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On Saturday, January 17th, we were thrown a wedding reception in Nicaragua. This time was really special for us because many of our friends, fellow teachers and missionaries and Nicaraguans came to celebrate with us. The chapel at NCA was decorated beautifully with lights, plants, flowers, and tables decked with cake and punch. We enjoyed [...]

As of December 20, 2008, I am now officially Ellen Rosenberger. Luke and I were married at Radiant Christian Life in Westfield, Indiana. It was a beautiful and special day for both of us. Luke had his 2 brothers and 3 brother-in-laws stand up with him. And my bridesmaids included Luke’s sister and my best [...]

Or so they seem in their Christmas program costumes! My kiddos participated in the annual Christmas program that NCA elementary students put on. They were all decked out in their adorable angel outfits. Very precious! I realized the other day that I am about half way through the year with these little guys and it [...]

During the rainy season, Nicaragua has daily showers and in the “rainiest of weeks” it has downpours. Streets are flooded, school sidewalks are impassible, and laundry is continually damp. A different kind of shower was thrown for me a few weeks ago….it was full of fun, laughter, fellowship, prayers, gifts, delicious food, beautiful flowers, and [...]

Even though I haven’t posted on my blog since August, life has been full of activity down here in Nicaragua! Hopefully these pictures will give a bit of an idea of what’s been going on. Our school celebrated Independence Day in Nicaragua in September. My Pre-K students recited a poem at our Independence Day program. [...]

Our first week of school at Nicaragua Christian Academy went very well! I’ve really been enjoying my position as Pre-K teacher. I have the level 2 class which is 4 year olds. So most of them have at least had 1 year of experience in a school routine. I have exactly 7 girls and 7 [...]

Ok, so that includes the airport layovers but still, its crazy to think that Luke and I were in: Florida (twice), Texas, Kansas, Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, Michigan, and Georgia in the 7 weeks we were in the states this summer! We also were in 6 different churches 6 weeks in a row! So, yeah, we [...]

My younger sister, Karen, got married on Saturday, June 28th. I loved being her maid of honor and seeing her and Thomas become husband and wife! The colors she picked out and the bridesmaids dresses were really beautiful. And our Aunt Sarah did a great job at decorating and doing flower arrangements. At the reception [...]

It was quite the adventure coming from Nicaragua to Texas! First, Luke and I flew from Managua to Ft. Lauderdale on an overnight flight. We had an 11 hour layover in Ft. Lauderdale! It actually didn’t turn out to be too bad…we spent our time crashing on the floor, eating, reading, and connecting to the [...]