Carosa

Carosa is a small town located about 1 hour from Managua. Carosa is situated on the top of a mountain and although it is accessible, I wouldn't want to attempt it with anything other than an SUV.  The homes are standard Nica homes: a concrete structure that contains a living room and rooms built off of this with scrap metal, an outdoor sink and an outhouse. As with many rural homes this home also had some farm animals/pets; a goat, puppy and pig. This is a very new community in the church and so we decided that it would be the perfect place to do an interview with our good friend and youth pastor, Emmanuel, in order to demonstrate to the youth something really cool that being involved with the church has to offer. 

The youth were very energetic and excited to be a part of the interview and we put them in the background of 4 seats, for me, Bridgette, Solliette, and Emmanuel. I would ask a question in spanish, Bridgette would translate in english, Emmanuel would answer in spanish and Solliette would translate into English. We asked a series of questions about who Emmanuel is, what is involvement is with the church and the camp. We also asked him to discuss the camps benefits for the community. These are all very important questions to have answered for people at home and it is also very interesting to hear a Nica's perspective on the benefits of our camp. Emmanuel discussed how soccer is a fun tool that everyone enjoys and a great way to bring the people of different communities together in the spirit of uniting the church. It is also a great opportunity for most of the youth that perform hard labor work and do not ever have the opportunity for fun. Organized sports in Nicaragua are almost nonexistent. Even where there is opportunity, it is not an option for these youth that work rather than go to school to provide for their families.