Day 3
Buenes Noches,
As a first time missionary I didn't really know what to expect except for the weather to be hot, rice and beans to be served with every meal, and to do work projects and outreaches. So far i haven't been disappointed ; the weather is hot, we do have rice and beans with every meal including breakfast, and we have done work projects around the church and outreaches in the towns. During one of these outreaches there was a particular woman who touched my heart named Helmi. Helmi is a 90 year old woman who use to work at the dump. Since the dump is no longer there, it got turned into housing communities and a recycling site, Helmi is currently without a job. Without a job she cannot pay the rent, the lights, or for food. Surprisingly though her financial needs and constant worry about loosing her house, this is not the first prayer request that she had for us. Helmi started crying stating the she has no husband, no family, no friends and she is constantly lonely. She is a Christian though and goes to a local church in the community. I just felt like there was something i wanted to do but didn't know what yet. The next house that we went to evangelize to there was a little store inside their house. We bought some milk, bread, eggs and bananas for her. Myself and the translator went back to her house and presented the groceries to her. Helmi started crying and gave me a hug saying that she loved me like a daughter. This is truly one of those experiences that I will always remember. Today we did work projects around the church, myself and John worked on some computer project that i can't even start to describe except i did what i was told to haha. Then we went downstairs and helped the rest of the team paint the church. We were surprised by Julio showing up and was given a lovely sermon about God's grace even when we don't deserve it. After the sermon we played soccer with the locals and got beat miserably, but had a great time doing so. With that I bid you good night from Nicaragua.
Sandi Wood
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