Greetings from Jinotepe!

This morning after breakfast I went upstairs to give the boys a message about something, when I walked into their room all 5 of them were having their devotions together. You can't even know what a blessing and challenge to me it was so see these incredible young men all praying and reading scripture and sharing what God is revealing to them. Then in my own room with Jamie and Karissa we have had some of the most powerful, touching conversations. Both of them are such remarkable, godly women. It´s so much fun to see God working in them. Jamie gets so excited about her verse of the day and how God gives her a special verse that always ends up being exactly what we needed and fits so perfectly into whatever the day brings for us. I hate to keep braggin on our kids, but they are just so incredible. they truly do stand out among the other teenagers that are on our team. The boys are now collectively known as ¨The Nebraska Boys¨. when they get out of the vans at the La Quinta compound, all the kids immediately get so excited and run to our 5 guys. The leaders of the other teams as well as our project leader have mentioned over and over to me how remarkable our kids are. They are bold in their faith, outgoing, hardworking, leaders, compassionate, crazy, bold, slightly out of control, always having a blast, not reserved, godly and incredibly fun. they are always being called on to come up on stage and help with a song or to pray or to lead and participating in games. Even the teams from New York and North Carolina look to our kids to lead and get things going. They are so much fun to be around. I am so proud of each of them. They now all have nicknames. We have corn hair, mosquito face, lion head, girl hair and The Tank. This morning we helped with a VBS. The Asian team from New York was in charge so we just assisted them. The children are so beautiful. We have had such a great time interacting with them. Many of the young moms come with their children. They were so excited to make a very simple craft,sing songs, play duck duck goose and they loved the pinata that the New York team brought. This afternoon we will be going to a hospital to visit with and pray for the patients there. Ill keep you posted. Its been such a great experience so far. Thanks for your prayers. You all need to find out where God wants you to go and get signed up for a mission trip. It is life changing to see how God is at work in peoples lives. This is so amazing. We love you and miss you. Polly and the Nicaraguan Team