I hate good-byes

Day 4:

Time is moving quickly for us. We officially have one more full day as of tomorrow. 

But enough about that, let's talk about today!

Today was our last day to play with our "new-made" friends. Some of the children have truly captured our hearts. You can ask Conner Stephens, she could not stop crying. 

The typical "missions trip" picture is with a person and about seven kids wrapped around their bodies. And yes, we have 100's of those!

When looking at the picture, it may just be a picture but when your in the picture, at that moment the kids truly steal your heart. There are no words to express the children's faces when they see one of our WCS students. We have discovered the true meaning of love at first sight :)

Yet, today was sad. We had to say good-bye to them. Between the tears and long hugs, some of us knew that it will not be the last time we see them. 

We waved good-bye, and headed on over to "Tip Top" (aka the Nicaraguan McDonald's). Although fast  food is definitely not my favorite, Cha Chi said it was a must try before we went. 

**Fact: Veronica, one of the managers for the Scholarship Students, explained to us that eating fast food is considered "stuck-up" in Nicaragua because it is so heavily connected with America. Sort of sad, right? We're correlated with fast food. 

After we stuffed our bellies with fried chicken and french fries-- Exhaustion hit us! (15 minute shut eyes have kept us alive!) 

Yet, the volcano Masaya was awaiting us. We picked up the older students, who we had not met yet, and took them to "el volcan." 

Should I say more?

Our bus rides are some of the most memorable times of the trip. I can't help but crack up when I turn around to Stephano Battistoni and Austan Scherr singing, "girls just wanna have fun." And did I forget to mention that Chris Gonzalez can really hit the high notes to every bee gee song out there?

After an unforgettable bus ride, we were home sweet home ranch.  

God really challenged us tonight with words that were spoken by Mr. Buzbee. It's obvious we are here for a reason :)

Stay tuned: flight details manana!