so were here. rainboots, raincoats, and umbrellas yet were still soaked. tropical storms just sound exotic but they actually really suck. other than that. were good. today is mothers day in nicaragua and i miss my mom sooooooo much. for those of you that dont know im nicaraguan so i celebrate mothers day on this day too so not being with my mom is pretty hard. but its ok. i talked to her and all is well.
so were in esteli and we just have a few more days here. weve loved it soo far and have had some pretty great experiences. riding in the backs of trucks and watching some of our team members courageously butcher the spanish language. weve been with the most amazing children ever. i specifically fell in love with an 8 month old baby named josue that suffers from cerebral palsy and has two hernias. he cries a lot but i cant even imagine the pain he must be in. he has the sweetest face ive ever seen. his moms faith and the hope she has for her child are something i cant even fathom. a couple of the team girls were talking about which kids we want to take home with us (for such selfish reasons hehe) and so far we have a couple of aerobus planes packed with kids. :) i took steph and janette with me to limay last weekend and they got to see a whole new side of nicaragua. i went to limay to visit my aunts family. theyre a really poor family and the whole town is actually really poor but their faith and their love are like nothing ive ever experienced.
on a personal note... ive finally put a face to all of the things ive been learning about in my global studies classes. i see the poverty and analize it, the natural disasters, the dirty politics, and the cultural norms amongst many other things both sad and also good. to sum it up... i feel like God is awaking me from my slumber and showing me the world as it is and giving me a dream of the world as it should be. shalom. (thank you prof. slimbach) :)
some things that bring me joy: amanda rapinchuks facial expressions and imitations... card games at night and the fax machine game... also murals around the city. little fact: esteli is the mural capital of nicaragua. (allie zee, you would love it)
ok this is quite a ramble but i promise my blogs will get better. :)
random story: we were at the bus station in esteli and a drunk guy with a calculator in his hand told some of the girls in broken english: oh my God, you are so beautiful. i guess its not that funny if you read it... you have to hear the impression amanda makes of it. we have it on video. stay tuned.
:) anyway. i love you all and i wish i could write soo much more about this trip right now but i will soon.
everyone is well. everyone is trying to poop normally. everyone is taking their pills if they have to. and we do a team countdown before we go anywhere... you know, no man left behind. haha.
love to you all.
please pray for us. but most importantly pray for nicaragua. this country has our heart and its had God´s heart forever... so you know, stay in tune with God´s heart...
love&grace.
.dory.
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