We don't think there is a better way to express how the Maine Street Baptist trip went in February than to just post thier own words straight from their team blog. So here it is:
"Well. We came, we saw, and we shared The Gospel of Jesus Christ. We have returned home to Brunswick, ME now, and I know that I, personally can say that my life will never be the same. We experienced poverty & opression, pain, joy, sadness, laughter, and tears EVERY day in Nicaragua. We fell in love with the people and the culture, and I know that I can personally say my passion for the foreign mission field grew tenfold over the past week and a half.We built the addition to the Marenco's home, hosted EFL classes, held our Childrens' Camp, attended a local church, toured Granada and Mesaya, visited San Juan Del Sur on the Pacific Coast.. But I would think it safe to say that the most important thing we did was built relationships. The Nicaraguan people are no longer strangers to us, but they are now friends and some are even brothers and sisters in the unified body of Christ. I'm not sure there was a dry eye in the entire group as we left Campo Alegria to begin our journey home. We will miss the friends and experiences we shared. This trip far exceeded any expectations any of us could ever have imagined, and for that, our little group of 12 has formed a bond which cannot be severred. And now we can't help but to ask ourselves "Was it all a dream, or did it really happen?"..."
Posted by: Erika Devonne
"Well. We came, we saw, and we shared The Gospel of Jesus Christ. We have returned home to Brunswick, ME now, and I know that I, personally can say that my life will never be the same. We experienced poverty & opression, pain, joy, sadness, laughter, and tears EVERY day in Nicaragua. We fell in love with the people and the culture, and I know that I can personally say my passion for the foreign mission field grew tenfold over the past week and a half.We built the addition to the Marenco's home, hosted EFL classes, held our Childrens' Camp, attended a local church, toured Granada and Mesaya, visited San Juan Del Sur on the Pacific Coast.. But I would think it safe to say that the most important thing we did was built relationships. The Nicaraguan people are no longer strangers to us, but they are now friends and some are even brothers and sisters in the unified body of Christ. I'm not sure there was a dry eye in the entire group as we left Campo Alegria to begin our journey home. We will miss the friends and experiences we shared. This trip far exceeded any expectations any of us could ever have imagined, and for that, our little group of 12 has formed a bond which cannot be severred. And now we can't help but to ask ourselves "Was it all a dream, or did it really happen?"..."Posted by: Erika Devonne
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