Today we planted the last of the trees in the community and spent some more time praying for the people there. I didn't know this before, but El Porviner is split into two sections and divided by a trash dump. We had to go through the trash dump to get to the other half of the community, which is where we spent our morning. After going through the dump I was expecting to see more of the same trash and plastic houses. I was surprised to see a little more orginazation and pride in the community. Fences were nice and the houses were landscaped "nica style.
We also did VBS again today which was fun to hear the children singing very loudly the songs we had been singing all week. I was also able to share a personal story with the children about fighting and speaking nice to your siblings, or the consequences there of. More on that later.
We took a quick road trip to Terencio where we saw a few familiar faces and took some pics, then we headed off to the beach for a quick cool swim. It was the fist time the boys had seen the ocean, and it was neat to see their reaction to the waves and the undertow, which was very strong.
This trip has been a lot of firsts for the Kuntz's. First time out of the country, first time in a jet plane to fly, first time the whole family has gone on a missions trip together, first time seeing live volcanoes, first time seeing true poverty and being able to be Christ to them, and the first time seeing the ocean. This is a trip that will hopefully stick in the memories of the boys and impact their lives, and their outlook on missions & poverty and what they can do about it.
Tomorrow we spend our last day in the community helping the medical staff de-lice kids in them community, then we head for Managua for our free day. Not sure what that holds, but we find out together.
Blessings,
The Kuntz's
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