Day 1: Travel Day!

That's a good looking group!

7 days with this crew!!!

One of the only benefits of being up at 3:30am is seeing the sunrise from above the clouds.

Not cool Hailey!

Plane Selfie!!! I was caught a bit off guard.

Nothin' like a little airport hangtime!

On Our Way!

We’ve landed in Miami and the fun has already begun.  We have a great week ahead. Here is a little preview:

One of our main opportunities this week is a two-day nutritional training we are leading for children in Nueva Vida. Our team will be working with two churches to strengthen their knowledge in health and nutrition. Some areas we will be covering will be:

• Balanced Diet
• Undernourishment and its Consequences
• Hygiene Practices

Nueva Vida is somewhat of a refugee camp turned permanent home for about 3,000 families. It was established after Hurricane Mitch devastated the Managua area in 1998 and displaced these families from their homes. ORPHANetwork has formed partnerships with a number of churches in Nueva Vida including the two we will be working with this week; Leon de Juda led by Pastor Guillermo and Tabernaculo led by Pastor Alfredo.

Our theme for the week is Endless Possibilities. Check out this song that inspired the theme: CLICK HERE. We have been walking through Romans 12 as we have prepared for the trip and challenged students to serve according to Romans 12:1-2:

Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship. ² Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.

There are endless possibilities for the children here in Nueva Vida. Through hope in Christ and heros like these students, God can do amazing things. We look forward to seeing how God will work through our time together. Our students will present this practical information through skits, games, and engaging activities, all-the-while building relationships with these children sharing the love of Christ with them.

Pray for creativity. Pray for energy. Pray for God to move in powerful ways.

The adventure begins.

(Until tomorrow. We will shoot for another post tomorrow depending on wifi availability.)