In the Nicaraguan News

There was a story about our mission trip in one of the two national newspapers el Nuevo Diario today. Here is the link and the English translation with a few liberties taken by me is below.

John

http://www.elnuevodiario.com.ni/departamentales/7002


San Juan de Oriente ya tiene iglesia anglicana
Noel Gallegos / (Colaboración)
END - 18:36 - 28/01/2008
SAN JUAN DE ORIENTE

A success. That is how a recent Christian encounter that occurred between the Episcopal Church and the Roman Catholic community of San Juan de Oriente was characterized.The visitors, coming from the United States, specifically from Washington D.C., arrived at this community with the goal of sharing spiritual experiences and to collaborate for the creation of a children’s dining room. “Nicaragua is a country full of many qualities, for us to be here has been a very beautiful experience. It is great having this culture exchange”, exclaimed the Anglican priest, Fr. Lane Davenport.“I believe that we have accomplished our goals, and the reason for the success of this encounter has been because the community of San Juan de Oriente turned out in great numbers to work with us. We have planted seeds together with the community, and we hope that they grow and they multiply.” emphasized the priest.

They restore the Parish Hall

During this time, the North American delegation dedicated itself to restoring the parish hall. They painted and fixed up the building as a home for the Children’s dining room.For the parish priest of San Juan Bautista, Gerald Rodriguez Perez, the project called “Celebrating the Faith”, as conceived by both communities, was of great benefit. “This process has helped the formation of children and adults, since we made a type of general catechesis”, said the parish priest.“I am grateful that El Nuevo Diario is reporting on this event. Also I take advantage of this opportunity to express my affection for the brothers who have come from afar to support our Nicaraguan brothers, and hope that we learn to live and to share from our realities of poverty,” explained Rodriguez Perez. It is possible that this is the first time that there has been a joint encounter between an Anglican Catholic parish of the Episcopal Church and her Roman Catholic counterpart here in Nicaragua.