So surprises of all surprises, I recently (as of 2 weeks before the trip) decided to take a project leader position going back to Granada. This was through AIM’s Edge program, which sends churches, adult groups, kids groups, and college…

  Well, I’ve been home a week. Officially been in the US for 2 weeks now. Its different. Very different from Nica. I didn’t realize how much I had gotten used to Granada. And the work that we were doing…

  It’s Tuesday. The kitchen at el Puente is bustling with activity – Maria is working on gallo pinto for the dump ministry, and Oscar and Kennedy are making a huge batch of eggs to take to the dump. Oscar…

Meet Massiel. Massiel is a woman that we have become friends with here in Granada. Her ex-husband is in jail and he used to abuse Massiel and her four girls. Massiel is now living in this house made out of scraps…

  19 days left. I look forward to May 10 in two ways- excitement because I will be coming back to the states! And sadness because I will be leaving all the friends I have made in the past 6 months…

Its hard to believe that my time here in Nicaragua is coming to a close soon. 4 weeks from tomorrow I will be flying back to Houston for debrief time, then coming home to Ohio on May 15!    So…

(The Infantil Group (ages 10-15) ready to start their RUN!!)   The Second  Annual Vida Joven Marathon was yesterday, April 10. About 200 kids ran the races (a 2.5 K and 5K Race) and the overall winner won a Bicycle…

This last week was Semana Santa – and there were literally hundreds of people flowing into Granada to party at the beach of Lake Nicaragua. Apparently this is the place to be. And people go to hang out and get…

  What significance am I at all here in Granada? Am I doing anything that matters? I contemplate this thought as I look around at the hundreds of people lining up for the medical clinic at EL Puente. What can I…