11/10 Nicaragua update

This past week, Pablo and I started teaching another English as a second language class. This new class we're teaching is in Lucidia, the neighborhood in Matagalpa where Pablo and I live. Lucidia is a poor neighborhood and we have a very diverse group of students, ages ranging from 10 to 37. It's a great opportunity for Pablo and I, as all the students are very eager to learn and have been requesting that we help them. We'll be teaching classes Monday and Tuesday evenings. We have 24 students that meet in a small church building where Pablo's parents help lead a small church family.

We continue our three classes in Tres M on Saturdays which are going well for the most part. Our second class, which is the group of younger students from ages 10 to 13, have struggled as of late. I'm gonna start bribing them with cookies or something to get them to study. Prayers are greatly appreciated for these students as we continue to work with them. There are around 71 students on the three class rosters, and between 50 and 60 consistently show up for class. We're hoping to start a Wednesday class specifically devoted to sharing the bible in a combination of Spanish and English.

Praise God the $2800 has been raised for the Tres M water project! Thank you to all who gave in support of this effort. Pablo and I met with Juan Carlos, one of the community leaders in charge of the water project, and he is speaking today with the community as well as the local city council. We're continuing to pray that everything will come together to begin work on providing water for the 50 or so families now that we have raised the requested funds.

Friday we headed up to El Delirio for our weekly discipleship class where we've started teaching the gospel of John. Unfortunately it down poured as we arrived, but around 60 people, including kids, still gathered into the small building to hear from God's word. It's always a blessing and a humbling experience to meet with this community. It's great to see the many kids that are in Delirio, and to see the childhood they have in comparison to what I had growing up certainly helps me to be more compassionate. I just love bringing them all cookies, drinks and food. It never gets old to give people something they wouldn't have otherwise.

Thank you to all who continually support this Nicaragua ministry! There is a donation link below for those who would like to help financially.

 Students from our class in Tres M pictured above and below

 Random picture of a sloth crossing the road at night

First people to show up to our class in El Delirio