Catching up as we prepare to go to Nicaragua

It’s been a little while since I last posted. In the past month, I’ve lost my grandmom and almost lost a dear friend (who was hit by a drunk-driver). It was a bit of an emotional roller coaster for a while. But now spring is definitely coming! My tulips are about a bloom (just in time for Easter), and the weather seems to be inching warmer each day.

Next week, we’ll be really warm… because we’ll be in Nicaragua over spring break! Although my husband has been to Nicaragua before, this will be the first trip for me and our girls. We plan to visit with missionary friends, do a little site seeing, and also spend time at my father-in-law’s summer camp for poor children: Campo Alegria. As internet access is available, I will provide brief updates here.

In preparation for our trip, we started collecting school supplies in January. Over the weekend, we packed up over 60 backpacks full of school supplies, educational toys, and hygiene items! I can’t wait to take these to one of the schools Campo Alegria has adopted, to hand out all these wonderful packs! The kindergarten and first grade classes at Roland Park County School contributed a ton to this project, and even made special tags to attach to each backpack (shown here attached to the bags before they were put in the backpacks):

So check back over the next two weeks to see more of our trip. In the meantime, we appreciate your prayers for safe travel. Thanks!