This was unique... a toilet in the middle of the backyard surrounded by ducks and chickens. We weren't sure if this was operational and didn't want to find out?!?!
We were hit pretty hard with a storm that was part of Hurricane Matthew and caused major flooding in Esteli. With so much rain, this happens often because their flood control system is virtually nonexistent; kind of what Vegas used to be like. With so many of the roads being dirt there is no place for the water to go except in the homes and tiendas. The roof of one of our inactive members collapsed because of the wind and continual pounding of the rain on their metal roof. Their house completely flooded. The people seem to be accustomed to this as there were lots of sand bags and people bailing out their homes. In fact, it's common to see sand bags piled up on the side or in front of homes just in case. Fortunately, we were inside so we didn't get soaked or muddy this time.
As we were teaching a recent convert in his home, a chicken and her chicks wandered in from the backyard and started to peck at our feet. We shooed them away but for some reason they liked our shoes or what was on our shoes (We never know what we're stepping in). We notice the dad wasn't around and was told that he was plucked for dinner. That explained all the feathers on the floor. Poor dad!! It's tough to be a chicken in Esteli!
We were contacting a less active member a long ways out from the city in a very poor area. This is what the homes were like. We count our blessings everyday.
Muchas gracias por su apoyo y sus oraciones. Los sentimos muy bendecidos de estar aqui como misioneros.
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