“As I write this, I am sitting at our small but cute wooden dinner table adorned with a blue tablecloth and white placemats—a small gesture of solidarity with our new host culture whose national flag is blue and white as well. Yesterday, Andrea and I spent several hours in the main market, Huembes, where we managed to find a small coffeetable, a couple of nightstands, and a hammock for the patio.
It seems like a small thing to talk about the evolving state of our house here, but it represents something much more important—the investment (not only of money) I am slowly making in this tierra verde, this land of lakes and volcanoes, and its people. The more this house becomes a home, the more I feel at home here...not because it's anything like places I lived in SA, but because God is growing something new here in my heart and in my life...this house is part of the fertilizer, one of the nurturing elements of my life here that makes it possible for me to serve.”
“I can tell my emotional attachment is growing because of my reaction to a bit of sad recent news...one of the 4 major candidates for President, Herty Lewites—the former alcalde of Managua and leader of the MRS party—died suddenly of a heart attack Sunday. Many people were devastated by this, as Herty represented the future of this country, an alternative to the “Danielistas”. I was very moved by the coverage in the local media here, and brought to tears by a televised musical tribute accompanied by fotos of Herty during his public life. This was a man of solid character, totally devoted to his country. What a sad, sad day it was in Nicaragua!”
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