and I've subscribed to this blog. I am bond determied to know EVERYTHING you guys are doing the second it is posted. Anywho, I'm so glad you made it safely and I'm praying you all had an awesome day today!
CECELIA FORBERG--two words. frogs.forever.
OLIVIA USENICK--i hope you brought the chocolate shirt. missyouloveyou
CORY WONDERLY--shelby texted me and told me she saw another you look-a-like today. so i guess there are two cory look-a-likes in the world...kwa.
you all rock and i'm praying for you constantly!
sincerly,
Brittany Michelle Jacquay
ok so I tried to post something earlier today but for some reason it wasn't workin i dunno what happened... but now i totally forget everything i said and its jus not as cool trying to type something for the second time, even tho i know you guys haven't seen it yet. oh well, aaannyway! love ya'll people down there in that Knee Car Water place.. I'm praying for ya's! and i might see ya down there in a bit cuz i'm bouts ta get reeal bored reeal quick like, so i think ima start walkin soon! seriously.. p.s tell huffy that LIFE (with all caps, she'll get it) is CRAAAAAZZZAAAAYYY! so get pumped hut 1 hut 2.... big gulps eh...
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Hey there! I love all the pics and miss you like crazy....well some of you anyways... Just kidding. I miss you all...for those of you I don't know and who don't know me, hey. I'm Megan. It's good to meet you. :) I'm so proud of what all of you seedling down there. That's so huge and awesome. I'm praying like crazy for all of you and think of you often
ReplyDeleteSMECKA I miss you like the sun in the winter. Please be good...and don't forget to save up your awkward stories for me :) you may be glad to know that we made it to our cabin and it's gorgeous here. Emily don't be having moments with other ppl or I'll have to fight them.
Mmmk Im gonna go now. I love you more than those gorgeous sunsets that take your breath away.
Megan Stevens
P.s. Shout out to Abby Sroda. Love you!
Love seeing the pics and getting updates of your day! Looks like the whole team is engaged and rockin! food looks greatttt!
ReplyDeleteLiv - we missed you at church service tonight. Awesome service, your mamma lead us well and Jacob and I got some fun hang time. Your bunny calmed down tonight ...and then, well used mom for restroom. Ugh. All good now. Praying for you; so proud of you! We love you!
All of you - serve it up every moment for Jesus and the people he loves! Other people matter!
Love - Mom & Dad Waltz
so... i kinda miss my sister jus sayin.. wait, you jus left nevermind! shut up i didn't mean it i'm fine its only a week! dang it.. i think something jus got in my eye. Stop! im not crying! i'm fine! Guys, i was joking im not Really cryin.. Gotch ya tho! hhahahaha suckas and by that i mean super ultimately crazy kids as servants! ok so i never really know how to end these kinds of things.. but i dont really feel like i wrote enough, or would it be, i dont necessarily feel as though i have written enough... yea that seemed to proper for me now i gotta say something stupid. like man dat one one thang happened ta get stucked over the tool shed and sumthing went wrong cuz den erthang jus done fell apart! and i was like man i aint never doin that again.. shoot! ok that was funny to me cuz i said it in a southern hill billy kind of accent and now after coming out of johnnys mouth ya'll are jus sittin there looking at eachother dumbfounded... shucks! K i'm out
ReplyDeletewait......................................................................................................................Waaaaaarrrrrrmmm! bet thats what its like down there huh? haha sweet!
Keimsta... you gotta say waaarrrmm like jim carry in ace ventura when hes in the rhino! its crucial! k thanks
ReplyDeleteLooking at the close up picture of the rice and beans meal on Facebook made me hungry. I'm goint to Taco Bell NOW. Have fun getting settled in. Love to all.
ReplyDeleteSo glad to know you all made it safe. Love the pix that are on Facebook. Thank you for the updates. My thoughts and prayers are with all of you as your journey just begins.
ReplyDeleteKels and Roxie, make sure to take extra care of Marta:)
Gabbie and I miss you Kels!!! xo
Roxie- ILOVE&MISSYOU. I hope all is going well down there. You are in my prayers. :) You are not missing anything up here at all. My trip with the family was horrible, Mom made us do an 8 mile kayak trip.. no thank you. I think we are going tubing today, if loser ever wakes up.. I've got so much to tell you, so please have a good time&do great things, but hurry home :) LOVE,Katlynn. ps. tell your mom i said hello too, haha. Squeak.
ReplyDeleteMaddie Helman!,,,,
ReplyDeleteSo great to see you safe and sound at your base! I know the kids will love you!
