FCC Representing!

I am pumped. As I type my mission team from First Christian Church is sitting in Miami waiting for a long layover. I'm super excited though to have the first "mission trip" from FCC. I remember when I was hired for the job 4 years ago... Their goal was to have an international mission trip by 2012! Yay.... mission completed!

Well I am sitting at the Buzbees again so I have internet for the next week. So I will be back to blogging. I think the internet guy is going to be at Casa Robles thursday to install the internet. I am excited for that. I really need some internet. I just need to communicate more than anything!

So I am pumped. You will be seeing a lot of pictures this week on my facebook and on my website. I will keep you up to date. I need to run now and get ready for the group. But I'll be back soon! God Bless all!

YAY!

So today was a big day. I bought my first car. It is a 1999 Toyota Hiace. It is a 15 passenger microbus. I paid $9,500 for it. More than I wanted to spend, but it was too good to pass up. Plus I know that God will provide! It is baby blue in color. Not my favorite, that's for sure! But it will get all the boys and girls in it. So I am happy!

I have been walking the girls to school every morning, So it will be nice to have a bus to take them in when it rains. Plus when my team gets here from my church, I will be able to take them wherever they want to go!

Still no internet. I'm at pizza hut right now drinking a pepsi so i can use their internet! I need it soon. I am going to go crazy without keeping up with friends, sports, and news. Mostly the first two!

God is good though. I had an amazing quiet time yesterday. I am reading the book "Forgotten God" by Francis Chan. I've read it before, but I wanted to read it again. I highly recommend it to anyone who wants to let the Holy Spirit lead them. It's an awesome book.

Anyway, I need to run. Love you all!

So Nica is different....

I love it down here. Lets get that out. But At the same time, boy it's different.

For instance. I just had a nice gecko walk across my bed. Only in Nica! The girls home has a pet baby black and white squirrel. Only in Nica. I could give so many more examples. But I thought I'd just say hi.

Still havent ordered internet yet. It's frustrating not being able to communicate when I want to. But I'm surviving. I was up at 5am this morning to walk the girls to school. It's only about 5 blocks. It was nice to be over there. They are older than the boys and they can joke around and poke fun more. The boys are fun, don't get me wrong.... but hey dont always undestand my sarcasm yet.

Well.... I'm going tosee if I can call home now. I will go to Pizza Hut tomorrow to use their internet and write a lot more. For now, it's jst a short hi!

Take care all and God bless!

I miss my internet!!!

So I won't have internet for 7-15 days until they install it. In the meantime I will try to get on at my friends house and make a trip to pizza hut and use theirs too!

So I am now living in Casa Robles (the boys home). My room looks like a room. I have pictures and shelves and such!

There is a team of about 37 high schoolers here. They took the boys and girls to the beach yesterday. I got sunburned, but it doesnt hurt.

Last night me and a couple friends saw X-men. It's really good.

Church today was awesome. We rocked out. I love the band down here. I missed not leading worship, but I trust everything is going well and is in God's hands back home. It was weird to go to church and not worry about anything for once. I'm going to enjoy that part of it!

Sorry this is short. Cant stay here for internet any longer. In a week my church group comes down. I'm excited for them!!!!

Anyways.... I gtg. Love ya all. You will hear from me a lot more once I get the internet!

Chillin....

Well i'm just chilling up on the 3rd floor lookout. It was another cool storm in the afternoon. Got really windy and I just sat in the hammock and enjoyed the weather.

I bought some furniture today. A couple shelving units so I have something to put my clothes on.

A big group comes down tonight. It's a Christian High school from Colorado i believe. I think they have around 35 people coming. So it will be a big group. I am moving into the boys home tomorrow. And on Saturday the high school group and the boys home and myself will be going to San Juan Del Sur which is about 2 hours south. It's really close to where Survivor Nicaragua was at.

It will be exciting to get my first dose of work with a mission team and the boys. I have no clue what to expect, but i'm pumped.

Well, time to take a nap i think. It's pretty quiet till this group gets here tonight. Peace out all!

Power of Prayer....

So today was awesome.....

I bought a cell phone. I'll give you guys the number here soon. Its in my cabin right now and I'm up on the 3rd floor under the stars in the middle of a storm. The lightning is amazing!

We went to the boys and girls home today. I loved seeing them.

And the highlight of my day was prayer time. Coburn (who is a friend of the Buzbees down here) has 6 guys here doing some construction work on the school he runs. Well he asked Chachi and Mr. B if we could pray with them today at 3pm. So we met at Ruby's house and went up into the prayer room. When we were done prayer it was almost 5:30pm. 2 and a half hours of prayer!!!! I know some of my friends would think that sounds crazy. Most of us can't stand it when the church service is more than an hour! hehe But this was amazing. First it felt like we were praying for 20 mins. not 2.5 hours. And second it was just awesome. Everyone was prayed for. all 10 of us all praying out loud at the same time. I felt led to sing some worship songs quietly as my prayers. I guess my prayers were providing the soundtrack of our prayer time. I felt amazing. I sang song after song from what wonderous love is this and were you there, to casting crowns and Chris Tomlin. When I sang shout to the Lord, a lot of the guys joined in. I couldnt believe I had enough songs to sing for 2.5 hours in my head. Nothing I planned on. I just felt like I needed to sing. And a new song popped into my head after every one finished. I think that's how I enjoy praying the most. I would like to think I was blessed with an ok singing voice. So I like offering my song back to God in thanks. I hope we get to do this weekly!

It was awesome though. Then we came home and had a great fried chicken dinner!

One thing hit me.... Coburn said "Hey Tom, you can help me next week some time...."

I realized.... normally I had a countdown till I had to leave. But it made me realize I will be here next week. And the next, and the next.... It's crazy. There is no rush. I am serving God and my only agenda is to have none and be willing to listen to God! What a perfect life. I am blessed I have so many people who love me that are supporting me while I do God's will and serve Him. I couldn't be here without all of you!

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PS.... my skype name is Tom.seipel if anyone is interested in chatting. Love ya all and talk to you soon!