Managua Soccer Marathon

I thank God for the opportunities that He gives us to reach out to Nicaraguan youth.  We were so excited to see around 425 youth attend the Soccer Marathon.  I saw so many new faces and know that a lot of these youth came from off the streets and were invited by Bible Club youth to the activity.  The beauty is that after accepting Christ they have Bible Clubs to get plugged into where they can be discipled and grow in their faith.  It's a joy to serve God and know that He's doing a work of transforming lives.











Caroline is playing with a bag of water that they sell here in Nicaragua.  It makes for a great teether or fun toy on a hot day!

Kick-Offs

Summer recently came to an end here and school started back up.  Therefore the Bible Clubs and University age youth programs that we work with have their annual kick-off activities.  It's their opportunity to plan any type of event that will attract many youth.  The purpose is to share the gospel with the youth and expose them to the program so they can get begin to attend regularly.  Here are pictures from one Bible Club Kick-off activity where they hosted a soccer marathon. 

They really like soccer here so it's a great way of reaching youth.  This upcoming Saturday we'll be hosting the Annual Word of Life Soccer Marathon where all the youth that we work with invite teams, the good news will be shared, and many of these youth begin to get involved in the Bible Clubs following the event.

Retreats

We've had the joy of hosting several all day retreats with a local high school.  The youth play games, eat hamburgers, swim, and most importantly learn what God's word says about salvation, godly friendships, honoring your parents, sex and more.  We are looking forward to another retreat that will be coming up early May. 

 

Caroline's first time swimming

It's the hottest time of the year here in Nicaragua so we decided it'd be a great time to let Caroline have her first pool experience!  Jader's aunt put up a big inflatable pool at their house and here are some pictures of it.  The last two pictures are of her second time swimming during a youth activity.  She was so relaxed!!!

   

Soccer Marathon & trips to Santo Tomas

Recently we had a soccer marathon in a place outside of Managua called Santo Tomas.  We made a weekend trip to Santo Tomas before the Marathon and then returned the following weekend for the actual event.  We really enjoyed our time there and always feel welcomed by our brothers and sisters in the faith who live in Santo Tomas.

All of that playing soccer really wore out little Caroline. :)