Last Day's Agenda

Here is an update from Kevin regarding the Spring Break mission's teams agenda for the last day. As he says and everyone knows - things can change because God's plans are bigger than our plans.

Getting ready for our last full day in Nicaragua. On the agenda (which could change):

Early Breakfast
Drive to the city dump and feed the children that live there.
Do a Bible school and activity.
Work to paint 2 houses that were just built at the dump site.
Eat a packed lunch.
Go and help with another feeding station.
Do a Bible school and activity.
Participate in a church service where I get to preach (5th day of preaching in a row)
Return to Oscar's house for supper and team debriefing time.

I'm praying that God makes the sun stand still so we can get it all in. God has incredible things in store for today.

New Dorms being used by God

Earlier this year a mission team lead by Melvin Construction built some dorms in Nicaragua. God has began using these dorms to help transform lives in both Nicaragua and the Florida Panhandle. Here is an email by Mr. Melvin talking about how God is working in the lives of a mission team that is currently staying in those dorms.

         Just wanted to say thank you for your work in February.  Your work made possible the student spring break team that is in Nicaragua now.   They are a group of 19 and the guys are staying in the new upstairs dorm rooms!

          I didn’t think about your work in the context of “building a foundation for future generations” until I began writing this email.  The team is being led by Dan Yoder’s son, Kevin, and my son, Tommy. Dan gets the double blessing of not only having a son on the team, but two grandchildren!  I do have a wife and two daughters on the trip as well.

          Let me ask you to pray for this team.  Tonight is their last night. The team has had a great trip, life transforming, fulfilling and exhausting week.  I think Oscar has worked them hard.  My wife told me last night she has seen the same transformation in the team during the week as our group had experienced.  Tonight they will have a final meeting together to reflect on their week.

          Again, thank you guys for your investment in Nicaragua and your investment in hundreds of others from the US that will sleep in those dorms and their lives will be transformed.  

Look Mom - I am on TV in Nicaragua

Watching Tommy Melvin on local tv in Nicaragua. 

He is doing the muddy glove story from church on Sunday.

Great Fellowship and Ministry

The group did enjoy some great food that was easier to catch and eat including this great meal at the beach in Nicaragua. Oscar wanted to make sure that he fed them so when he beat them playing soccer they would not feel so bad.

Oscar's team won the game!!!

Can You Say Iguana

I do not believe the group had to catch and kill their own Iguana, but I am glad this young lady knew how to cook it for them. Iguana made it to the lunch menu. The group sent a photo of a very scared chicken that looked as if it had lost all hope of a long life.

Unexpected adventure

This one was different, because the guys on the team were asked to chase down a goat, catch it, butcher it, to go with the meal. Some of our experienced deer-slayers enjoyed this part.


Yes, Kevin says they did eat the Goat!!!

A Great Time of Worship

The team had the opportunity to worship with a church in Nicaragua and experience a baptismal service as a part of their mission trip during spring break.

Meeting Needs and Sharing Jesus

 

The Nicaragua Mission Team from RCC is having a great time doing missions. We got to visit a children's ward in a hospital and pass out toys and pray for the patients. Then went to a feeding station to help prepare the meal and do some Bible School activities.

 

A Little Help in the Kitchen!!!

As many of you know, Mrs. Roselea and the ladies do the cooking for the mission teams that come to Nicaragua. They had been doing that on a small stove that was not large enough for the task. They now have a new commercial stove with a large oven so that they can better take care of the mission teams that are doing great Kingdom work in Nicaragua. A special thank you to all the teams that serve in Nicaragua and also thank you to those who made this new stove possible for some very thankful ladies.

Great Looking Group in Nicaragua

This group from RCC with Patty & Tommy Melvin have been doing great mission work all week in Nicaragua. We will be posting updates regarding there mission work soon!!!

Jamaica VBS

WE HAVE 20 - YES 20 NEW SLOTS THAT HAVE JUST OPENED UP FOR THIS SUMMER - 2012 VBS MISSIONS IN JAMAICA. IF YOU CHURCH OR YOUTH GROUP WOULD LIKE TO GO TO BE A PART OF A GREAT VBS THIS SUMMER CONTACT BRO CHARLES - charlesiim@yahoo.com. DO NOT MISS THIS GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR YOUR CHURCH OR YOUTH GROUP!!!