Nicaragua '13

   In spite of the miserable cold & blustery day on Sunday, the Columbus Medical Mission Team, Nicaragua '13 had a very successful spaghetti feed fundraiser.  It was held at Peace Lutheran Church and we had a great turnout.  We also had a Christmas bake sale with lots of delicious baked goods.  Another addition to our fundraiser this year was a silent auction of items bought in Nicaragua on our last trip.  These items were from Nicaraguan craftsman & many from Puerto Cabezas which is where we work on our mission.  We want to thank everyone who came & also who supported us with monetary donations as well as all the wonderful baked goods.  We are always amazed at the generosity of so many who support our mission.  We also want to recognize Cargill for their donation of hamburger as well as the Barilla pasta company for their donation of all the spaghetti and spaghetti sauce and Michael Brittenham, State Farm agent, for his donation of napkins and cups.  And thank you to Jodi Dreifurst, a 2 time member of our mission team, for her donation of the table covering. We were also fortunate to have volunteers who helped us during the spaghetti feed and to them, a HUGE thank you.  Words cannot express how grateful we are to everyone who helped make this fundraiser a success. 
   In less than 2 months our team will be back in Nicaragua, and for some of of us our 4th trip back.  The people in Puerto Cabezas certainly have won our hearts and we are so blessed to have the opportunity to serve them again.  We are looking forward for the opportunity to work with our friends from California again as well as our brothers & sisters in Nicaragua.  Please keep us in your prayers as we prepare to return to help those in need in Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua.  And please plan to follow this site for blogs.  We will try to keep everyone updated as time allows & as the electricity allows us to.
Carolyn Athey