October Update
Our second month in Nicaragua has come and gone! We’ve officially settled in, now thinking it is normal for chickens to run around during activities. I thought it would be nice to explain more about why we moved to Granada, and what we plan to do here. Think of this as an insider’s guide to our [...]
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About a year and a half ago while we still lived in Birmingham, God began to show us what true community looked liked. The friends we made and the things we shared helped us to look beyond ourselves to a deeper understanding of what that looks like day to day. When the time came for [...]
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You know you live in Central America when a drumline randomly performs on your street, for no reason.
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Vida Joven is the Young Life community located in Central America. I (Frank) had the amazing opportunity to go to the Vida Joven camp in Matagalpa, Nicaragua. The Matagalpa camp is different because they grow coffee in order to help support the ministry. We went to the cold and moist mountains with the objective of [...]
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Seven of our 52 committed weeks have already passed. I am reminded of a post from our friends in Italy who wrote “the days may be long, but the years are short.” In our case, it is weeks. Each day dawns with hope and a sense of peace, and each hour is enjoyed fully. But by [...]
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Last week I met a guy that we’ll called Adam, this is part of his story. Adam grew up in a wealthy family by Nicaraguan standards. His father owns two pharmacies here in Granada. Growing up Adam had an older brother that he looked up to and admired. In his late teens his brother began [...]
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