Casa Havila. What is this, you may ask? Yesterday we experienced for the first time, La Chureca (the dump). This morning us girls were able to go meet some of the girls who grew up in La Chureca and were rescued and placed in this house, Casa Havila. We walked our way over with them to the local park to simply spend time with them.
It is humbling seeing these girls get excited over the simplest things that we can share with them. All we did was give them our time, swing on swings, and carried on fun conversations. The conversations that we shared with them helped us get to know the group of girls that we have been praying for since we first decided this missions trip was a go.
Meanwhile, on the dump, our brave boys were battling the heat of the Nicaraguan sun as they played with the raw talent of the "Chureca" squad. After losing the first soccer futbol match, our boys were able to bring home a win (with the help of a Nicaragua boy). -Stefano Battistoni
After the boys and girls were re-united we headed on back to the Ranch.
Today in Nicaragua is "el 19 de Julio", which commemorates the end of the revolution of the Sandinista. Everything in Nicaragua is shut down for the day in order to celebrate. We decided it would be best safest to stay at the ranch and have our own little celebration here. (Don't worry parents, we're taking good care of everyone!)
With a little more free time today, a couple of us decided to go for a run. A couple of us being: Kevin Porter, Alex Mitchell, Sabrina Gadala-Maria, y Ms. Allyce. What we thought would be a 2 mile run ended up being a 4 mile run. Throughout the entire run Kevin Porter never let us forget we were running more than we expected ;)
Though the run involved hills and un-even grounds, we fought through with the help of the breath-taking views surrounding us. It was an un-forgettable experience.
After instantly jumping in the pool, we enjoyed an amazing dinner and are getting ready for our devotion time!
Everybody says, "hola mami!!" We love and miss you guys!
Stay tuned. Tomorrow is packed with new experiences :)
Love,
The Nica Crew
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