We arrived safely back to campus around 2:15am! We just had to make one pit-stop at a fast food place to keep Greg, our fearless driver, awake. One thing that we joked about coming back was how we had to consciously think about saying simple phrases in English, not Spanish. Things like "thank you" instead of "gracias" (with a silent s because the Nicaraguan dialect drops it), "What's up?" instead of "Que pasa?", "Hello" instead of "hola", and "yes" instead of "si". I know that I had an early class this morning and I said "gracias", without thinking, to my professor after she handed my test back to me!
Muchisimo gracias for your support and prayers pre-trip and during our time in Managua! Even though the trip is over, the mission never is. Pray that we have opportunites to share about our experiences on campus so that we may "leak Jesus", as Bob Goff says (if you don't know him, look him up!), to everyone we encounter. Also, please pray for all the children and the youth in Nicaragua. They have settled into a very special place in our hearts and there's nothing like seeing God's love through the eyes of a precious child. May that never fade away!
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