Mary in Managua

We celebrated Lori’s birthday last Friday night.  Her birthday was on Tuesday, the 15th.  About 25 friends celebrated with her at a resturant called Bisou Bisou.  We were excited to get a fun photo of the three of us…the first since the day we moved in to the house!  We’ve all been out of town with visitors, [...]

We have had a great mango season!  We have a huge mango tree in our frontyard.  It began dropping mangoes before we moved in in mid-May, and hasn’t stopped since.  At times I was bringing 10+ mangoes a day to the office to share…with 20 more waiting at home in the kitchen and more on the [...]

I am learning a lot about how Nicaraguans go about buying and selling cars.  I am in the process of doing both.  Last Saturday morning I found myself sitting on the porch of a pleasant stranger’s house, talking with a different stranger, waiting for the lawyer inside to finish typing up an agreement on a “new-to-me” [...]

In my latest newsletter, The Gazelle July-2008, you’ll read about ministry updates from Nicaragua and my recent visit to Costa Rica.  I had a great visit with Dick and Shiela Dudney, friends from my days in language school in San Jose, Costa Rica.  They still work at the instutite, offering counseling, joy, and friendship to students there.

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I just got back from a great Ultimate Frisbee Tournament in La Fortuna, Costa Rica.  The trip to Costa Rica satisfied the need to renew my Nicaraguan visa as well as to satisfy my desire for competitve play.  The majority of players were from Costa Rica, but Panama, Nicaragua, and the USA were also represented.  Six [...]