I'm on to second grade

Today was the last official day of school - kids had their parties and got their report cards. Here is Jenifer "feliz de la vida" because she got good grades and is going to second grade.

Shoe shine boys

  As many of you know, we have over time ministered to the local shoe shine boys. The most creative ministry was done by Jim Lugar and a group from his church when they washed their feet.
  Passing through the town of Juigalpa, Barb and I saw a statue in the central park honoring the shoe shine boys as honorable workers. In the case of Juigalpa, this one eventually became the Mayor. We appreciate your prayers for all the young men and women looking to find their way in the world down here.



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"Four Gospels" Traffic Circle

Nueva Guinea may be small, but we do have something that qualifies as a "rotunda", or a traffic circle. It has been decorated and named "The 4 gospels Rotunda", and each entrance to the circle is named after one of the gospels. Well, I was teaching a Bible study and asked why there were four gospels, and one of the kids said "Because there are 4 streets that go into the rotonda".



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Our groundskeeper learns English

English language t-shirts have a way of showing up in Nicaragua (often from groups that visit). When our groundskeeper, Joel, showed up with this shirt I said to myself "at least he's not teaching English grammar".



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