Life without Luz(that's what we call electricity)

Last night we got to the meeting and there was no electricity. It's common here for the electricity and water to go out, but it seems it usually happens on Sunday. We will wake up on Sunday morning, and start the day off  without coffee or showers, go out in service and hope when we get home we can do our dishes and grind some beans. Sometimes it's on and sometimes it doesn't return until 5 in the afternoon, anyways you learn to make do.
We had a storm last night and that's why the power was off. Even though the meeting started a little late and with a touch of chaos, everybody knew what to do. On the stage, instead of microphones in the boom stands we had battery operated lights, and the microphone handlers carried mini spotlights to illuminate the commenter. A lot of people used their cell phones for light and there were also a lot of candles.
I wish I could have taken a picture. It's touching to see every one move forward even with the inconvenience.
Fifteen minutes into the meeting the lights came on, and everyone shut off their lights, the microphones were brought out and then...the lights went back out.
The lights did come on halfway through, and stayed on.

Here's some more random happenings:

Kate loves using dragon fruit and making juice for us.

It tastes a little like aloe vera.


This morning I studied with Kevin and Angel. After the study we played some Playstation Soccer for an hour, they love the Futbol.

We are always so impressed with how the young ones have no fear of man, and will talk to anyone and actually really get into a presentation. This is Carlitos and Abrahan talking to a kid on the street this morning.

The kids also love to get there picture taken, and they always want to see it after you take it.

This is Dominic, he's from London. He has been staying with us the last two weeks, and is off to Peru soon.

Last week, his friends from Spain visited. He gave the public talk and we got to hang out and get to know them.

We are obsessed with the leaf cutter ants, they are so cool. They travel in a line and there's something amazing about watching them carry chunks of grass or leaves.

There are a lot of mosquitoes right now, and it's dengue season, plus there are always cockroaches, so the fumigating men will fumigate whole city blocks. It's probably DDT or something worse.

 Here's a smoking building.

At the end of the day, everyone needs a place to rest.

Back in Nicaland

Well we have been here over a month and we are finally getting a little something for the blog.
We are going to try to focus on telling the story through photographs in place of words. Less words, more pictures.

This morning at 6:30 I went to the market.

We got a bunch of stuff for under 5 bucks.

Then we went to the service groups, it's unusual but today the men outnumbered the women.

The group walking to the territory.

The little boy I worked with today is 7, his name is Juan Carlos. His zeal is amazing. He rushes from door to door, you have to keep your eye on him. He will do every door if you let him. He has a presentation that involves using 2 or 3 verses. At one door this morning a man wanted me to explain the 2nd death, Juan Carlos looked at me and asked if he could explain it. He did, and needless to say the man was impressed. It's not unusual to find young ones here with the same zeal to preach.

Juan Carlos is on the right, his cousin Edgar is on the left.

On the way home from service I ran into the garbage truck. Pretty dangerous work.

Our street is right in the center, and all the festivals go down right here. Which translates as pure noise into the night. These shots are of our street, they are setting up for something tonight. Looks like it may be hard to sleep.

Overall, everything is going great. Having fun being busy. If you give us a comment we will send you an air hug.