We made it back. What a week. We will spend the night in the misson home celebrating the weeks works and resting some. Tonight we will have a banquet and tomorrow our Jacksonville frineds will leave as we go out to see some of the sights and markets in Nicaragua.
Siare
Siare was a beautiful but extremely remote village. We were high in the mountains with no real proper village area - just rough dirt roads and scattered houses. We were between 4,000 and 5,000 feet in elevation which made for wonderful weather. Scattered showers, cool nights and lots of breezes.
Siare was a beautiful but extremely remote village. We were high in the mountains with no real proper village area - just rough dirt roads and scattered houses. We were between 4,000 and 5,000 feet in elevation which made for wonderful weather. Scattered showers, cool nights and lots of breezes.
The isolation of the village made it difficult for people to get to the clinic. We know of people walking for hours on very steep mountain roads to visit the clinic. I am always impressed with the gratitude of the people and with the determination that they have for getting to our camp.
Coffee: The climate and elevation of Siare make it ideal for growing coffee. The coffee plants grow in the shade of larger trees, and the hillsides everywhere are covered in plants that are budding and will produce ripe beans in October. There was a small processing plant in the jungle behind our camp. We discovered it on a short hike on Wednesday.
As always, the kids in the village stole our hearts. Our childrens church team did a fantastic job. David Tynes was a pretty good actor in our Exodus skit. He was pharoah. Go figure. Heath and Brent Wade were big hits on the baseball field. They came prepared with a wiffleball set and every free moment they had a crowd of ninos wanting to play. Larry Watkins would be so proud of you, Heath.
Our evening worship services were very well attended every night. It was so refreshing to worship with our Nicaraguan brothers and sisters. The picture to the left is from our last night of worship. Brother Hogan is playing the maracas and dancing with Adolfo.
Ok, we all had a good week. Other people need the computer, so I'll log off. Thanks for praying. We will give a full report on Sunday night at at Carterville.
Praise the Lord.
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