Update on Trip

We have raised $500 towards our trip!!


We are so blessed and thankful to those who have given.

We heard this week that some of the people in Nicaragua are eating bark from trees because they have no food - this is hard to think about.  One of the things we will be doing in Nicaragua this time is visiting feeding stations and seeing how we can help feed more people.

We are collecting supplies to take, if you would like to donate any of these items let us know.

For the library

Children’s books in Spanish ages 4-18

Simple easy English book as the kids are learning English

Christian biographies

Items for education

 Geometry rulers

Acrylic and permanent markers

Ink erasers

For the kitchen

Two bakery sets of pans
Forks
large spoons 

Cheese Graters

For the kids:

Underwear for boys and girls


Socks


Body creams


flashlights


Double A batteries


Strings for guitars


Youth and Children's clothing

3 strong shower curtains

Other needs:

Large professional Scissors for fabric

Small rechargeable Amplifier
Two memory cards for digital camera of 16 g
Three USB memories for information
Universal Charger


Our tickets have been bought, school finished today and we are getting excited - 9 days until we leave!!

Going again....

We are so excited to be going back to Nicaragua.  Our mom is helping us with this blog again, so that you can follow our journey to get there and our trip once we are there.

We will be there from June 26th to July 3rd.

We are raising funds to go, if you have any jobs you would like us to do let us know.  If you would like to give a few dollars to help us buy our tickets you can use the chipin on the side, give a check to my dad, or a check to COTN if you would like a tax deduction.  We appreciate your help so much, but mostly appreciate your support and prayers.

We have been cutting grass, doing extra jobs, and saving money.

We are going to use some of the money raised to buy things to take that the kids need, like socks, underwear, art supplies, if we have extra money we will take it to Nicaragua to be used to help the kids.

Some of the things we will be doing, will be dedicating the new house that we helped build when we were there last year, helping at the feeding stations, and most importantly spending time with the little kids, and friends we made last time. We can't wait to see how they are doing.

Here are a few pictures of our trip last year

Playing soccer

Garbage dump

The new house

Water balloon fight

Saying goodbye

ALL POSTS BELOW ARE FROM OUR TRIP LAST YEAR !!!

They are there - day 1 in Nicaragua

Packed and ready to go

They left Wednesday at 7:00am (they were up at 4am).

They had a great flight and were in Managua, Nicaragua by 12N (2pm here). They skyped me that evening, everyone was great just a little tied.

Today they spent the day in Managua (the capital of Nicaragua) and will leave for Somoto tomorrow.

They just skyped me to tell me about all their adventures.

This morning hey met with an organization that feeds 13,000 Nicaraguans a day. They work a lot with people that live on and around the Managua dump -VERY poor. He took the team to the dump, and to see the feeding project. They played with some of the kids, and visited in some of the make shift houses (huts). Chris said the boys were shocked by what they saw, and were processing the fact that people live this way.

During the afternoon they had a little fun and went to climb a volcano.

Chris says the boys are doing fantastic, jumping right in and doing what ever is needed - no complaining.

I am SO proud of them.

They are taking pictures and we will post them when they get back. I don't know what internet access they will have in Somoto - so not sure if I will get many updates.

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The trip was COMPLETELY funded, plus we had money to take and donate there. We can not thank everyone enough for supporting this trip, we feel very blessed - and thank God for His provision.

Yard Sale

We got started early - mom made us get up at 7am

Some of our friends helped set up and bought stuff

We sold a lot of clothes

We sold drinks - it was very hot

Mim and Lily

We made $130.00 - it was a lot of work but it was fun because all of our friends came over.

2 days until we leave - we have raised $2800 - amazing, this gives us money to take there to help the people in Nicaragua - Thank you SO much.

6 Days Until We Leave

WE have raised $1575 - wow - thank you thank you so much to everyone who has helped - we are amazed.

We have also recieved donated items for our yard sale and donated items to take to Nicaragua for the children - you have been so generous - thank you - we will be taking an extra case with stuff.

Last day of school tomorrow

Yard Sale on Saturday

Fathers Day Sunday

Leave on Wednesday - wow

9 days and counting

9 days until we leave !!!!!

Thank you so much for your help - and for helping the kids

We just recieved a list of things they could use in Nicaragua if you would like to donate any of these items let our mom and dad know - you can leave a comment on here if you want.

Pencils
Pencil sharpeners
Glue
Markers
Small zissors
Paints
Calculators
Coloring books
White computer paper to draw on
Color paper 8 1/2 x 11

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  PERSONAL.
Tooth brushes
Tooth paste
Hand towels
Bath towels
Moskito repellent
Shoes
Underware for girls and boys for 7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14 and 15 year olds.
Socks for both boys and girls
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IBUPROFENO.
ACETAMINOFEN
VITANINAS
DESPARACITANTES
Creams for skin infections
Eye drops
Bandages and bandages
PEPTO BISMOLL
ANTI flu meds
Flea shampoo
Hemroid cream

Sowing.........
Threads
Sizzors
Some cloth
Needles for sowing machiene





Rain coats
Microphones
Guitar strings
Acustic and electric
Small and large flash lights


We are going to take an extra case to put things in.

Saturday we are having a yard sale - if you have stuff to get rid of you can drop it off at our house or our dad will come and get it.

Pictures from Nicaragua

Here are some pictures of when our mom and dad went to Nicaragua - we will be meeting the same children.

This is an example of how some of the people live there - this is a kitchen

Some of these boys used to live on the dump - they are our age

14 days until we go ..... Thank you so much to those of you who have donated financially, given art supplies and candy, and donated towards our yard sale - which we are having on June 18th.