ESL Class for Teachers

This is what one of the best groups of teachers in Nicaragua looks like after a full day of teaching, 90-minutes into their first 2-hour class of English as a Second Language... Grace and I love these people!

Batchin' It

Bonnie's due date was last Friday, but since our second grandson apparently wanted his GG to be there to welcome him... as of this morning, she's there (in Fort Lauderdale.)

I'll be holding down the fort for a couple of weeks here in Matagalpa, getting a lesson in just how blessed I am to have Grace by my side for the second half of my time on this crazy planet!

Grace's Birthday

This is the birthday girl's 7th Grade English class... teaching them may not be rocket science, but I doubt there are many rocket scientists who could do what she has done with this bunch!

Grace Studying

I'm really proud of the progress this girl is making in her language studies... she's almost done with Level 2 in the Rosetta Stone series and has a 106 day streak going on DuoLingo.

All that while making the adjustment to life in a new culture, negotiating the public bus system to get to school on mornings where we arrive separately, dealing with power and water outages, teaching 7th grade English, helping in the school library...

Monday Off

I realize I am a day late with the Valentine pic, but in China we were half a day ahead with everything, so this should help balance things out.

We had Washington's Birthday off (today), not in honor of our first President, though... yesterday was the 154th anniversary of the founding of Matagalpa... we thought it the perfect opportunity to get out and explore a little, so we drove north through the villages and towns tucked away in the beautiful mountains in this region of the country.

We stumbled on Cascada Blanca (White Falls) Eco Lodge just 30 minutes up the road.

It's back to work tomorrow, helping 243 young people prepare themselves for the tasks God has in mind for each of them... by doing the one He has called us to do!

Happy Valentine's Day!

Warmest greetings from tropical Central America to all... exciting things have been happening down here, including God's provision in His timing of two English teachers to complete our faculty.
Grace and I are now settled and ready for visitors!!

My valentine and I decided to take a circuitous route on our walk home from church one Sunday... thought we'd share!

Overdue Update

You'd think we'd have a bunch of extra time on our hands since school is out until February 8th... with us still being one English teacher short of a full faculty, and all that needs to happen for us to be ready for next Monday's first day of pre-planning, that has not exactly been the case.

We did, however, get to the scenic lookout at ‘Cerro El Calvario’ (Calvary Hill) yesterday for this photo of the two of us with our new base of operations in the background... Come see us!!