Open Hearts Nicaragua - Farrington Family
Open Hearts International Children's Relief Mission
Month: April 2011
Look at what we found…
We have tons of iguanas around here, sometime their eggs hatch and a bunch of little ones show up. But we’ve never found a full grown one on the ground just sitting there not moving….but ALIVE! We had the first rain of the… Continue Reading “Look at what we found…”
Walakitang Update…
We drove up to Jinotega to meet with Pastor Victor Nieves yesterday from Walakitang. Our meeting was delayed a month because he had chopped his hand with a machete and wasn’t able to travel on the river for the the two days it… Continue Reading “Walakitang Update…”
Gigi’s famous easter bunny cake…
…and the dun dun dun Egg Hunt!!! We had a great afternoon with friends and family celebrating Easter with Moses’ baptism and remembering Jesus’ Resurrection! We also busted out some good ol’ tradtions…..Krista’s Gramma has made a bunny cake on Easter since she can… Continue Reading “Gigi’s famous easter bunny cake…”
Moses’ Baptism…
…Krista’s brother Moses got baptized yesterday on Easter Sunday. It turned into an emotional time for everyone as his dad shared words about Moses’ life, as Moses shared his decision and some of his feelings, as his mom read a letter from Aunt Kris… Continue Reading “Moses’ Baptism…”
Time to dye the Easter Eggs…
…we had fun this afternoon dyeing the Easter eggs with Krista’s family. Mason and Aliyah were really into it along with their aunts and uncles. Isabella just wandered around and at one point I noticed her riding the fake turtles in Gramma’s garden. When… Continue Reading “Time to dye the Easter Eggs…”
God is dead…reflection on Holy Saturday
As this Easter weekend comes around I often reflect on this Friday and Saturday about a book that I read in Seminary “Between the Cross & the Resurrection” by Allen E. Lewis, which is about the Saturday that falls between Christ’s death and his… Continue Reading “God is dead…reflection on Holy Saturday”
Teachers Day to Play…
…Nicaragua takes this entire week off for Semana Santa. Every school closes and everyone is off of work. So yesterday all of the teachers from Colegio Esperanza went out to the beach for a day to play. It was a great time of… Continue Reading “Teachers Day to Play…”
Girl Genius?
Does this mean that she is going to be a genius….she is only one and already falling asleep reading. Haven’t all of the greatest minds in history had a habit of falling asleep reading? Okay maybe that is a just proud parental projection of… Continue Reading “Girl Genius?”
Piñata…before & after
Poor Poor Diego cousin of Dora….he didn’t stand a chance against two dozen kids with a wooden stick!!! By his sacrifice many smiles and much laughter was made, and lots of pockets full of candy….we remember you Diego…R.I.P. 🙂 So last night was Hayler’s… Continue Reading “Piñata…before & after”
Bob the Builder…
So the other day we had the blocks out in the family room and were trying to find ways to make seesaws and stack blocks on round ones to see if they would stand. Aliyah was pretty intentional about it, but then Mason… Continue Reading “Bob the Builder…”
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