Team 1611

Day 6 (Saturday) Message from Jan

Our devotion this morning was based on Moses and his conversation with God when God called him to return to Egypt.  God gave him several signs so that his people would believe him--then he thought he couldn't speak well enough so God said Aaron can speak for you. We need to be God's signs here on earth showing the Master's love to others.

After loading all the suitcases on top of the van we set off for Managua which is where we are staying tonight at the Best Western across the street from the airport.  It is about a 2 hr drive--we stopped at the hotel to unload our suitcases and use the facilities before continuing on to have lunch at an open air restaurant over looking a volcanic lake La Laguna de Masaya (we think). Service was a bit slow and then 3 people didn't get their lunch with everyone else.  The final lunch was delivered in a take out container so that the group could continue to the shopping area.

Shopping was at El Mercado Viejo Craft Market--The market was originally built in 1891, destroyed by fires in 1966 and 1978 and refurbished in 1997 as a showcase for local handicrafts.  The market is geared to foreign visitors.  It has leather, brass, iron, carved wood and textile handicrafts plus paintings, clothing, hammocks etc.  While many of the shops have comparable goods, you can barter the price.  We had about an hour and a half to shop since the market closed at 4 pm today.

Please pray everyone arrives home safely on Sunday.  Eight people are catching a flight out before 7 am so they will be getting up very early while the other 6 of us don't leave till about 12:15 pm. The early group arrives home by late afternoon while the second group (except Lindsay)  going to O'Hare don't get in till 11 pm.

Thank you again for keeping all of us in your prayers.  God is great--you are all his wonderful servants.

This is the last communication to all the prayer partners.  Each member of the team is now responsible for reporting their arrival home safe and sound to you-there personal prayer.

God's blessings