Hello from Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua. W are into our 2nd day of being on the ground( after traveling for 1 day) and everyone is having a great time. We have also been spending time together talking about what it mean to be here, and why we are here, as well as reflecting on what life is like for these orphan kids we have been spending time with. Here in Nicaragua, there are 3 types of orphans: 1- 'true' orphans, meaning they do not a father or a mother, 2- there are the orphans who are just on the streets because their parents left them, and 3- they are the orphans who their parents choose not to keep them because they cannot afford to take care of them.
Another thing we talked about was what they refer to it here as “es la lucha”( it’s the struggle).. This is a common answer to when you ask a Nicaraguan the usual “how are you doing?” You will find very few Nicaraguans that have had an “easy” life.. It's very sobering and humbling to hear all this and compare that with the life style of most of us. Our challenge this week is to be the hand, eyes and feet of Christ to whomever we encounter... Keep praying for us!
-Bruno de Jesus
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