Greetings from Casa de Shelly! This has been perhaps one of the busiest days ever on the mission field. We began at Sonrisas Felices, the local special needs school, where we were blessed by their tremendous spirits. We painted nails, blew bubbles, and shared the Gospel thru a skit. We were also so blessed to meet Ana Rosa, a 16 year old girl who is competing in some sprint events at the national Special Olympics in Managua this summer. All the students there were truly amazing. From there we visited another school in San Miguelito. We rolled up to the greatest ovation ever of 200 kids screaming “The gringos are here!” (in spanish of course). Once again we had the opportunity to share the gospel through a skit. We spent the next hour playing lots of different games with the children and had our own “fishes and loaves moment” when we started handing out bracelets and the line kept growing and growing and growing. In the end, we had enough for everyone… an answered prayer indeed. After a quick and delicious lunch, we reloaded our bags and trucks and headed out to San Franciso Sur. On the way, we distributed lots of clothing and other blessings from the truck despite an afternoon rain shower that dampened everything but our spirits. Once in SF, we divided our group and some played games and shared the Good News with everyone in the village while others worked to cook a hot lunch of chicken and rice. After a great afternoon of exchanging smiles, God fed the entire village of 250+ with our pot of chicken and rice stew. Again, God blessed our efforts and everyone got to eat. We drove back to Casa de Shelly and thought we were done for the day but we still had an hour before dinner so we decided to head back out for one more quick trip. We went to Somotillo Baptist School and again shared the Good News with a few classes of eager kids 1st to 3rd graders. We colored pictures and handed out some toothbrushes and toothpaste and other goodies before calling it a day. Overall, it was a great day on the mission field and we thank God for our many blessings and we thank God for blessing us as we did His work.
