“Twitter Recap” and Pictures from the Seacoast Youth Mission Team in Rivas, Nicaragua
Aug 6th, 2009 |
I had an amazing week with the youth team from Seacoast Church last week in Rivas, Nicaragua. Unfortunately, I don’t have a lot of time to write about our experience because I’m getting ready for the next Seacoast mission team, this one a medical team arriving on Saturday. So here are the pictures and another 140-character Twitter-style day-by-day recap. Enjoy!
- Day 1 - Monday, July 27 - The team arrives. Tip Top for dinner. Nicaragua’s fast food chicken place is a hit. (It always is!)
- Day 2 - Tuesday, July 28 - Orientation to Nica culture, quick tour of Managua, 2-hour bus ride to Rivas to meet our host families from La Iglesia Lluvias de Gracia.
- Day 3 - Wednesday, July 29 - VBS for an orphanage across the street from Lluvias de Gracia. The kids have a blast. We do too. Soccer night w/ the youth group. Fun day!!!
- Day 4 - Thursday, July 30 - Singing and visiting w/ the sweet folks at a nursing home. Training workshop for youth group leaders. Nica+Chele worship service = amazing.
- Day 5 - Friday, July 31 - Host families treat us to a San Juan Del Sur beach day. We say our goodbyes and head to a weekend youth retreat on the shores of Lake Nica.
- Day 6 - Saturday, August 1 - Sleep? Who needs sleep?! Operating on adrenaline, the Holy Spirit, & fumes, we sing, praise, play, and laugh all day & night w/ 38 campers.
- Day 7 - Sunday, August 2 - We close the camp w/ a rousing “Mega Relay Race”. Great connections, friendships formed during the weekend. We’re off to Ometepe Island.
- Day 8 - Monday, August 3 - “Debrief Day” on Ometepe. Re-lax-a-tion. Some ride horses. Some nap in hammocks. I opt for reading/floating on the lake. Back to Managua.
- Day 9 - Tuesday, August 4 - After a nice farewell dinner, sharing time, and all-night games for *some* team members (not me!), we’re off to the airport at 5 a.m.!
I hope this gives you a nice snapshot of the mission trip! If you’re a member of the Seacoast team, the Lluvias de Gracia host families, or the youth retreat campers and would like to share your thoughts on the week in 140 characters or less, please comment here!
