Helping to provide for 1st and 2nd grade students

I mentioned in my last blog post the opportunity we had been presented with to help out a group of 26 students with school supplies. Early last week we were able to put together little bags with notebooks, pencils, pens, erasers, rulers and a few other small things to present to the students. This little community we helped is one I've never been to before, a couple miles off the high way on an old dirt road. There are two small school buildings for first and second graders seemingly in the middle of nowhere where two ladies travel by bus from Matagalpa to come and teach. When we showed up to the class of first graders during their early morning class, they were all excited to have us. We passed out a packet of school supplies to each student, some of the most grateful kids we've served. It made me smile to see how excited these kids were when we brought these things. It wasn't a great amount, it ended up costing a little under $100, but the teacher was quick to let us know how much that meant for these little kids future schooling for the year. As a kid, it's always cool to have your own things, and many of these students were without the simple things that the average student has. Below are a few pictures of the kids all excited to hold up their bags and thank us. We realized on our way out that there were another 30 or so kids who were in the other class without supplies. We returned at the end of the week to help those kids out as well. It was a great blessing to serve these young students and pray for their futures!