Open Hearts Nicaragua - Farrington Family
Open Hearts International Children's Relief Mission
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Which picture is the owl’s face?
Krista took these really cool pictures of an owl off of our porch the other day. Not sure what kind of owl it is….I will just call it, “mommy why does he have two heads” owl.
Not much hip hop in Nicalanda…
….but I think my kiddos are lookin for daddy’s roots in the MIA…hahahah. I guess they will have to settle for Regeatone down here, which is easily the best example that music has sunk to an all time low.
Wow…
Just stepped outside and fired off a couple of shots. Just heard across the news here that Osama Bin Laden is a gonner! Wow! What a great day!
An Abstract Depiction of God’s purposes…
…this song by Caedmon’s call called “The Danse” is a beautiful depiction of who we are as Christians and how we are moving on this Earth. I love the depiction of all of us being in a beautiful movement in rhythm with God’s purposes….we… Continue Reading “An Abstract Depiction of God’s purposes…”
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”
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