The Bible through different eyes....

While talking with my Spanish tutor I learned something very interesting about the state of mind of some of the Nicaraguan Christians. My tutor was talking about a sermon in her church about Solomon, specifically when God told Solomon that he could have anything he wanted. Well we all know that Solomon picked wisdom over all other earthly things. My tutor went on to explain that in Nicaragua there is not much food, money, or other earthly things, but as Christians they can be like Solomon and pick wisdom. They pray that God will grant them that, and as we see in Solomon´s case it was the wise choice.

So what does this mean to me (us) as a North American. I do not know exactly, but I do realize that it is easier to pick the right choice when you have fewer choices, but being an American I do enjoy my ¨right¨ to choose. I also realize that I do not always ask God for the thing I really need, the thing that will help me bring glory and honor to Him.

We made it!

We arrived in Managua, Nicaragua safely. We will be staying with a host family while learning language. We are living with Josefina and several of her daughters. She is a very nice grandmother type and we have enjoyed starting to get to know her and her daughters. We will be spending the first month learning spanish at a school in Managua. We will than spend about 3 weeks near the area we will be serving with Lydell, the current MCC volunteer in the area. After Christmas we will come back to Managua to do another month of language training, and than off to the campo (the country).

Time to become Snowbirds!!!

On Saturday we will be leaving for Nicaragua. We have really enjoyed our time here at MCC and feel very excited to serve with MCC. The organization really seems to fit our beliefs and we are excited to start meeting people and learning about the Nicaraguan culture. We are not sure when we will be able to add more to our blog, but it should be soon. Some MCC workers just returned from a tour of Nicaragua and went to the Teustepe. The pictures our up on our photo site, we will add our own soon.

Visiting the Big Apple

We spent the day in New York City yesterday. Using the Subway was a good experience, except it seemed like we missed out on so much of New York City while riding underground. We spent time in Chinatown and ate at a great Malaysian restaurant. We spent the majority of our time visiting the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island, both were very interesting. We than went to Time Square and Central Park. We were amazed to actually hear birds chirping while sitting in Central Park, one can almost forget being in the city. We had pizza for dinner, we figured we needed to try New York style pizza. We enjoyed our time there, but also were glad when it was time to leave because we could only handle so much of the big apple.

Pennsylvania We Made It!!!

We arrived safely to Akron, PA and are enjoying the sunny weather, the beautiful country side, and the nice 21 hole disc golf course. During our time here we will learn about the nuts and bolts of going with MCC, and also information on living cross culturally. We also have the opportunity to go to New York City for a day, which will be fun since neither of us have been there. After our time in Akron we will be heading down to Nicaragua (3rd of November). We will spend the first six weeks in Managua, the capital. During this time we will live with a local family and begin our language training.