Here it is in the daylight-it had 19 rocking chairs for our 19 team members
we were there in the hottest, dryest season but even then the grounds were beautiful and perfectly manicured. We had most of our team devotionals here and it was such a peaceful setting to begin and end our busy days.
To tell you about our transportation, I will begin by saying we did not travel in cars!
This flatbed truck was my favorite mode of transportaion!
Our VBS team had so much fun riding down dirty country roads singing songs and hymns before we were greeted by 100+ children most days! The scenery from this view point was priceless.
There were days when we had to ride the school bus which was a lot hotter but we spread out and made the most of those rides too.
And then there were several VBS schools where we (those that were able) walked from El Ayudante. If I did not wear my tennis shoes, here's what happened!
Here is Madge at the main building on the complex where we met before meals and kept our trunks.
Each day we had to prepare our 3 trunks to carry our craft supplies, game equipment, and bags for the kids to take their things home in.
In the background you will see where we ate our meals.
There were 4 cooks who kept us well fed and became our good friends. EVERY meal we had fresh pineapple, canteloupe, and watermelon....and every lunch and supper we had some sort of rice!
Now don't be fooled by the cereal box and bananas in this picture :) Betty bought her own cereal from home (even though there was no milk) and she bought her own banana the last day when we went downtown to tour the area. Everyday she longed for a banana grown from the region. It was a luxury for Betty that morning to have her dry cereal and banana! Honestly though, breakfast was a treat each day=we had omelettes, french toast, pancakes and eggs and bacon and toast!
Our sleeping quarters was really nice with the exception of no airconditioning in our building. The men stayed on the left side and the 7 youngest women on the right side.
We all had a bottom bunk and used the top one for our "stuff"! And we each had our own personal oscillating fan at the head of our bed! We had some funny nights with iguanna lizzards running around inside, a bird we caught in a ziploc bag one night, and of course lots of ANTS in the bathroom area!
The 5 oldest women on our team ranked the only air conditioned building on the complex. THEY called it "the old folks home"! Two of our younger ladies ended up going over there doubling up with those ladies just before bedtime so they could get some sleep in some cool air. I was happy to stay put with my big ole fan at my head. 
The bathrooms were like living in a college dorm- 4 showers and 4 toilet stalls and 4 sinks! Not bad for 7 women.
Living like this for a week was hardly enough sacrifice for the blessings I am going to share with you later in the blog. I can't wait to tell you all about the ant theme and how much the children liked it. The best is yet to come in pictures. Get ready for me to introduce you to the most adorable children in Nicaragua...around 550 of them!!!
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