Another week in Nicaragua

 

Well a lot has happended since our last update!! We will try and remember everything!

 

 

This is me being a stand in householder! Our meetings are on a  friday evening now and this particular night was a celebration here for the conception of Jesus .. . basically loads and loads of fireworks( except they just make noise and have no colours). So during the talk there was a lot of noise!

This is a picture of Darren gettign a huge mango from the tree in our back garden . . .it was so sweet and juicy! Definately a perk of being here is the fruit and veg! Although you cant get strawberries or mushroom as it is too hot.

This gives you a little idea of what our territory is like. This is quite a  rural area that has hardly been worked. A lot of the territory has never been worked as you need a car to get to it and no one here has a car. You will probably notice there is 3 of us on the door . .here it is quite common if there is an odd number for 3 to go to the door as the people dont seem to mind and most times you are invited in and the whole family is there so having 3 people can be handy(although I am not much use!) The  ministry is very relaxed here. . for example I was doing a door and the 2 sisters with me just stood chatting behind me! Or 1 sister was doing her presentation and the other sister starts shaking a tree in the persons garden to get the fruit off it and then proceeds to eat it(and spit the skin on the ground)! It has taken a bit of getting used to! The people are just yearning for the truth here and have so many questions and such a respect for the bible!

I wish this was a happy little story about a man who took the magazines . . however Darren took this picture as the man told him that the next day he was going to kill his dog . .. by dropping a sink on it! He said his dog was sick however he was running around like crazy and looked fine! Animals are treated very differently here . . ..

This is also an animal that is now dead(and eaten). A family in the hall had this got called rosa . .and saved it for a big party they had for their daughter graduating school . .apparently it tasted really good!

 

 

 

 

Now a happy story!! We went to Leon for a few days holiday. Whilst we were there they released hundreds of baby turtles. . everyone got to release one an this is my little one . . It was a big project to save the turtles as a lot of locals poach the eggs so charities try and get to the eggs before them and once they have hatched release them . .was an amazing sight!!

Paradise  . . .

Unfortunatly our night at the beach meant we got eaten alive by sandflies. . .We have never experienced anything like it! Was sooo itchy . .it meant we cut our trip to the beach short and stayed in Leon instead . .

Leon was a really nice city. Felt safe and had nice restaurants and coffee shops .. it also has about 20 cathedrals! This is one of the most famous(it is on the front of our guidebook)

As we were wandering we stumbled upon brothers. . in the English congregation. It was really nice to chat to them and hear their experiences. The couple in the picture are from Canada and they took us for Coffee. . they were trying to persuade us to join the English congregation. Being out here has really made us appreciate Jehovah's organisation . .the fact that you can meet complete strangers and be friends instantly with so much in common and trust each other straight away is something we will never take for granted.

This is again a happy picture from Darren. This is the womens dear cat .. stuffed!

 

This weekend was the convention in Estelli . .There was nearly 2000 in the baseball stadium.

 

 

The seating was just concrete rows and the elderly got plastic chairs . .

Health and Safety just doesnt exist here. This brother climbed right up on to the roof to get some wiring down. His name is Wilmer . .some of you may have met him and his wife Astrid at Matt and Stephs wedding.

This is on the congregation bus! Same rules apply as public buses . .there is no max capacity!!! It was blasting kingdom melodies and felt like a long 45min ride! we got to know our brothers better however!

Anyway that was a very quick summary of a busy week!! We will probably think of more to add to it . . .Hope you are all ok!

Love Darren and Ems x