Mary in Managua

I woke up on the 15th, crawled out of my bunkbed and started getting ready for the last clinic day in Loma Linda with the Seacoast medical team.  After team devotions under a thatch-roofed pavillion, my 3 roommates popped up out of nowhere with banana muffins and a crazy-looking hat (which they insisted I where for the [...]

 This 2005 Suzuki Grand Vitara has A/C, a CD player, and lots more room.  It is comfortable, and most importantly RELIABLE!  It feels so good to drive around in the Suzuki.  Thanks so much to everyone at Grace Church who contributed and made it possible for me to have  this smooth ride!!!

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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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