Our group took a couple days off and went to the beach just outside Leon in Las Penitas. We spent the night there, enjoying God’s wonderful creation.

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Today we had a “Field Day” for all the kids in the village. It was a spur of the moment idea of one of our team members, and it turned out to be a hit. You can see from the pictures that the kids enjoyed it very much.

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We bused in to Leon this past Monday to hang out and relax a bit. On Tuesday we went up on top of the cathedral and I was able get some pretty cool pictures. Check em’ out!

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Hello Everyone!

The power supply died on my laptop last week, so until today I hadn’t been able to post until I found out Linda’s power supply worked with my laptop. Praise God for that!

Since my last update, lots has happened. The group of 6 from Adventures in Missions has been here for about 2 weeks now and we have really gotten to know each other. We have 5 girls and one guy. Josh, the photographer and videographer for the group, is 25, originally from Uruguay where is parents were missionaries, moved from their when he was 5. He has lived all over but now lives in Dallas, TX. He is staying in the Youth House with Diego and I, so we’ve hit it off pretty well. Katie is 20 and from Wisconsin. She enjoys children and wants to be involved in children’s ministry here.  Lindsay is 19 and from California. She is a student at Berkley, speaks Spanish, loves music, plays all kinds of instruments, and was an Olympic hopeful snowboarder. Liz is 19, from Michigan, and is also a talented musician. Rebekah is 21, from Birmingham, Alabama, just graduated from UAB with a major in Spanish. Caitlin, 24, is the leader of the group, and the only one who has been here prior to this trip. It has been real fun hanging out with them and ministering with them.

Another large group of 18 came down last week from Georgia called Book of Hope. They evangelize in schools using dramas and movies, and came to Candelaria and worked with our kids a few times.

If you see people in pictures you don’t recognize, its probably someone from AIM or Book of Hope.

I have been attending leadership training with Tommy over the past few weeks, which has really been helpful in my spiritual walk thus far. We have been going through Romans 5 little by little, trying to learn it well enough to reteach it. I was able to use some of what I had learned in the first lesson in a conversation with an older woman and encourage her with it. This past week, Tommy emphasized the importance of getting in to God’s word daily for everyone, especially leaders. At that encouragement, our group has started a morning bible study time where we read a chapter and discuss it for about 1-2 hours each day. We are working our way through 1 and 2 Peter right now. This has been a blessing to be able to have a small group experience with other people my age right here in Candelaria.

As you may know, last Saturday I got a bit of an ear infection, and it is still with me, but has improved significantly. I saw the doctor yesterday and he said the infection is gone, just some fluid in my ear that needs to dry up. Thankfully I’ve been sleeping well and not had a whole lot of pain, so it has been bearable. Thank you all for your prayers.

That’s all I can think of for now, hope to post again soon.

God Bless you all!

Evan “Oso” Dixon

On this day we went to the public gym and had a big sunday school service for the kids from Candelaria. The gym is within walking distance in Chichigalpa.

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Candelaria Mother’s Day Service, put on by the Youth of the church.

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La Isla Mother’s Day Service

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Santa Matilde Mother’s Day Service

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Hello everyone! Hope you all are doing well. I miss you guys a whole lot. I wanted to take the opportunity to update you all on what I’ve been up to.

Last week I attended 5 Mother’s Day services. That’s right, FIVE. Two at the church in Candelaria, one in a school in Candelaria, one in La Isla, and one in Santa Matilde. The first one was on Wednesday night in Candelaria, for which we had no power. We ended up having the service with flashlights and the headlights of Tommy and Linda’s truck. It was an interesting experience to say the least. Our final service was also in the church in Candelaria and was led by the Youth. I was most involved in this service. All of the services went very well, and I guess I can say I feel a little “mothersdayoutted”.

Last night Deigo and I moved in to the Youth house. We now have one functioning toilet (liquids only) and shower, as well as a sink. I have a room to myself with a ceiling fan, which keeps things pretty bearable at night.

A group of 6 americans got in last night as well. They are from an organization called AIM, and they are from all across the country. There are 5 girls and one guy, all in their early-mid twenties. It has been nice to have some more english speaking people around. They are living on the property with us until the end of the month, the girls in the clinic and us guys in the youth house.

As you can tell everything is going good. Please stay tuned for pictures and video!

Here i’ll introduce you to a few people I’ve gotten to know so far. Click on the first picture and read the description below, eand click the arrow to continue to the following picture.

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