Comments on: Nicaragua 7-2-09 – A Waiting Game http://www.pequeachurch.com/2009/07/03/nicaragua-7-2-09-a-waiting-game/ Lancaster PA Fri, 15 Jan 2010 22:40:13 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: lorettagehman http://www.pequeachurch.com/2009/07/03/nicaragua-7-2-09-a-waiting-game/comment-page-1/#comment-64 lorettagehman Sat, 04 Jul 2009 21:04:42 +0000 http://www.pequeachurch.com/?p=410#comment-64 Dear Lindsay, & team, Great to see your pictures. And I even finally caught up on all the events... the narratives. My life gets hectic these days. Glad you are having a good experience, inspite of minot problems! Can relate- ask Lindsay. What a wonderful opportunity to relate, give, & grow. The kids are cute. Thinking of you, & interested in hearing your stories, when you get back. Make the most of your time left. Have a safe trip back. Love & prayers, Loretta gehman & all the family. Dear Lindsay, & team, Great to see your pictures. And I even finally caught up on all the events… the narratives. My life gets hectic these days. Glad you are having a good experience, inspite of minot problems! Can relate- ask Lindsay. What a wonderful opportunity to relate, give, & grow. The kids are cute. Thinking of you, & interested in hearing your stories, when you get back. Make the most of your time left. Have a safe trip back. Love & prayers, Loretta gehman & all the family.

]]> By: Donna Rineer http://www.pequeachurch.com/2009/07/03/nicaragua-7-2-09-a-waiting-game/comment-page-1/#comment-63 Donna Rineer Sat, 04 Jul 2009 10:39:32 +0000 http://www.pequeachurch.com/?p=410#comment-63 i look forward to reading your blog everyday! Just to remind you that we will be picking you's all up at the airport on monday!-i know you's are having a great time and might want to stay awhile longer! be prepared, when you leave down in nicagrua you will want to leave apart of your heart there. Pastor Dale, i am envious of your hat! i look forward to reading your blog everyday! Just to remind you that we will be picking you’s all up at the airport on monday!-i know you’s are having a great time and might want to stay awhile longer!
be prepared, when you leave down in nicagrua you will want to leave apart of your heart there.

Pastor Dale, i am envious of your hat!

]]> By: steve groff http://www.pequeachurch.com/2009/07/03/nicaragua-7-2-09-a-waiting-game/comment-page-1/#comment-62 steve groff Sat, 04 Jul 2009 02:24:55 +0000 http://www.pequeachurch.com/?p=410#comment-62 hey everyone; Great to see the pictures of everyone looking their best. Dawn you still look great even in the Nicauraguan heat. I do have a question, are the chairs the children coloring on the chairs bought with the VBS money? If so how many were purchased? Keep up the good work and know that you are touching lives, there and here, by the sacrifices you are making. sit back, rest, prop your feet up and drink a bottle of pop. We cant' wait to see you on monday evening Steve hey everyone; Great to see the pictures of everyone looking their best. Dawn you still look great even in the Nicauraguan heat. I do have a question, are the chairs the children coloring on the chairs bought with the VBS money? If so how many were purchased?
Keep up the good work and know that you are touching lives, there and here, by the sacrifices you are making. sit back, rest, prop your feet up and drink a bottle of pop. We cant’ wait to see you on monday evening
Steve

