It’s was a bittersweet day on our full last day here in Nicaragua. What a blessing to be able to make our annual visit to La Chureca (the city dump) even though it is a heart breaking experience. Over 1000 people call the dump home with many young children making their home there. The Buzbees have multiple ministries going on in the dump – from medical and re-nutrition to education with the Christian School. We were able to drive through…
Well, I believe if we are able to be sad and glad that are clinics are over… I would think that is the case. On one hand, having a break from the near 100 degree temperature and long days will be welcomed, but then you realize that is why we came and we have had some great interactions and have built relationships with the patients, pastors and neighbors in these communities we are serving. Today we travelled into Managua for…
Not that our other days haven’t been hot, but we officially topped out at 99 degrees in the shade today at our clinic. God did provide an awesome breeze all day long, though. Today we travelled beyond Los Cedros to a community called Reyes del Sur. This is a community that has never had a medical clinic before and a place where Pastor Manuel from Los Cedros is trying to build relationships. And much to my surprise we did have…
I think we all have been a bit surprised on how tiresome holding a full day clinic is! Even though we do have chances to sit throughout the day, we are all in some form or fashion really engaged with our work and with the people and in a very hot environment. But what a blessing to serve again in Los Cedros and minister to the patients today. For me, it was a special blessing seeing two patients who happened…
We began our first of four clinics today. These clinics are a pretty massive undertaking as far as the organization and set-up is concerned. We arrived in Los Cedros to the church to find a line of people already waiting with their numbers in hand. You could see the appreciation on their faces before we even saw our first patient. After getting everything set-up, the process began. A patient first goes to triage to get vitals, medical history and pertinent…
It will definitely be hard to put today into words. Sundays are great days down here in Nicaragua. It is always so amazing to have our perception and understanding of worship expanded by worshipping in a global context. We started our day of worship at Verbo Church. This is the Buzbees’ church and shares some similarities with what we are “used” to. Many of the songs we sang today, we knew the English version and then Elizabeth even translated the…
Well we have made it safely to Nicaragua and I can’t tell you how excited I am to be a part of this team. It already seems like God is doing a good work in the hearts of those that are on the team, so I can only imagine what He has in store for us this week. We had a pretty uneventful travel day and despite having only a short layover – managed to make it just in time…
O Lord, who else or what else can I desire but you? You are my Lord, Lord of my heart, mind and soul. You know me through and through. In and through you everything that is finds its origin and goal. You embrace all that exists and care for it with divine love and compassion. Why, then, do I keep expecting happiness and satisfaction outside of you? Why do I keep relating to you as one of my many relationships,…