God works in mysterious ways. This statement sums up
our experience with traveling to Nicaragua. Who would
have thought twelve college students, who to be honest
didn't know each other all that well to begin with, would
be able to pull together an overseas missions trip. We
never imagined it would amount to what it did, but God
is so faithful, and it is only through Him that this trip
was made possible.
When we first arrived we were welcomed with open
arms by Guillermo, Carlos, and the rest of the Chosen
Children Ministries' staff. We had no idea what to
expect, but we knew that we were in good hands. On day one we began working with the people in one of the local communities. We experienced the love of these people the moment we stepped off the bus. It was such a blessing to share God's love with these children the instant we arrived.
Our days consisted of working on building a house for a single mother of five children, going door-to-door to different families and having the opportunity to pray with them, sharing God's love with them, and just spending time with them. Every afternoon we invited the children to come to the church for Bible lessons, songs, and play time. We began building relationships with these children, and as the week went on we found ourselves becoming more and more attached.
We had come to this place thinking we would be helping these people and teaching them all about the Lord and His love. In reality, we learned more from them than we ever expected. They taught us so much about how to be happy with what we have, and that faith is the most precious thing we have.
As the week progressed, our team of twelve grew closer and closer. God worked in all of us in completely unique ways, and there is no doubt we all grew immensely in our walk with the Lord. We could not have been more blessed by this experience. God is so good and His ways are so much higher than ours.
~ Abby Basinger, Team Leader
Kim and I will be on the mission field in Nicaragua with a team from First Baptist Church in Fort Mill, SC. Part of the team will be constructing a home for the pastor in Marvin barrio and a girl's dorm at the Masaya campus. A pastor on the team will be teaching pastors at the León Bible Institute while others from the team will be teaching crafts to the pastors' wives. This team will also be doing evangelism and children's ministry. It is going to be an exciting week as we see the Lord work through this team for His glory. 
Please pray for the feeding team 
It is not too early to be praying about the December 11th -18th Christmas trip. Let our CCM office know if you are interested. After this trip, Christmas for you will never be the same!
We have been going to Nicaragua for 
There were other things we were involved in, but the most important was to evangelize while we were there. Fifteen children and sixteen adults gave their hearts to Christ. 
