To Nicaragua and Back

Hello blogging fans, this is Aaron. It was a fantastic trip to Jinotega, Nicaragua. Our church has gone a couple of times before, but this was my first trip. There were 18 of us, 14 from Grapevine, 3 from Heritage Church of Christ, and 1 Doctor from Fort Wayne, Indiana. There were many activities for us to do every day including a mobile clinic, making blocks in Apanas, painting a church or school, and replacing a roof on a day care. I worked at the day care 3 of the 4 work days taking down the old roof, where I got the nickname demolition man, and constructing the new roof. I worked at the mobile clinic one day as a bouncer, escorting people around and telling them when they could go in and see the doctor (see the picture below to see just how many people there were). It was great to get out and do some manual labor again. Most of all it was great to meet the people of Nicaragua, play with the kids, help them out on projects, and show them Jesus. It was a very rewarding trip. The people of Nicaragua will always be on my heart, and I can't wait to get back there and take Amber with me.

This is our group in front of the mission.

This is the bus stop that is right outside of our bedroom. The buses start at 4:30 AM and they aren't afraid to use their horns.

This is me at the top of the cross. An approximately 1500 ft climb up the side of a mountain. I call it my come to Jesus climb.
A picture of the cross from below.

This is me as demolition man at the day care.

The people that were lined up outside the mobile clinic when we got there. We saw 220 people that day. Overall they saw more than 800 people in the 4 days they worked.

Me holding a baby at the clinic while Chad, the doctor, examined the mother. He was a chunk.

Mike, Jimmie, and I in front of the mission. Jimmie is a local that does construction work for the mission and attends the church there. He had a Texas Tech shirt on he had gotten somewhere, so I had to get this picture.