Serving Nicaragua

   Well, we just finished a week-long trip to Masatepe, Nicaragua.  This is the area The Lord has laid on our hearts to serve as full-time missionaries.  It was my first time to the country, although Rick has been several times.  We will be partnering with S.H.E.O. Ministries and are being sent out as career missionaries from Reaching & Teaching.  We are very excited to see what lies ahead for our growing family.  The Lord has been so good and so faithful to us through this process.  His hand has led us step by step as we seek His face.  It is such a blessing to know He desires to use us for His work.

During this recent trip, we were able to accomplish much, although our team was small.  Our two oldest boys were with us and jumped right in and worked hard.  The men poured three cement slabs so people no longer had to sleep on the dirt.  We delivered beds to people, handed out food bags of rice, beans and corn, handed out toys to the children for Christmas, and fed hundreds of people.  It was a big undertaking, but was awesome to see the look on the faces of the children when they received the gifts and food.

The greatest problem in Central America is not poverty, it is sin.   They need to know Jesus and how much He loves them.  They need to be educated on how the Bible says Christians are to live.  We believe God is calling us to this task.  He has on our hearts to build a Seminary to train pastors and  teach women.  We believe with education, a lot of the problems that are occurring will be solved.  It is sad to see such poverty, but if that is our only concern, we have missed the mark.  We are thankful God has teamed us up with S.H.E.O., who shares our belief that we have to teach them if we truly want to be a blessing and help them.  Thank you so much for praying for us.

We are praying for 100 people to committ to $20 month to reach our budget.
Would you pray and see if God wants you to be one of the 100.
Thanks and may God bless you as you pray and team up with us.

THINGS NEEDED NOW:
- Passports for four children

A few things that are always need:
Shoes
Clothes
Hygiene products

What really is needed is battery tools. In some areas where we would like to work, they don't have electricity, so battery tools would be SO helpful. If you feel The Lord leading you to donate, here are some things needed:
- Skill saw
- Reciprocating saw
- Drills
- Grinders

ALL DONATIONS AND CONTRIBUTIONS ARE TAX DEDUCTIBLE