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17,000 Words from Nicaragua: A Passport Photo Journey

Nick Johnson is a member of our Passport Immersion squad, and he spent the first three months of his trip living and serving in Nicaragua. If a picture’s worth 1,000 words, Nick’s recent blog post speaks volumes.




Vision Nicaragua was the ministry that hosted us while we did our outreach. We also ministered at the base in Chinandega, Nicaragua. We lived in the yellow building in the distance. The mountain in the back is an active volcano just miles away from the base.

 



On our second day there the volcano erupted. And spearing giant mutated bugs became a daily ritual for us.


 



Just some cows in the road, the usual. This is what the houses look like in Bethel, the town where we ministered the most.. I have an incredible story about this house and the family that lived there. But that will come with the next blog.


  


We got to build another room onto a man’s house who worked for Vision Nicaragua. This is a picture from the early stages of the project. The youth from Bethel would come over at least two times a week for Bible study and fellowship.


 



We hosted church conferences at the base pretty regularly. Some of them lasted from early afternoon until early morning the next day. Sleepless nights, but good memories. All 25 of us would pile into the back of this truck whenever it was time to go anywhere.


 



Lunch. At least i knew what the meat was that time. Me with Danilo and Isaac, two young men from Bethel.


 



Baptisms at the beach. Nothin like some good street food.


 



I found a Dr Pepper! We went to several parades. Long, hot, awesome cultural experiences.


 



After three months in Nicaragua, I’m all packed up and ready for the Philippines!


 

 

Are you an 18-22 year old with a camera? Want to live your own great photo story? Check out our summer Passport trips, and you could be putting those photography skills to use soon.