Leaving for Nicaragua

The time has finally arrived.  Our team leaves for Nicaragua early tomorrow morning.  We have prepared as much as we can.  We are packed, bringing needed medicines and toiletries to those who can't afford tylenol or soap to bathe with.  Our hearts are hopeful and our bodies are ready for this challenge.  We know God is on our side and we look forward to all this trip will bring.  Please pray for our safety and health this week, as well as for the Nicaraguans we will serve.  Next post coming in a few days from San Ramon, Nicaragua.


Thanks,
Crista (Team Leader)

EastLake Team in Guatemala!

There is an EastLake team serving in Guatemala this week with Medical Teams International.  Here's a brief note from team leader, Chris:

So we all went to bed early and got around 10 hours sleep last night.  I've come to realize that the only time I eat fresh fruit for breakfast is when I'm on a mission trip.  We left around 8:30 and made it up here to Cobán around 3pm.  It's a bit on the cool and damp side of things, so I hope everyone is warm enough. 

For the rest of the week, we'll be heading out to a different community to work.  They are saying it is about 90 minutes each way, so lots of commuting ahead of us.  We'll do an orientation tonight.  61 Families will be receiving wash basins from the project, but with the team we will be installing 22 basins with septic tanks.

Nicaragua!

What a beautiful sunny day to start our adventure!  Eastlake has a new group of missionaries headed to Northern Nicaraguan villages to provide medical and dental care.  We met this morning bright and early and packed up our donations for the trip.  Our team of 13 met up with the larger group from Corner of Love in Maple Valley; together there will be about 70 of us on a mission to serve God.  We combined all our donations, things like medicine, dental supplies, toiletries, clothing, shoes, and toys, then dispersed them into individual bags.  Each bag carries 50 pounds of these much needed supplies.  We will each take 2 bags, or 100 pounds!  Wait until you see how it will bless the Nicaraguans, AMAZING how the Lord uses us to serve others.  


We are all preparing our hearts now for what we will encounter, please keep us in your prayers, and keep checking back to see how we are doing.