Today we hit the ground running by having a meeting with a leading independent journalist. She was wonderful and she had much to share with us about the history of the Sandinista Revolution. It is good to have the perspective of someone from Nicaragua who could help sort out the complexities of the history of the last 30 years. There is too much to put in a blog post, and it isn´t as black and white as our US history books would lead us to believe. The next meeting we had today was with the Minister of Agriculture and Natural Resources from Daniel Ortega´s government. She was late for our meeting because her morning meeting with President Ortega went long. That was also an interesting meeting. We have definitely had access to some big hitters down here.

Our ELCA delegation has had many interesting conversations as we process our experience. Our delegation consists of people from age 18 to 72 years old. I love the perspective of each one. We have been given lots of food for thought. I have learned so much. I just hope that I am able to assimilate this information and share with you all in a way that is fruitful and challenges us all to grow in our faith.

By the way, the weather has been gorgeous and warm every day here. It does not make me want to return to the Minnesota winter!