after a restless night of sleep we all woke up at 2 in the morning to meet each other and than head to the airport. we left Boston at 6 and landed in Miami at 9. at 11 we left Miami, because of the 2 hour layover we got to Managua at 11:45ish. by this time everyone on the team was pass exhausted and felt ready to go to bed, but the day was just beginning; when we landed it was in the middle of a light rain which was on and off throughout the rest of the day. this rain made everything alot cooler, but it was still hot. everything was green, green grass, green trees; Managua was full of life! this hit me as a surprise because the last time i was here it was during the dry season and so everything was dead. to see green was a privilege, but now it was everywhere. we were picked up and brought to the church by the missionaries who live here. when we got here we went right to lunch (rice and beans), at that time it was about 2. after lunch we had orientation, unpacked, and walked around the neighborhood seeing the school and bakery the church has. at around 5 we ate dinner, and than attended a prayer meeting at the church. this was a very good experience but also a very hard one b/c most of us speak very little Spanish so we sat for an hour listening to the other members of the church pour there hearts out to God in a language we didnt understand. we learned that this seasons has so far been a very good rainy season compared to that of the other years. the rain is very important to the people living here because they depend on it to help their crops grow. its going great so far. there is many different emotions going through different members of the team. some things that we could really use prayer for is John Meneghini; he had been very sick for the past 3 days and broke down and went to bed after arriving. please pray that he will feel better. You could also pray that our whole team is able to get a good night sleep and be ready for the work ahead of us this week and also that we would be able to come together as a team so that we can show Gods love to others here. there is alot more i would like to say and describe but like the rest of the team im finding it hard to stay awake and focused. so thank you very much - christina jane meneghini