No new baby yet...the wedding was beautiful, but the hotel had smurf sized pillows....you probably slept better than us last night!
Will keep you posted on all the happenings here!
Love, love and More!
Mom/Mamie/Jamie
Audrey Gray....and Taylor Forbes...I have never posted on a blog before.. a new experience here for us too. We are so spoiled with texting and other forms of constant communication..
ReplyDeleteIt is lonely here without your smiling faces and tan bodies lying around the pool. We are proud of your gumption and willingness to help those less fortunate. You both are constantly in our thougths.... visioning a great week for you.
Brigette..
This is my first ever blog post, so hopefully I'm doing this right...It's so great to hear that you all are doing well and are shining in the light of Jesus! What you all are doing is amazing, keep up the good work! Praying for the whole team...Love and miss you Abby Sroda, Maddie Helman, and Liv Waltz!
ReplyDeleteLove Val :)
I don't get it. Where are the pics and how do you see them?
ReplyDelete"Christ has no body on earth but yours, no hands but yours, no feet but yours. Yours are the eyes through which Christ's compassion for the world is to look out; yours are the feet with which He is to go about doing good; and yours are the hands with which He is to bless us now."- Teresa of Avila
ReplyDeleteI miss y'all like crazy!
Praying for you guys every day!
You are a light to all you meet!
Peace & Love,
Seth Abram Bible
HEllo team! I am so super proud to even be a small part of this opportunity! Hey Zanie! you missed big fun.. Christopher handed me something the dogs are supposed to do OUTSIDE.. never again will I just take something from him w/o looking!!! ROFL
ReplyDeleteI am praying for you all! Maybe you should pray for me too! lol
take lots of Awesome Pix!
The Bowers' family
AKA
-DACLAN
Tell my Boo his mom loves him! I'm not giving away who he is. That way you can't harass him about his nickname:)
ReplyDeleteI'm going to confess that I check twitter for updates about every hour since I am living vicariously through all of you. It looks like you guys are having a great time so far. Remember that God has great plans for all of you while you're on this trip! Keep your hearts open to what He has for you.
ReplyDeleteMaddie Kay, Olivia Rae, and Dalton Charles: I miss you all like crazy and love you tons!
I'm praying for all of you and can't wait to see more pictures!
Peyton
Hey Jonathan and Stacey, we are praying for you! Harvey says hi and will tell you all about the new neighbor he met while wondering the neighborhood. He is safe at home (only gone for about an hour). This was Saturday afternoon. Also, what company insures your home? The water line to your ice maker broke. We have cleaned up all we can but will need professional help from here. Can you e-mail us this information? The ping pong table is fine. Blessings and love to you and the whole group. Mom and Dad!
ReplyDeleteHey Dalton your cute, Maddie Helman whats up? Olivia Rae I miss you I bet you guys had a great day! Back to class last week till fall semester! I am praying for you guys and still think it's awesome what your doing. Be great livvay and give it your all babe I love you!
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Hey Guys! Hope that you had a great Sunday praising God and visiting the beach! Whooooo Hooooo! I'll bet that was awesome!
ReplyDeleteWelp, get rested, and gear up for tomorrow and everything that God has in store for you this week! Keep your head up, and heart, ears, and eyes open to HIM!
Praying for you all!
Oh, and P.S. Love you soooo much Jake!
Love, Mama Kopf
Hello Nicaragua Team,
ReplyDeleteI hope all is going well for you. Praying for you at home that you will all feel God's love and see God's face while you are there. Remember to show Jesus' love to everyone you come in contact with. Emily and Olivia I can't wait to hear your experience when you get home. I miss you girls and can't wait to give you a big hug when you get home. Praying for you and asking God to protect you and show his face to you. Love you so much!!!!
Hi everyone. We are praying for the team and all the efforts you are making to do God's work. We are so proud of all of you for following your hearts and serving God and His people. We can't wait to hear your stories when you get back and learn about the people you spent time with there.
ReplyDeleteWhat a way to start with a trip to the beach. I am sure you made the kids day with your smiles and love for life. A little tanning time was probably enjoyable as well...eh Tay & Audrey. I see by the pictures flip flops are enjoyed by many of the kids (although digging out the busses must have been a challenge in them).
ReplyDeleteWe are so proud of all of you for sharing your summer with these kids and others who matter. You are changing lives every day with everyone you spend time with there and everywhere. Our prayers are with all of you to "LET GO and LET GOD's work be done"!
Live life to the fullest and encourage everyone always to be all they can be or conquer all they desire to do!
Mom's and Dad's (Linda & John Forbes)