Masatepe, NicaraguaYes II Latin America Missions

We arrived in Managua, Nicaragua and stayed the first night at the best western right across from the airport. The next morning we headed to the

Hacienda where we would stay from sat-thur. The “Hacienda San Pedro” was located in San Marcos

about 45 min from Managua.

Everyday we left the Hacienda and headed to the Church of Christ in Masatepe. It has about 50 members, and is located about 15 min from San Marcos where the Hacienda was located. We rode back to the hacienda everyday for lunch and then headed back to the church after lunch until dinnertime.

Things to know about Masatepe: - Population- 21,452- Located about an hour from the pacific coast- Catholicism is the “state religion”- Family’s are extremely close knit- Most people would be considered to us very poor

but, Masatepe is actually much better off then many places in Nicaragua and Central America.

During the day we held a VBS at the church for the children. We were also given groups. Each group contained an adult man, a translator, a local person from the Church in Masatepe, and a women. Only the women did VBS. If I wanted to help with VBS all I had to do was get someone to take my place in my group.

We held a devo in the morning, given by one of the teenage boys from either East Main COC in Tupelo, Mississippi, or East Main COC in Murfreesboro Tn. There were a few people from other congregations in FL, Ohio, and Georgia.

After lunch we came back and held another VBS at the church. Meanwhile our groups would go out to the streets and invite people to the gospel meetings and night and the VBS for children. Then we would ask them if they had time to study the bible. We came back at night for a Spanish service, a teen class, and another VBS. Then we retreated to the Hacienda San Pedro for supper and a sweaty nights sleep.

VBS

Door Knocking

Group 5

Those are only photos of my team and some of the studies we went on. I have the individual results from my team working with the congregation in Masatepe.

Team 5:Bible studies- 23

Doors Knocked- 44

Contacts(people we invited to the gospel meeting)- 90

Baptisms- 1 (our bus driver)

Totals for the campaign work done in Masatepe, Nicaragua

Bibles studies-192

Doors Knocked- 355

Contacts- 648

Baptisms- 4

Worship Sunday Morning- 81

Total attendance for evening worships for the week- 235

Total attendance for morning, afternoon, and night VBS for the week- 455

Total attendance at teen class for the week- 178

Baptisms

Thursday was our last day at the church, and Friday was our “Tourist Day” we visited Volcano Maya and we drove to the pacific ocean to have our banquet. It was beautiful. We shared stories and said goodbye to our beloved translators. We wouldn't’t have been able to accomplish anything if it wasn't for our translators (from all over Latin America).

A few of our translators

The Church of Christ in Masatepe= La Iglesia De Cristo en Masatepe

This trip was only possible for through an organization know as Latin American Missions aka L.A.M. Our campaign takes place every year and is known as Yes II. I am so thankful to our leader Spencer Broome for making this possible. This country and this church and these people have left a special place in my heart. I hope more than anything that I will be able to continue my work there, but more importantly I know that all the Glory goes to God. Throughout the whole trip I saw God work through me and the group with Yes II and, continue to work through the people at the local congregation and through the streets in Masatepe. God is good, all the time. All the time, God is good.

Me with our leader Spencer Broome

The view of the sunset at the church