CFCI-Nicaragua

I received an email this morning from Linda in our “Link Group” at Seacoast asking about how we’re doing after Tropical Storm Alma. I realized that I never updated you on the direct impact of the storm on us here in Managua. (Thank you, Linda, for the reminder!)
The CFCI missionaries here were not [...]

This storm is turning out to be nastier than expected:
“The fast-growing storm took forecasters and many in Central America by surprise. Residents scrambled to prepare for the storm before it hit.”
Turns out we weren’t the only ones completely caught off guard. Read the full USA Today story here.
Please pray for Nicaraguans in the path [...]

And I’m not talking about the Alan Jackson song! We woke up this morning to the sound of pouring rain and rivers of water flowing down our sidewalk and driveway. It seems we’re in a Tropical Depression (now Tropical Storm Alma). A little warning would be nice! Oh wait, there was [...]

Episode #5 of “Missions Minded Videos” is extreme.
As in extreme…home…makeover!
Fabricio invited the team over last Sunday for a little home improvement party — Nicaraguan style.  And it was, in fact, a lot of fun!  You’ll see in the video that the work got done (removing a wall so that Adiel and sleep in the same [...]

Episode #4 of “Missions Minded Videos” is a cooking show: how to make authentic Nicaraguan tamales! “Tia” (Claudia’s sweet aunt) shows us how to make “nacatamales de pollo,” wrap them in plantain leaves, and serve them up hot.  Watch out Rachel Ray, you have new competition: “Cooking With Tia!”

I had a write a short bio for the CFCI home office in Omaha this afternoon. They just wanted a paragraph answering this question:
“How did God call you to Christ for the City?”
Here was my response:
“I distinctly remember the first time I felt that God was calling us to serve in Nicaragua with Christ for [...]

This is our May newsletter. There’s a special note from our daughter, Lily, on the first page. Thank you for reading. God bless.
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