Feliz Cumpleaños

This past week we celebrated two birthdays among the SST’ers.  The first, was Jesse.

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Happy Birthday Jesse!
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Some serious love for the Tres Leches cake at Casa Goshen.

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Then…though it was 2 some weeks early, Peter’s (a.k.a. Pedro) family wanted to throw him a surprise party before he left for his time of service. He was indeed surprised and many joyful festivities followed his entrance at his host home in Diriamba.

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“What’s this?! My birthday isn’t for another couple of weeks…”
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Peter giving the oso (bear) piñata some serious whacks.

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Throughout our time in Nicaragua we have also celebrated 3 other birthdays together:

Happy Birthday, Emily! (a few days early)
Happy Birthday, Emily!
Celebrating Luke's 21st birthday at Casa Goshen with Pillo Quinto-a traditional Nicaraguan dessert.
Celebrating Luke’s 21st birthday at Casa Goshen with Pillo Quinto-a traditional Nicaraguan dessert.
Wade adoring his birthday cake.
Wade adoring his birthday cake.

 

This coming week, 2 more students, Natalie and David J. will celebrate their birthdays in their respective service sites.