Ticuantepe

Living here at this time is an incredible privilege! I have been typing and erasing this post over and over again, just trying do the feelings and facts of the past weekend justice - The sucursal (branch) closes the end of this month. The branch has been in operation for 20 years and in it's lifetime, the number of publishers in Nicaragua has tripled.
The English convention is a truly spiritual paradise. Brother Ian Hunter put it very aptly in the concluding talk, where he said that because the majority of us have come from lands far away, have left houses and mothers and brothers and sisters and friends, and all for the ministry, we share a very special bond. It doesn't matter if you know no one when you arrive, because when you leave, you leave with the love and cariño (deep affection) of more than 600 very special people.
I think you know it is a really special group and a really special time when although the sessions are done, its getting late and buses are leaving, groups in the audience have pulled out their songbooks and are singing kingdom songs together, just to hold onto that perfect spiritual paradise for a few more moments.
With this incredible atmosphere, I didn't take very many photos - but here are some of the friends that did wind up on film.

Jessica, Emily and I

Emily, Bianca and Jessica

Kids working hard

Lovelies

Beautiful Chloe