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Ultimate Service

In Nicaragua with Amigos for Christ

After only three years at Covington
Catholic, Mr. Andolina has already The rock Joe moved was
become reknowned by the students and easy compared to
faculty alike for his relationship with grueling heat and the
Christ and his positive outlook on life. bugs.
This year in early June, he organized the
first ever CCH Mission Trip, one which ditches for a water main construction.
took place in the Central American Talk about hard labor! The boys
country of Nicaragua. A small group of enjoyed playing with the children in the
dedicated young men gave up a week of village. A humbling sight was a visit to
their summer vacation to travel south an orphanage, where many of the
and help those less fortunate than them. children were disabled. Upon their
Our own principal Mr. Bob Rowe was return, all of the adults and students
along for the trip, along with our involved spoke very highly of the
maintenance manager Mr. Joe Mangan. experience. Recent graduate Matt Smith
On their first day there, the group said, "It was the most moving
climbed a volcano. On another day the experience of my life... a real life­ Top: The group make their way
boys visited a dump where families changing event." The work was hard the to the top of the Cerranegro
lived, which was a sad sight. Much of heat was intense, the boys got sick, but Volcano in Chinandega.
the group's days was spent digging the experience was priceless. Well done. Above: Michael Hushebeck and
Trevor Collinsworth stop to play
with a native of the Villa Catina.
Below: Brent Webster enjoys the
time with this little one.
Bottom: Mr. Rowe shows the
fast food menu.

Above: Nolan Right: Joey Terrana
Shields talks with and Neil Kennedy
one of the men who enjoy some free time
helped the group dig in the evening with a
ditches. guitar.

The beauty of the country came with the heat and hard work.