Sur la Playa

Heading on any international travel destination is a bit tricky. There are things to plan, places to rent, shopping to do. Paperwork needs to...

In less than two weeks we will be in Nicaragua! We've been thinking about, planning and fundraising for as well as meeting together in...

A lot goes into the organizing of the trip for Gateway students on their way to Nicaragua. One of the organizations that we have...

Today when we got to the school we started doing crafts with the students there. In the grade 4 classroom I made...

There's an interesting irony in the structure of our days here - we get up early (earlier by far than most students in North...

Every night the group spends some dedicated time doing devotions. This could include listening to a song together, watching a video clip, reading the...

The Lord is Risen! Our morning started early! After arriving at  Quinta Arien  guest house after midnight last night, everyone was excited to...

We knew that today was an important day. It was to be our last full day in Nicaragua, and we only had a handful...

Today was a hard day. Students have been preparing for this trip for an entire year. They have fundraised, studied and...

This morning something very, very special happened - we got to sleep in until 7:00! Breakfast wasn't until 7:30. And now, a word about...