HOOT HOOT MANAGUA

Wow. This trip would be the perfect example of a powerful first missions trip for me. I have so many "God Moment" memories that I would like to share. My first "God Moment" would be when we got to Managua and we went straight to the church we were going to be working with during our entire visit. As soon as I walked in there, I felt God's presence. I couldn't understand a word the people there were singing, I could tell that they worship the same, amazing God I worship. Then, I went to my host home. My host home was a family of 4. A daddy, mommy and two daughters. They obviously received the gift of generosity because they gave us a room with a ceiling, a fan, and the most comfortable bed Lindsey, Megan and I could have ever asked for. Another "God Moment" I felt was when I met this little boy named Marbon, who is in the picture on the left with me. He was probably about 4 years old and I met him at a kids club, which we held for kids in the neighborhood for three nights while we were there. At kids club we would make balloons for the kids, put on a puppet show, sing some songs, and give out candy and silly band bracelets at the end. I met my little buddy Marbon at the end of the kids club when he came up and asked me for a silly band. I gave him the one I had left and that's when he began to like me. We hung out for about an hour after that. We just laughed about nothing and danced and spun. Everything I did made him just laugh so so hard. At one point, he started to sing something in Spanish. I gave him my "I have no idea what you are saying face" and he laughed and started singing "LALALALALALA". Therefore, I sang along. Then, a woman (who I am guessing was his mother) came over to us, grabbed him in a non caring way and basically pulled Marbon away. Marbon escaped from this woman came over to me, gave me a huge hug, said "I love you" in Spanish and ran back over to this woman who then grabbed him by the hand and pulled him down this street. This was a huge "God Moment" for me because God is so powerful that he can connect a 4 year old Nicaraguan boy who needed some love to a 13 year old American girl who didn't speak any Spanish but knew how to show love to him. In the end, this trip has meant the world to me and I thank God everyday for providing me with the privileges to go.

Maggie Anthony