Hey everyone, welcome to the Sunday not so fun-day, but more like time to roll up them sleeves and “Help Get R’ Done” kind of a Sunday.

Like Marvin here, making special dedicated time on his day off from work to help out and bring water to many areas in need.

Parker and Marvin and many others out there today were working their butts off, and we want to also say a huge thanks to all the poeple of Hacienda Iguana, the HOA and Grace for all the added help as well!!!

One of the MANY trips taking items to those in need today. 

So clothes, bedding stuff, blankets, pillows. etc. If you can think of any household item that you might take for granted on any given day, this is what all of these are in desperate need of!

Just one small group shot of all the many many people out there helping this weekend! Thank you everyone for all of your efforts and help. What a wonderful way to help give back to the community who so badly needs it right now. My phone has been going non-stop with all the talk and chatter with how everyone has been organizing such amazing relief efforts!

I figured I would go down to see how things were looking at the playa. Still can’t believe this giant sink hole. This is where a lot of people park their motos. They all would be at the bottom had they been parked there for sure!

Not your typical day at the Beach Club. The land, sand and structure have all changed so dramatically, I’m not sure if or how long it will take to get this place back to how it used to be? So much sand is gone!

Crazy how mother nature works. That’s all sand in the middle of the frame. Just a couple of days ago, this place was a raging river out to sea. None of that sand was there, as a matter a fact, this river that formed from the flash flood was more than likely about 10 feet below, and now look at how much sand is back there. This was due to all the big surf and giant high swinging tides which brought the sand back up the rivermouth.

So, there are a lot of people on social media who have been expressing greatly how they could help yet being so far away. This is one of the many GoFund me’s that was set up. You can click on the link here: www.gofundme.com/n2674c-nicaragua-emergency-flood-relief

Tropical Storm Nate hit Nicaragua on the evening on October 4th and by the early morning of October 5th, mass flooding and devastation had ensued. The rains kept up until Saturday afternoon, keeping the rivers high and access to many areas impossible. The area where we work and live, Tola, was impacted heavily by the rains and flash flooding. Hundreds of people lost homes and all of their belongings. Power has been out for over 72 hours now and the wells are contaminated, which means people have no drinking water or a way to bathe. Martita, the nurse who runs our ultrasound program, lost everything in her home when the river rose and swept through - she and her family barely made it out alive. My daughter, Sarah, and her family evacuated by walking in waist-deep rushing waters to high ground. People are sleeping in the streets, in the schools, in family members' homes, with no food, no water, no clothes. This is Phase One of our efforts. Because shipping items takes so much time and money, at this point we are collecting funds in order to buy items in Nicaragua to distribute. Needed items are purified water, basic hygiene kits, buckets and barrels to hold clean water, food, sheets and clothing. 100% of your donations to Missions of Grace will go to your designated cause. Stay tuned at our FaceBook page @MissionsofGrace Our website is  www.missionsofgrace.org This situation is dire - lives need saving - please share this and give NOW!

Here’s to looking to the future of things here! It’s looking UP! We all have a long way to go to help rebuild this place and get the local people back on their feet, but we're headed in the right direction. Thanks to EVERYONE here (and afar) who are helping. The outreach has been beyond amazing!! Kudos to you all!! Muchisimas gracias ~