We've made it!

We got in late last night and crawled into bed around 1am or later. I honestly don't know what time it was....just that I was very tired. It had been a long uneventful day. On the plane last night there was another mission team coming to Leon too. They all seemed very excited to be involved in the ministry they are doing here.

We saw God answer prayer shortly after we arrived last night. Customs was no problem and we quickly got on the road from Managua to Leon. We stopped for something to eat on the way. Tamara and I had prayed on the way to Atlanta that God would provide a female interpreter for the women's breakfast to make it more of a women's event. At our dinner stop before we even mentioned it to Cheryl she said she was planning to ask a female interpreter to do the breakfast for us. God is so good! The kids were all asleep when we arrived, so I didn't get to meet any of them until this morning.

Early (6am) the kids came in to wake Mama Tamara up. They clearly love her and she loves them. It took them a few minutes to warm up to me. Magaly was the first to befriend me. She is the sweetest thing....she's been lovin on me all day! I'm hoping to post a picture of us later.

Today is some kind of election day here, so we are staying inside most of the time. We did walk down the street to a little store run by an older lady. Tamara had brought her some skirts she wanted her to have.

Although this is their winter season, it's still hot here. We just finished swimming in their little pool in the yard. I didn't bring a suit, so I went in fully dressed. The kids didn't care....they just wanted us in the water with them. Magaly spent most of her time in the water sitting in my lap or swimming around me. All the kids enjoyed showing off their new swimming skills.

This is Juancito. Cheryl is challenged by his condition and wants so badly to crack the code to making him better.

This is Magaly. What a sweet smile. They tell me Magaly came to Cheryl 3 years ago and didn't walk or talk. She scooted around. She now keeps up with the other kids although she has CP. She is my "chocolate" friend. She asks me for candy or chocolate every chance she gets!

Today she had makeup on - thanks to Wendy!

This is Wendy & Monica. They are sister's, just a year apart. Monica has a twin brother Ele (Elezar) below. These kids love Mama Tamara to death.

This is Ele showing off his muscles. He has got to be the sweetest 8 year old boy I have ever met. He loves on Tamara all the time.

This is Gabriella. She is the youngest and certainly the drama queen. She knows she is sweet and isn't afraid to let you know it.