Hey everyone, it's Nathan.

     I'm not really sure where to strat except for the fact that this place has already become a very comfortable place to be despite the insane level of humidity. Our first day in Nicaragua was quite an interesting one... Maybe you all have heard that five of us in our group had to stay behind for a night since the plane taking us to Puerto Cabezas didn't have enough room for all of us. I was one of those people and I have to say, I think the five were better off than the other 10 that flew to Puerto Cabezas that night. We stayed at a Best Western that was actually quite nice. I shared a room with John Geffel and we got to know quite a bit about each other which was a wonderful experience. That first night was one of my first two incredible experiences. The second experience just happened a few hours ago when six or seven of us went to a feed center for the local children. We helped serve lunch to about 375 children who appeared to be between the ages of 2 to maybe 12 or 13. I could hardly believe what I was seeing... The fact that these kids have so little yet are as happy as can be made me realize who materialistic I am. It's a bit difficult to just think about but I don't think it ever fully hits you until you see it with your own eyes. Playing with these children was a huge blessing because I just felt like a big "play thing" that made the kids' days more fun.

     I really miss you all at home and I just want to send a shout-out to April, Beth and Kayla, the three most important women in my life :) I love you all dearly and please pray that God will continue to work wonders as our whole group really dives into preparing to work with the pastors. There is so much left to learn and experience...

Bueno noche! :)

Nathan