Downtime

We spent last night and today at the Hotel Express in Managua. Today is Liberation Day in Nicaragua, commemorated much like we celebrate Independence Day in the US. The streets are very crowded, and Douglas asked that we stay at the hotel or the adjacent shopping mall. So we spent today shopping, reading, sitting by (or in) the pool, packing, and generally reflecting on the experience we enjoyed this week.

We're anxious to share the details of our experience with you, but for now suffice it to say that we all tremendously enjoyed the opportunity to be here. Some of our favorite things, in no particular order:

• starting each day with devotions
• morning prayers in El Platanal
• Douglas, our lead driller, and Hacknier, our hygiene coordinator
• good conversation with team members over meals
• the warmth and hospitality of our brothers and sisters in the community
• the wonderful food prepared by the ladies at the compound in Leon
• the children
• our brothers and sisters on the team

Tomorrow is our travel day, and we're looking forward to returning home to family and friends. While it's hard to leave, we take comfort in knowing that a wonderful community of Nicaraguan brothers and sisters will be thinking of us and praying for us, and we for them.

Speaking of which, we can't thank you enough for your financial support and prayers. Please take a moment to pray for our safe travel... we'll see you soon.