Hello Friends. This email and attachment are from Sister Rachel Pinal, who served in Nicaragua for many years with Sister Joan before Sister Liz went there in 1990. This is just FYI, but it gives a good glimpse of what is going on pricewise for the poor, and with schools, etc. We can discuss at our next meeting if you wish. No word yet from Liquidnet grant application, but we're hoping to hear something. PW -----Original Message----- From: Rachel Pinal [mailto:rpinal@xxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Sunday, December 07, 2008 11:59 PM To: SusanNC; Hawesteresa@xxxxxxxxxxx; Thompson, Mary; Tuliana; Urbano, Laura; Velishek, Tanya; Wallis, Hellen; Veronica; Wenzel; White, Peter; Patriacia Marie Mulpeters; BACHMEIER DALE; Yvette; Zespy, Gary Subject: What's up and all-around Dear ones, Yes, the date on the letter is October 11 but things happen, life happens. The result is this very late newsletter, that you must understand is also Thanksgiving, Halloween, All Saints Day, Feast of the Presentation, and now Advent and soon Christmas greetings. receive a Christmas card that has the manger scene or other religious picture on it. Also, anyone who comes selling whatever at the window will receive one as of the week before Christmas. Thanks to my Sisters at the Motherhouse who save their beautiful cards so that we missionaries can pick them up in June, we get a wonderful assortment and we are saving quite a few trees. Blessings, Rachel