The Story behind our trip

“For this is what the Lord has commanded us: ‘I have made you a light for the Gentiles, that you may bring salvation to the ends of the earth.’” 

Acts 13:47

 

Many of friends have asked for details of our trip.  Below are a few details from a support letter that we sent.

In early February we will travel with our parents to spend ten days in the country of Nicaragua in Central America.  We’ll be serving in a small community called Las Esquinas, about an hour from Managua.  This is our Mom’s third trip to Nicaragua and our family’s second trip. 

Our time in Nicaragua will be jam-packed.  On the day we arrive we’ll be helping our friends at Iglesia de Las Esquinas with a 3-day Community Crusade.  Our Spanish might not be good enough to share the gospel ourselves, but we do hope to share the love of Christ during the crusade. 

After the crusade, we will continue to work with our friends at Las Esquinas.  Mom and Dad will be teaching a Bible Study on the topic of marriage during the week and we will be working with the children of the church.  

Our relationship with the people of Las Esquinas begain in 2005. Mom went on a mission trip to Nicaragua with Shandon Presbyterian Church.  While there, Mr. Rodolfo Aburto was her translator.  Mom and Mr. Aburto stayed in touch, and in 2008 when Mr. Aburto was to be wed, our family traveled to Nicaragua for the wedding.  When we told Mr. Aburto that we wanted to come to the wedding, he asked if we would like to be flower girls. We said yes.

After our visit to Nicaragua for the wedding, our church began sending Mr. Aburto CDs of the weekly sermons at our church, Christ Church of the Carolinas, and also a weekly devotional from our pastor.   Then, about a year ago, Mr. Aburto and his father felt led by the Lord to start a new church in Nicaragua, Iglesia Las Esquinas.  Pastor Aburto is a godly man with a heart to teach people about God and His word and the Lord has greatly blessed the church. 

Our family has helped out a little bit financially with the building of the church, but when the church needed a sound system and other electronics, we asked our church if they would be willing to support the Lord's work in Nicaragua by purchasing the equipment.  They said yes!!

Then the question was, "How do we get this equipment down there?" My mom suggested we take the things ourselves, and so we are!!  It was out of this need to get this equipment down there that our trip has grown to what it is today!  

Tomorrow, the story of how we timed our trip to get there in time to participate in the Crusade. I can't tell you the whole story, but I can tell you that God is at work.