Day 1: Flight Day

The entire travel team has safely arrived in Nicaragua! We are so excited and honored to represent our Councils and our company on this amazing trip. We take that responsibility very seriously. The Travel Team represents nearly every business unit and from areas of the country. Team members traveled from California, Oklahoma, Atlanta, Cleveland, Baltimore, Boston, Chicago, Buffalo, and Denver. Sunday evening we all flew into Managua (The Capital City) where we were greeted by Jim Fischer from World Vision US and our escort Franko Gooseman from World Vision Nicaragua. We made our way through a pretty simple and almost casual Customs process, gathered our bags and piled into a waiting van. The trip from the airport to the hotel took us through town and provided a glimpse of the difficult living conditions that many people here face. Random silhouettes in dimly lit doorways hinted at what is to come. We arrived at our hotel around 8:30...quickly ate dinner and discussed our plans for Monday. Our trip on Monday will include a visit with Opportunity International. We will have exposure to the amazing work they do to help small business people, Farmers and Artisans grow their trade and enhance the lives of their families while contributing back to their communities. 

The Travel Team is excited and ready to bring back the story. We have a very full agenda for the week that will include travel to areas where World Vision is most needed. We will visit with World Vision representatives in the field, doing what they do to improve living conditions. On Tuesday we will visit with a recipient of a Wheelchair from Free Wheelchair Mission. And on Wednesday we will participate in a Habitat Build in a nearby village. 

We intend to post a daily blog to keep you updated on what we see and experience. Through stories and photographs we want to include you on this journey. Please follow along if you will. We would also appreciate any questions or comments that you might have. We welcome the interaction.

Thanks for your continued support of our Foundation and those Organizations that we proudly serve. Your time, talent and treasure continues to make a positive difference at home and across the World.

All the best,

The Nicaragua Travel Team