Top 10 Things We Are Thankful For
(although this could easily be the Top 100 or maybe the Top 1,000.)
# 10. The opportunity to visit such a beautiful country of mountains, lakes, volcanoes, and beaches.
# 9. The rice, beans, fruit, and other delicious food prepared lovingly by Martha and the other wonderful ladies at the children's homes we stayed in.
# 8. Our "retired" school bus and most excellent driver, Oscar, for getting us where we needed to go, always with a smile.
# 7. Our fearless leaders, Brian and Celeste. And the whole team -- it was wonderful to connect with some old friends and also to see the trip through the eyes of the "newbies."
# 6. Pastor Scott Schul and the spiritual leadership he provided the team through devotions, and for the many prayers offered throughout our clinics, for and with the people we served.
# 5. Our interpreters -- they are not only translators, but also patient teachers, friends and caregivers themselves.
# 4. All the many supporters at home -- especially the people involved in the Spaghetti dinner! That event specifically raised money to help purchase medicine for the patients that we served. Thank you to all of the supporters for your prayers, and for the many other items you sent with us -- you are truly making a difference for the people in Nicaragua. Special thanks to the many hands that created the prayer shawls! Also thank you to the high school students involved with Rotary and participate in the Interact Club. The bags with tooth paste, tooth brushes, hair supplies and English booklets were well received by the kids residing in the children's home in Jinotega.
# 3. Joy Pulsifer and the staff of Globe International -- they are serving needs, saving lives, and empowering children to make a difference in the world.
# 2. The beautiful people of Nicaragua.
# 1. Mostly, thanks to God, who was here long before we came, and who we see in the eyes and smiles of the people we serve.
Joanne and Paul Steindorf
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