]]> By: Pastor Robert http://www.pequeachurch.com/2009/07/03/nicaragua-7-2-09-a-waiting-game/comment-page-1/#comment-61 Pastor Robert Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:41:31 +0000 http://www.pequeachurch.com/?p=410#comment-61 Well as hard as it is to believe, it appears I may have been wrong about the solution to the overcrowding problem. Even great leaders aren’t perfect. (Although I’m sure I’m the closest) We did a test run last night with the teenagers. They all stood close together while I preached from the Lazy-Boy. They certainly seemed excited about the new set up…well…at least they were yelling a lot so I assume they were excited. Unfortunately one of them fell asleep half way through my message. (due to caffeine deprivation, I’m sure it could not have been because of me) Anyways, as he slipped into dreamland he fell into the person next to him, who fell into the person next to him, until we had a nightmare of a domino effect. By the time the dust cleared, we had 35 down, 10 dazed and confused and 2 missing in action. (They may have dropped off into the baptismal, search teams are still looking) Since, my royal mind is in constant motion I’ve already come up with a better idea. I had Charlie knock the back wall out of the auditorium. Now we can add rows of chairs until we hit the next zip code. Granted, it will be a bit cold for everyone in the winter but that could work to our advantage. You know how we always tell everyone to sit in the front pews or move closer to the middle of the row? People will want to show up on time to fill the front rows so they can be inside and the cold will force everyone to huddle close together in the center of the row to generate heat, thereby making more room for others. It’s a win-win situation. I’m like a fountain flowing with ideas. On a more personal note, my sister just had a baby. I don’t know if it’s a boy or a girl yet so I’m not sure if I’m an aunt or an uncle. By the way, it occurred to my royal genius that Pastor Dale might try to regain control of the church when he returns. I’ve reasoned that the only way to avoid being deposed is to have him deported first. So I called the Royal Mounties in Canada and told them that his visa was fake. They asked if I could prove this and I pointed out that his visa is printed in crayon. They caught on pretty quick, for Canadians, and promised to meet Pastor Dale at the airport upon his return. My royal fingers are tiring again so I bid you my leave. I’m counting the days until I see you again. Your humble servant, Robert …also know to his Spanish-speaking friends as El Guapo! Well as hard as it is to believe, it appears I may have been wrong about the solution to the overcrowding problem. Even great leaders aren’t perfect. (Although I’m sure I’m the closest) We did a test run last night with the teenagers. They all stood close together while I preached from the Lazy-Boy. They certainly seemed excited about the new set up…well…at least they were yelling a lot so I assume they were excited. Unfortunately one of them fell asleep half way through my message. (due to caffeine deprivation, I’m sure it could not have been because of me) Anyways, as he slipped into dreamland he fell into the person next to him, who fell into the person next to him, until we had a nightmare of a domino effect. By the time the dust cleared, we had 35 down, 10 dazed and confused and 2 missing in action. (They may have dropped off into the baptismal, search teams are still looking)

Since, my royal mind is in constant motion I’ve already come up with a better idea. I had Charlie knock the back wall out of the auditorium. Now we can add rows of chairs until we hit the next zip code. Granted, it will be a bit cold for everyone in the winter but that could work to our advantage. You know how we always tell everyone to sit in the front pews or move closer to the middle of the row? People will want to show up on time to fill the front rows so they can be inside and the cold will force everyone to huddle close together in the center of the row to generate heat, thereby making more room for others. It’s a win-win situation. I’m like a fountain flowing with ideas.

On a more personal note, my sister just had a baby. I don’t know if it’s a boy or a girl yet so I’m not sure if I’m an aunt or an uncle.

By the way, it occurred to my royal genius that Pastor Dale might try to regain control of the church when he returns. I’ve reasoned that the only way to avoid being deposed is to have him deported first. So I called the Royal Mounties in Canada and told them that his visa was fake. They asked if I could prove this and I pointed out that his visa is printed in crayon. They caught on pretty quick, for Canadians, and promised to meet Pastor Dale at the airport upon his return.

My royal fingers are tiring again so I bid you my leave. I’m counting the days until I see you again.

Your humble servant, Robert …also know to his Spanish-speaking friends as El Guapo!

]]> By: Celia Swanson http://www.pequeachurch.com/2009/07/03/nicaragua-7-2-09-a-waiting-game/comment-page-1/#comment-60 Celia Swanson Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:24:08 +0000 http://www.pequeachurch.com/?p=410#comment-60 Glad to hear everyone is feeling well! Even though you couldn't do as much work yesterday, it looks as though what you were doing was important ... spending time with the people and building relationships. The pictures really look fun! And what about the whole trying to order things in another language. Who gave Tyler that job? It sounds so much like him. Good try anyway T! The girls want you to know they miss you and love you!...ME TOO!! If there are specific prayer requests please post them so we can remember them in prayer. Glad to hear everyone is feeling well! Even though you couldn’t do as much work yesterday, it looks as though what you were doing was important … spending time with the people and building relationships. The pictures really look fun! And what about the whole trying to order things in another language. Who gave Tyler that job? It sounds so much like him. Good try anyway T! The girls want you to know they miss you and love you!…ME TOO!!
If there are specific prayer requests please post them so we can remember them in prayer.

