Nicaragua Phase 2

Don't know if anyone likes to look at these but I did say I would post more pics from my recent Nicaragua mission trip. I probably take about 2 or 3 of these kinds of trips a year and this one went so well we actually had a free day to cruise around and meet people. Our main goal was to pour a slab for some new barracks that will hold future missionaries that will help with the food distribution program. As soon as we arrived (about 6pm Thursday night) we started working laying out the new addition and putting up form boards. We worked until 1am that night and busted our butts for the next 2 days and were able to pour footers for a food storage building as well. I'll let the pictures tell the rest:

The start.




Yours truly, The Plumber.

Concrete - old school.

You will get fed..........Beans & Rice, baby! Beans & Rice!....... day and night!

Bonus work.......footers for a food storage building.



Worth it.

Nicaragua

Well I'm back. I just spent the last 5 days on a mission trip to Nicaragua. I went with 6 other guys from my church and our main goal was to build a foundation for new barracks on the property of a missionary (Perry) who feeds about 15,000 kids a week. The new rooms have one bathroom each in them so the underground plumbing needed to be installed as well. Our goal was met earlier than expected so we also installed footers for a future warehouse that will store food. And we still had time to go out and make some new friends. I don't have time to post all the pictures I want right now so I'm going to do it in phases. This first phase is from the day we went and visited a community located in a dump.......yes I said a dump. Perry has a feeding center there and feeds about 200 kids. Check it out:

The entrance to the "Village" complete with grazing cows.

The kids.

Dinner. The lizards are kept alive and their legs are pinned together to keep them under control.

One of the reasons we came- to bring bowls & cups for food distribution. This is the Pastor of the "Dump Church".

A different life than me & you.