Back on the Road

We were home about 36 hours and then packed up the truck and drove to Guatemala.  We left about 11:30 a.m. and it was a very easy, non-stressful drive.  Both the El Salvador side and Guatemala side of the border were line free!  I'm guessing that a mid-week trip is always less hectic than a Friday-Monday trip.

We arrived at the Rivas home about 4:00 p.m. and that was with a stop for a quick lunch on the way.  Rosemarie and the girls weren't home from kids camp, so Stephen and Nelson took turns playiing the piano and I rested a bit.

It was great to hug all four of them (Rosemarie, Dani, Fabi and Cami) when they got home.  We visited for awhile and then made a grocery store run for dinner.  

Nelson and Rosemarie just left to pick up the vans we will use tomorrow to take the Pine Cove (camp team) staff to Antigua.  It should be a fun day at one of our favorite places!

Long and winding road

We left the house at 4:00 a.m. yesterday and made it to church in less than 15 minutes--amazing how easy it is to drive at that time of the morning.  Actually, I was surprised we weren't the first at the church.  Nevertheless, our departure time of 5:00 a.m. slipped by almost 45 minutes.  This time we were in the van (air-conditioned) with 6 others; there were another 25 on the big yellow bus. 

The trip was long, but uneventful--the El Salvador border and the two Honduran borders were almost empty.  The Nicaragua border, while not at all full, still took about an hour.  We really didn't notice any damage from the recent earthquake/tremors.  We pulled in to the hotel about 8:30 p.m.

The first four of more than 40 people from five different churches arrived last night.  Most of the rest arrive on various flights today, with the last two coming in on Sunday.  Please pray for the second bus full of Salvadorans who are driving over today and that God's spirit will move mightily among the Nicaraguan people during this week of evangelistic outreach.