No school today. It rained all night last night and all morning this morning so far. Since there are no classes, I’m going with Daniel to the Nehemiah Center. While I have the chance I want to write a bit about the family life that I’ve experienced so far. One thing I’ve greatly appreciated is the way in which Daniel and his family make me feel as if I am part of their family. The family dynamic here in Nicaragua is quite different from in the US. For one, we eat almost every meal together. Breakfast, lunch, and supper. The kids and I are done with school by noon, so we’re all there for lunch, and Daniel and his wife also come home for lunch. That is something that I think is super cool.
It’s also cool for me to see how excited Axel, Jerril, and Holly (their 3 adopted sons) are to see Daniel and his wife whenever they come home. They always go running to give them hugs, and beg for attention as if they hadn’t seen them in weeks. The family’s are all so tight, and the community is like one big family, something that I’ve really enjoyed experiencing. Because of this, everyone is quite closely involved in almost everything that goes on in the community. The night classes for adults which I’ve been helping out with are led almost entirely by the youth (high school and college age).
Y me ha dicho: «Bástate mi gracia, porque mi poder se perfecciona en la debilidad». Por tanto, de buena gana me gloriaré más bien en mis debilidades, para que repose sobre mí el poder de Cristo.
-2 Corintios 12:9
Eric!!!
ReplyDeleteYou are going to the Nehemiah Center!?!?! My cousin and his girl friend spent spring semester in Nicaragua and often talked about the Nehemiah center in their blogs. It's a small world!
Praying for you!
Jana
Kathy DeJonge said she has a niece that works there. Find out who she is... Jeff and Kathy are going to be in Nicaragua in June..working with Young Life.
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