March 6th- 7th TAV and La Concha
God keeps blessing me day in and day out. Today we got to go to Belcer’s school, TAV. Can I say that Belcer’s has a piece of my heart. I was so excited for today and to see my little boy Moises. I was worried that he wouldn’t remember me though, even though I saw him last July.
Belcer’s school is in one of the worst areas you can think of. The school is located just inside one of the largest markets in Nicarauga. When we arrived at the school, Aaron instructed us to get every single thing of the van in one trip. We got to hold our interviews in a bigger room on the 2nd floor of the school. We also got to see the new 3rd floor of the school. PRAISE GOD. I couldn’t believe my eyes. There was a breeze too! New dry wall and windows were everywhere. The old 3rd floor was an area where every single student dreaded having class at. Now, every student wants to be in one of the classrooms upstairs. It was beautiful and we all were so excited to be the first team to see the beautiful new 3rd floor.
We made it in time for recess. We got to make our appearance at recess, and it was such a wonderful moment to walk down the stairs to see so many kids excited to see us, full of smiles from ear to ear. As I followed Hannah down the stairs, I scanned the many students for Moises. He saw Hannah and threw his arms around her. Hannah asked him to look who was standing behind her. Moises missed his entire recess because his arms were wrapped around my waist. It was the sweetest thing I have ever been a part of. He was so excited to see me, and I was so happy he remembered me.
All the kids at Belcer’s were so loving. They live in such desperate situations and “gringos” aren’t seen very often in their school. When we come, it is a very big deal to them. Aaron and I were partnered up again for the interviews. We got all the students to laugh and s mile and really open up. One special part of today was getting to interview all my friends sponsored kids back at Northview and give them special gifts. It was so neat to say that I was friend’s with their sponsors and to hand deliver their gifts from my friends back at home. The kids were so excited to get their gifts, letters, and pictures. Thank you Bob and Terri, Ed and Beth, and Tom and Jodey for trusting me with your gifts and allowing me to represent all of you. Your kids are truly amazing, and it was such an honor to meet all of them.
I also got to see my parent’s two kids, Osmara and Jeremiahs. They have both grown up so much since last July. I loved seeing them and telling them how much my family wished to be there. Moises of course was a huge blessing today too. Broke my heart when I saw him because he had a huge cut on his face. I asked Juan Carlos what I needed to get for him medicine wise and he told me because of me sponsoring him he was already being treated by Dr. Karla. What a blessing that was to hear that because of my funds I was paying already I was able to help Moises out in that way.
We got to meet with the administrators of the school and pray with them about the needs and difficulties the school was presenting. They told us how many kids were being abused and we needed to pray for their home lives. It was a very emotional meeting to say the least.
One great moment of the day was getting to meet a handful of seniors at the school and hearing their plans of going to college the next year. They were so beautiful, polite, and respectful. It was such a joy to hear about their dreams and goals, and to hear how much passion they have. We had a such a wonderful time getting to know them, and it was wonderful to pray over them and their futures. God keeps blessing me with amazing days. There is so much love here. My heart is bursting at the seams.
Thursday
La Concha is the definition of beauty. The scenery is breath taking. We worked very hard today and interviewed over 140 kids. I worked alongside of Ramero today. It was nice getting to know him and by the end of the day I was pretty much doing the whole interview in Spanish by myself! He helped me with my Spanish a lot today! I was very excited.
One boy that really stood out to me was an older high school student that told me he had the flu. He was so polite that he was holding a handkerchief over his mouth so he wouldn’t get me sick. I noticed that his birthday was just a very days before. I asked him how his birthday went and he told me nobody remembered it. Not one family member or friend had told him happy birthday. It broke my heart. Right then and there I decided to go to the front of the room with this beautiful boy and I made an announcement for everybody to stop what they were doing and sing Happy birthday to him.
I even made him a birthday card before he left. He told Ramero that he was very happy that we had sang to him and that I had made him a birthday card. I was glad that I could make the boy smile and I hope I made a lasting memory for him,
We got to meet with the pastor and his wife, and the administrators of the school. Franklin, who has worked a long time with NRN, and was sponsored through NRN, is now working at the school. We got to hear a bit of his story, which was very amazing to hear. After the day, we went to a beautiful look out up on the side of the mountain. What an amazing God gave us today. Praise God.
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