Lastman and Maria Jose

    

      In October of 2011, when we spent three weeks in Nicaragua laying the foundation for Students International, we met Lastman and Maria Jose.  Lastman and Maria Jose are active members of the church here in Masaya and were interested in working in missions.  We recognized in them the qualities we look for in staff and gave them applications to fill out and submit. 

      An interesting fact about Lastman and Maria Jose is that in 2010 they spent seven months working for the t.v. show “Survivor” when it was being filmed in Nicaragua.  They worked as translators and headed up the housekeeping and maintenance crews.  Because of their faith and their refusal to become involved in the filming crew’s partying and immorality, they were often publicly ridiculed.  But in spite of this, they remained strong in their faith and courageously witnessed to those who made fun of them.

      Lastman and Maria Jose have been key in helping us get started here.  They have helped us secure housing, find a trustworthy cook and grounds keeper for the S.I. missions base, and have given us many insights into how things are done in Nicaragua.  We thank God for Lastman and Maria Jose and the valuable asset they are to our team.

 

Recent Joys

•    Attending our Nicaraguan church’s Prayer Summit - Nate

• Drinking hot tea made from fresh ginger root - Nate

• Learning from Maria Jose how to cook rice Nicaraguan style - Maggie

• Being able to rent a house and begin to once again create a “home” for the Slabach family    - Maggie 
  
  
  
  
  Prayer Requests
   
  1. Grace to accurately evaluate needs and  opportunities as we begin to open ministries in the community
  2. Humility and the attitude of a learner as we adjust to a new culture
  3. That God would help me become a man of prayer - Nate
  4.  That I would be able to find a good language school, so I can improve my Spanish 
                                                                  - Maggie