Today we were all really excited to get on the road. Mostly because it meant we had only one more day before we leave for home. We were joined at breakfast by some of the Nicaraguan's who helped us on the site. I say helped us but really we helped them. They were Ishmael, the foreman of the project, Frank, an electrician, and Ishmael's brother who is his right hand man. We presented them all with the official team shirt and said a big thank you to them all.
After packing the bus and getting some video of Brian we turned in our keys and hit the road. It's always amazing how the drive back is way faster than the drive there. So after what felt like half the time of driveing there we found ourselves back in Managua.
We had lunch and then shopped for soveniers at the airport. There was one lady who spoke very good English...I have a hunch she gets more sales than all the other shops because of that.
After that Brian showed us around Managua. First we went to Masaya Volcano, an active volcano were the natives used to appease the gods by throwing virgins of a high point of the crater into the volcano. Now there is a cross at that point. Christian missionaries used to throw natives into the volcano fromt that spot if they didn't convert; talk about agressive evangelism!
From there we went to the mother-church of Brian's ministry. We met the pastor there and they showed us around. We all noticed that the main auditorium was very open....it had 2 feet open at the top where the walls normally meet the cealing and there were bars in place of the windows. Brian told us that they do this often here because the temperature is so temperate year round, and that there is so much humidity. The other option is to have central air which is just way too expensive.
On the way back to the hotel we came across a Harley dealer. That was fun. Some of the bickers bought some Harley Nicaragua stuff. Then we went back to the hotel and had dinner. At dinner we got our coffee orders from Donugo's farm. Some of the coffee drinkers in the group claim this is the best coffee they have ever had. I agree.
After dinner we all told of how we saw God working in our lives through and during this trip. It was really neat to see a group of guys put aside a social stereotype, open up and talk about themselves, God, emotions, and spirituality.
Now we must go to bed. We all need to wake up at 4am to check in by 5am and to the gate by 7am.
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