]]> By: Pastor Robert http://www.pequeachurch.com/2009/07/03/nicaragua-7-2-09-a-waiting-game/comment-page-1/#comment-58 Pastor Robert Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:55:35 +0000 http://www.pequeachurch.com/?p=410#comment-58 Church Improvement Update #4 Aloha Nicaragua team! Sorry I haven’t updated recently but the life of an Emperor can get busy at times. Sorry to hear about the sickness you are experiencing. I truly feel your pain. I had someone offer to buy me lunch yesterday so we went to the Wagon and when I looked at the menu full of all those wonderful choices I thought of you. I did indulge in a lovely Buffalo Chicken Salad but in the true spirit of personal sacrifice I skipped dessert. So know that your Emperor suffers along with you! In my ongoing effort to improve the church it was inevitable that I would have to tackle the issue of overcrowding during our services, especially since I will be preaching this weekend and that means high attendance is on the horizon. I know we’ve debated many solutions in the past but sometimes you simply have to look back to Biblical times to find your answer. During the time of Jesus it was traditional for the teacher to sit while everyone else stood. Therefore I have removed all of the pews and put a Lazy-Boy recliner on the platform. This will be a tough adjustment for me since I am used to standing but I will get used to it for the greater good of the congregation. In fact I knew I would need practice so I put my other responsibilities aside and spent all day in it, each day, for the majority of the week. See, I told you I was busy. The things I do… Anyway, with everyone else standing and all of the pews out of the way we should really be able to pack people in! No more of those standup, sit down, stand up again services. You just stand up the whole time! This might encourage people to pick up their children and teens quickly after service since they will be in a hurry to get to their cars and sit down! Now you might be thinking, what do we do with the yellow connection cards that are in the back of the pew? Your emperor is way ahead of you. When people come in to the auditorium we’ll give each of them a fanny-pack. Then the person giving the announcements can say “Please take a yellow card out of the fanny-pack of the person standing in front of you.” Problem solved! We’ll all of this typing is hard with the Lazy-Boy in the fully reclined position so I’m going to have to stop now. I’ve enjoyed the pictures you are sending and I’m praying that your ministry has impact beyond your visit. See you soon. ~Emperor Robert the Reclined. Church Improvement Update #4

Aloha Nicaragua team! Sorry I haven’t updated recently but the life of an Emperor can get busy at times. Sorry to hear about the sickness you are experiencing. I truly feel your pain. I had someone offer to buy me lunch yesterday so we went to the Wagon and when I looked at the menu full of all those wonderful choices I thought of you. I did indulge in a lovely Buffalo Chicken Salad but in the true spirit of personal sacrifice I skipped dessert. So know that your Emperor suffers along with you!

In my ongoing effort to improve the church it was inevitable that I would have to tackle the issue of overcrowding during our services, especially since I will be preaching this weekend and that means high attendance is on the horizon. I know we’ve debated many solutions in the past but sometimes you simply have to look back to Biblical times to find your answer. During the time of Jesus it was traditional for the teacher to sit while everyone else stood. Therefore I have removed all of the pews and put a Lazy-Boy recliner on the platform. This will be a tough adjustment for me since I am used to standing but I will get used to it for the greater good of the congregation. In fact I knew I would need practice so I put my other responsibilities aside and spent all day in it, each day, for the majority of the week. See, I told you I was busy. The things I do… Anyway, with everyone else standing and all of the pews out of the way we should really be able to pack people in! No more of those standup, sit down, stand up again services. You just stand up the whole time! This might encourage people to pick up their children and teens quickly after service since they will be in a hurry to get to their cars and sit down! Now you might be thinking, what do we do with the yellow connection cards that are in the back of the pew? Your emperor is way ahead of you. When people come in to the auditorium we’ll give each of them a fanny-pack. Then the person giving the announcements can say “Please take a yellow card out of the fanny-pack of the person standing in front of you.” Problem solved!

We’ll all of this typing is hard with the Lazy-Boy in the fully reclined position so I’m going to have to stop now. I’ve enjoyed the pictures you are sending and I’m praying that your ministry has impact beyond your visit. See you soon. ~Emperor Robert the Reclined.

