"Persons of foreign lands uniting in faith"

This morning started off with a delicious breakfast by Mrs. Large. She sure does know how to cook. It has been such a blessing to stay in their home and we cannot thank them enough for the hospitality they have shown us during our stay here.

Today was our day to be tourists. After breakfast we traveled to one of the many active volcanoes in Nicaragua- Masayo. Some of the pictures that follow are of the cross that was at the summit and the smoke that was coming out of the volcano. The scenary was breathtaking! We also visited a museum at the volcano; all the artifacts and bits of information in it were really cool.

After our visit to Masayo we ventured to a zipline course in the forest for a bit of fun. As you can see by the picture, there was no age limit. Haha, even Bill Little (71) did the zipline with us! Everyone had a blast and really enjoyed seeing some of the Nicaraguan forest and wildlife.

Next we took a bus ride through the city of Granada to lake Nicaragua- the largest lake in Central America. We had lunch on the boat during our tour of the lake. It was really awesome to see all the islands within the lake and to observe some of the wildlife on the islands (one island had 5 monkeys that have lived on the island for about 9 years).

Afer all of our tourist adventures we came back to the house for our siesta. At about 5 o'clock we went back to the church. The young adults and teenagers within our group joined the church's university group while the adults continued some of the construction work in the basement of the church.

Meeting with the university group this evening and joining them in their Bible study was really awesome. Just seeing that no matter the language or cultural differences and barriers that may exist between us, we can all unite in the Word and join in a time of fellowship. The group was very welcoming and enjoyed having us join them. The Bible study was lead by some guys named Peter, Adolpho, and Abel. They did a great job. I can tell just by observing their group tonight that they are rooted in the Word and I believe their group is going to grow. It was such a blessing to join them tonight. It was amazing to see how the Word truly unites persons of foreign lands!