Since we don't have an interpreter, we've spent the last two mornings going door to door with Luis. He is a great ambassador--so soft spoken and kind. It's amazing to see how people respond to the good news!
It's almost 10:30 by the time we get to the neighborhoods so it's really beginning to get hot--upper 80's to lower 90's. (I can hardly believe that we're going to be COLD in a couple of weeks.) After a quick lunch in the hotel or at the mall, we have a few hours of rest before returning to the same neighborhood at 4:30 in the afternoon.
On Wednesday night the wind was unbelievable--normally you would think that since it's so hot, the wind would be welcome. However, we were next to a soccer field that was only dirt so the wind was more like a sand storm. Everyone was trying to pull their clothes over their faces. In fact, it was so strong that it blew the movie screen out of the frame! The guys had to take everything down and move it. They were able to secure the screen up against our bus. We were a bit worried about the inflatable, but it did stay upright! Despite the weather (I think the people are used to the wind) there was a great crowd. Stephen presented the gospel--I'm so proud of him, but God gets the glory for the response! During the morning I was able to give Franchesco some stickers; he brought his parents back to the movie and they both prayed! It's so awesome to see how we can build relationships--we're praying that Franchesco and his parents will be a part of VidaNueva Managua and that we will see them when we come back here in April.
We visited another neighborhood on Thursday morning, but it was a slow day with only a few opportunities to share. The weather Thursday afternoon/evening was much more agreeable and there was little or no wind. We were quite busy on the inflatable with a constant stream of kids. One of the moms stood in line with her kids and I was able to help them on to the inflatable. After awhile, I saw that Stephen was visiting with the mom and dad--he's great at connecting with them--usually through pictures of our family. Pictures of Maleia are a great way to share--they are so amazed by her white blonde hair and fair skin. Praise the Lord--both Oscar and Karen made a decision last night. We were able to "talk" to them after the preaching. Next time (April) we are in Managua we are invited to their home for some typical Nicaraguan food. I have no idea what that will look like, but they seemed quite disappointed that we had been eating at the hotel instead of enjoying the local cuisine!
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