]]> By: Jann Denlinger http://www.pequeachurch.com/2009/07/03/nicaragua-7-2-09-a-waiting-game/comment-page-1/#comment-57 Jann Denlinger Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:17:08 +0000 http://www.pequeachurch.com/?p=410#comment-57 Hola! Glad to hear everyone has recovered! Our prayers are with you. The pictures of the children are adorable. It looks like you are making a lasting impression on the children, as well as those you are working with at the site. We will pray that you will be able to impact those in the area that do not have a relationship with Christ! Talia, I am anxiously waiting to see your pictures on facebook when you get home :) Sonia, go for the zip line this time! ~Jann Hola! Glad to hear everyone has recovered! Our prayers are with you. The pictures of the children are adorable. It looks like you are making a lasting impression on the children, as well as those you are working with at the site. We will pray that you will be able to impact those in the area that do not have a relationship with Christ! Talia, I am anxiously waiting to see your pictures on facebook when you get home :) Sonia, go for the zip line this time! ~Jann

]]> By: sandy mylin http://www.pequeachurch.com/2009/07/03/nicaragua-7-2-09-a-waiting-game/comment-page-1/#comment-56 sandy mylin Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:31:23 +0000 http://www.pequeachurch.com/?p=410#comment-56 Hey gang It's great to see everyone feeling better today! Does anyone dream about white paint?? It does not surprise me at all that Talia managed to find her way to a mall - even in Nicaragua. She'll do anything to get to a mall - even ride in a trunk!!!! I'll be praying for all of you as you will soon be saying goodbye to everyone there who has been so special to you this week. Hopefully you've made some lasting relationships. The pics and stories are great! Sandy Hey gang
It’s great to see everyone feeling better today! Does anyone dream about white paint?? It does not surprise me at all that Talia managed to find her way to a mall – even in Nicaragua. She’ll do anything to get to a mall – even ride in a trunk!!!! I’ll be praying for all of you as you will soon be saying goodbye to everyone there who has been so special to you this week. Hopefully you’ve made some lasting relationships. The pics and stories are great!
Sandy

]]> By: Julie Enck http://www.pequeachurch.com/2009/07/03/nicaragua-7-2-09-a-waiting-game/comment-page-1/#comment-55 Julie Enck Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:25:33 +0000 http://www.pequeachurch.com/?p=410#comment-55 Glad to here most are feeling better :) Seems like Talia can with stand a lot, from the stomach bug, to her scraped up leg,to even fitting into a small trunk. You are my hero. You all are so talented you have so much to offer to Nicaragua. They are lucky to have you . You are blessing so many lives. Keep up the good work! Those kids are really going to miss you, looks like they are having a blast. Thanks for all the great pics. Continued prayers, Blessings, Julie PS. Can't wait to hear more on what Pastor Brody has done with the church. Glad to here most are feeling better :) Seems like Talia can with stand a lot, from the stomach bug, to her scraped up leg,to even fitting into a small trunk. You are my hero.
You all are so talented you have so much to offer to Nicaragua. They are lucky to have you . You are blessing so many lives. Keep up the good work!
Those kids are really going to miss you, looks like they are having a blast. Thanks for all the great pics. Continued prayers,
Blessings,
Julie

PS. Can’t wait to hear more on what Pastor Brody has done with the church.

]]> By: Jim Bridge http://www.pequeachurch.com/2009/07/03/nicaragua-7-2-09-a-waiting-game/comment-page-1/#comment-54 Jim Bridge Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:16:44 +0000 http://www.pequeachurch.com/?p=410#comment-54 Hola Team, I've seen alot of unsafe construction practices in my days, but giving a Puerto Rican woman a machette has got to be the worst. If you only knew!!! So for the safety of the team, "Sonia Mi Amor, PUT THE MACHETTE DOWN POR FAVOR." Keep up the great work gang. The blog has been excellent until that horrifying machette pic. Hope to see you all on Monday. Love, Jim Bridge(Safety coordinator) Hola Team,

I’ve seen alot of unsafe construction practices in my days, but giving a Puerto Rican woman a machette has got to be the worst. If you only knew!!! So for the safety of the team, “Sonia Mi Amor, PUT THE MACHETTE DOWN POR FAVOR.” Keep up the great work gang. The blog has been excellent until that horrifying machette pic. Hope to see you all on Monday.

Love,

Jim Bridge(Safety coordinator)

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