Hola from Nicaragua!  We have been having a great week so far!  Our team works amazingly well together and God is showing us in a visible way how we are all part of one body with many gifts.  We have each been able to play different parts at our worksite and together have made a lot of progress!  We spent the first few days working at the college dorm where we worked last year.  Last year there were no structures in place and we dug footings and worked with rebar most of the week.  This year the worksite is quite different!  We did not recognize the place when we arrived and were amazed at all that God had done through the hands of other groups that had come throughout the year.  There are four rooms completed and we were able to pour the concrete floor in a couple of downstairs rooms, as well as pour the concrete for the entire second floor.  We were also able to prime the walls of two rooms and paint the steel beams for the upstairs structure.

In the midst of doing construction, we have also been able to take different groups out to distribute food to families that are a part of the churches NRN works with.  This has been one of our favorite things to do because we are able to meet individual families as well as see where they live and pray for their specific needs.  This has shown us how God truly can and does provide our daily bread and how it is our responsibility as those with much to share with those who have little.  We are learning how we can take our time, money, and efforts and use them for the benefit of others rather than solely for ourselves- together we can all benefit from the blessing (2 Corinthians 8:13-14).

Tomorrow we are breaking up our week and having a fun day and traveling to Granada for a boat ride as well as going to a volcano and the market.  We will check back in a few days with more updates.  Continue to keep us in your prayers!