Sunday, July 20, 2008

life giving

Life Giving...

...some of the women in Banco 6: xiomara, auxiliadora, esperanza, maria louisa, and yakeline
...esperanza and her boys! Alejandro and the new one
...mary, my community mate, and technically "co worker" too, on a field trip with work
...co-workers eating ice cream in Leon (same field-trip)
...students from St. Louis University who were experiencing abroad on the Mev Puleo trip and our community ... a spontaneous day trip with Josh to Jinotepe where we found a sweet church, a larger-than-life statue of John Paul II, and a delicious bakery
...a mural-reminder of the beauty of Nicaragua

...prayers from you and for you. love you, miss you, happy summer!

Tuesday, July 1, 2008

Hope in the Struggle

We have arrived back from retreat #2, still reflecting on "Hope in the Struggle"... We have many struggles here... our own and the experiences of those with whom we live and work here in Nicaragua. Though our faith calls us to trust and hope in God and each other, so here we are... believing in Hope...

BUILDING COMMUNITY
(not only on sand)
James, Josh, Margie, Michael, Jenna, Mary

Josue y Margarita

Michael and Jenna