Open Hearts Nicaragua - Farrington Family

didn’t expect this to happen….Ouch!!

It was a huge 7ft swell with waves well overhead.  It was just intense to be out there.  My first try led to a free fall over the falls, it hurt but it was such a rush i was all excited.  Next attempt led to this, i wiped out into my board and my fins attacked my foot 🙂  I stayed out cuz I couldn’t tell it was bleeding in the water, never really got a big one.  I caught a smaller wave inside and just got tossed around the rest of the time.  Realized it was bleeding when I walked up to the Rancho…..oops!  Glad there were no creatures out there!!!  Crazy Nicaragua Surfin’ Days!!!

The twin girls Mileyding & Genesis who the previous Palmer team had built a house for showed up to the work site…….for what you might ask?  Pringles….duh?!?!  🙂  That is not all they came for, but I am pretty sure this could be an ad for Pringles if the cans said it real big or something.  Those two little girls are extremely cute!!!

University Baptist Church’s youth group came down last week.  This was really fun for me because UBC is the church I grew up in and they have supported Krista and I from the beginning….it is awesome to get to spend time with family!

We worked all week in La Chureca at Colegio Esperanza.  The school is doing awesome.  We have such an outstanding, committed staff.  Being there with people who had not ever been before and seeing their reactions reminded me how sharp the contrast is from what is outside the walls of the school and what is inside.  Praise Jesus that He is keeping this school right there in the middle of La Chureca (the dump)!

Not sure if you have the 45 minutes, but my aunt sent me a link to the guy from the Travel Channel who visited Nicaragua.  It is a really well done episode, especially if you have been here.  He does visit La Chureca and it hits him really hard.  It is interesting to see how darkness effects someone when their first reaction isn’t to lean on the hope we have in Jesus, the hope that God uses Colegio Esperanza to bring to this dark place.  We didn’t know he was filming, or we would have tried to get with him and at least take him into the school….anyways our hope is Jesus!  That is what keeps us pushing on!  Again praise Jesus for Colegio Esperanza!!!  Amen!

http://www.bacanalnica.com/blog/5141-Anthony-Bourdain-Sin-Reservas-en-Nicaragua (click on the second picture that says “clic video”…it will run without commercials)

Sidenote:  The school runs entirely on donations and it is around $9,270 a month to keep it fully functioning.  We have about 60% of that amount raised/committed for the year, so if you would like to help please do!  And if you know anyone who may be able to help please point them our way!  Thank you mucho mucho!!!  (we have a link to paypal in the right column).

Palmer Trinity School from Miami sent another group of students down and build a house for the second time in as many months.  Who cares about Basketball down here right?!!?  We’ve got our own version of March Madness….building a house in one week is INSANE!!!  It is Madness :)…….though I am paying attention to the other version of the madness too Go Noles!!!

Krista’s grandmother Shirley, who lives down here with us celebrated her 81st  this week.  Happy Birthday Gigi!

Timo’s birthday was last week.  We had minature Spidermans running around….the cake even had a web on it.  Happy Birthday Tim Tom!!!! 

This year Palmer Trinity will be coming with a second team in March and will be building another house.  This is a great project and it will be awesome to get to do it twice this year.  The family they will be working for is Carlos & Irania Vivas with their two children Carla and Jan Carlos.  This is going to be a thrilling week for them!  Amen.

Papa just went for a visit to the U.S. of A….and he brought a present back for Mason.  Is it ok that I am teaching my three year old son how to shoot a gun?!?!  That was a question of the rhetorical kind 🙂  Mason loves little present, we hunt for birds together and he learned how to use the safety on our first walk….don’t worry though those bb’s don’t come out hard enough to do any damage, but it is fun!!!!  We’ve got a true little farmer guy on our hands!

Great news!  As the school year was getting ready to begin Luisa & Kener have come back to Casa Robles.  Their mother made the decision to have them come back and remain in the home because of her circumstances that were a bit beyond her control.  Her name is Fabiola and if you could remember to continuously pray for her, please do.  We are very excited to have Luisa & Kener back.  Luisa is the princess at Robles and she was sooooo excited to be back!  Kener was actually really excited too, he loves the new school for this year, which is so huge for him because last year he really had a hard time.  He is all smiles.  Praise God they are back….it is a good thing….thank you all for all of your prayers!!!

Please keep Luisa & Kener’s sister Luz in your prayers.  She is actually going to live with her grandmother for a time instead of returning to Casa Havilah.  She will be well taken care of there, but should anything change for the worse in her situation, there is the possibility of her coming back to Casa Havilah.  Because of her age they feel good about her living with her grandmother and aunts.  We are all in agreement, but please be praying for Luz as well.  Thank you.