The Team at El Mirador de Catarina!

The Team at El Mirador de Catarina!
Granada and Mombacho Volcano in background!

Saturday, June 6, 2009

Rain makes for an impromptu day off!!!

(Bryan soars above Managua)


Today was slotted for a lot of maintenance, but a large storm blew in and our plans were thwarted... Thus we were granted a day off of work and headed for Managua!

We started by having lunch at... you guessed it! TGI Fridays, where we all had massive burgers and cokes to make up for the beans and rice we have eaten all week!

We then sought out a zip line that cuts across a lagoon in town (but very much in the Jungle) and Cody and I (Bryan) jumped at the opportunity to take the ride! There were three jumps, and the last was right over the lagoon! We did the last one in the super man position, and I can honestly say it was one of the most fun things I have ever done! It was exactly like a dream... a dream where you were superman, or peter pan... just flying over the water... watching your reflection beneath you!!!! Amazing.

We then went to the market where everyone bought various items that I will not name in case one was a gift for you!!!




(A view of the National Stadium and Lake Managua)


(The team supports each other... literally!)





2 comments:

Shannn.<3 said...

Hey guys!
Looking at your pictures brings me back to my time in Guatemala a couple of years ago, and made me desire to go back so badly! All the laughter and time your sharing with each child there they will hold for a lifetime! Although you may be tired during your time there, God will provide more energy that you'll be able to create for yourself. I'm so proud of each of you, and cannot wait to see more updates on the blog each day.
Love love love:)

Arielle Madden said...

hey guys.. I love reading what you're up to and how God is working down there. I loved the time I spent in South America and if I had money, I would have loved to join you all this summer. You're in my prayers!

Welcome to Our Blog!


Note! I moved many of the pictures to the bottom of the page, under the blog posts!

If you are here to follow Bryan's adventure (after this trip) go to bryanthomasbaker.blogspot.com


The first two weeks of our trip will be spent at the New Hope Children's Foundation in El Crucero, Nicaragua! Here we will blessed to serve at this Christian orphanage and school!
For an idea of what New Hope is all about, please visit this website: http://www.newhopechildrensfoundation.org/

Then we will proceed to the colonial city of Granada, Nicaragua where we will take an intensive spanish program and stay with Nicaraguan families! We will also spend much time in and near Cocibolca (Lake Nicaragua) as well as on the dormant Volcan Mombacho, which towers over the city!

After a week in Granada we will head to Costa Rica, where we will also take intensive spanish courses... and spend much downtime on the BEACH! 

After this fun-filled week some of us will return to the USA, and others will return to New Hope for two more weeks of service...

Then Bryan will be joined by others as he flies down to Lima, Peru... to eventually complete a 7 day trek through the Andes to Machu Picchu!

It will be the summer of a lifetime! Be sure to keep track of our adventures right here!

Starving Children...

Starving Children...
We found and fed these little girls in the jungle today... notice their bloated stomachs... these girls are literally starving...

Katie and Ashley pass out food in the jungle...

Katie and Ashley pass out food in the jungle...

Bryan's Kayak Adventure to Isla Chora

Bryan's Kayak Adventure to Isla Chora

This family of countless children had literally no food in their house...

This family of countless children had literally no food in their house...

A child with one of the beanie babies we brought from home...

A child with one of the beanie babies we brought from home...

Cody is Bananas!

Cody is Bananas!
Cody has finally lived his dream!

Bryan in Lago de Nicaragua... Volcan Mombacho in background!

Bryan in Lago de Nicaragua... Volcan Mombacho in background!

Costa Rica!

Costa Rica!

Playa Samara, Costa Rica

Playa Samara, Costa Rica

The Girls in Granada!

The Girls in Granada!
...from atop a cathedral!

Sharing Some Love...

Sharing Some Love...
Cody and Katie give beanie babies to children in Managua.

Reunion!

Reunion!
best buddies get to see each other after a year!

Crocodile Adventure!

Crocodile Adventure!

The Girls...

The Girls...
at the mirador...

Cody Flies Over Managua...

Cody Flies Over Managua...

Zip Line in Managua!

Playa Carillo, Costa Rica

Playa Carillo, Costa Rica