The Body of Christ – Nicaragua Day One
Hola, Amigos! 
I made it safely to Nicaragua, and I am so glad I get to share this journey with you. Thank you so much for praying for me, and I treasure your continual prayers for me and my team as we spend the week here in Nicaragua.
My heart has already been touched in so many ways, and we have only been here one day.
I am so honored to share with you what I have seen and experienced today.
My first thought that I want to share with you is that we serve a BIG GOD! And the same God that loves all of His people in the United States is the same God that loves His people in Nicaragua. His love is everywhere!
It has been so beautiful to see God’s love radiate from the people that work with Compassion International to release children from poverty.
I was especially touched by the words of this man, Dennis Sanchez . He is the pastor of the church that partners with the Compassion Project NI-155 that we visited today.
Every time he spoke, he brought tears to my eyes. He spoke with such love and passion for the children of Nicaragua.
He shared with us the name that they chose for the Compassion Project {center} that his church works hand-in-hand with…
“Hands of Compassion”
He made reference to the scripture in 1 Corinthians 12:12…
“Just as a body, though one, has many parts, but all its many parts form one body, so it is with Christ.”
Compassion serves as the hands of Jesus to the children of Nicaragua.
The wonderful people of Compassion serve these children by providing for their
social/emotional needs, physical needs, cognitive needs, and most importantly, their spiritual needs.
They work tirelessly, day in and day out, to provide for these children.
But the body of Christ is made up of more than just hands.
This week, it is my prayer that I, along with the other bloggers, will serve as the feet of Jesus and the voice of the children of Nicaragua.
As we walk in the footsteps of the children of Nicaragua, it is my prayer that we serve them by sharing their voices to you, our readers.
Today, our feet took us to “the dump.”
I have truly never seen anything like it. Five times a day, a large truck dumps the city trash in this area.
You don’t have to do anything but “click.”
Without further ado, congratulations to….
