Author: Adventures

The other morning we got the chance to just walk around Jinotepe and see what God led us to. My group had no idea what to do but I felt like we should walk down this one street. After much wandering and doing good things, such as praying for a Mormon Church, praying for a blind man, and visiting a Catholic Church, my group still felt like we didn´t have much of a purpose. We soon stumbled upon an old lady buying something at a store window and we stopped and made small talk, which I thought nothing of. But we offered to carry her bags home, which ended up weighing around 40 lbs, I have no...

This week in Nicaragua has been such a blessing. It has only been a week and already I am changed for the better. The people I have come to know are more than I could have imagined. All of my expectations have been changed and exceeded. The way we have put it is that you can´t un-ring a bell. I will never be able to go back. I have realized the importance of surrounding myself with young men and women that truly have a desire to grow and mature in Christ. To the Mama´s out there who have raised the boys on this trip — Props! They have all forever changed...

I feel so blessed to be here.  Change that…I AM blessed to be here.  The people in Jinotepe have so much love to offer, so many stories to share, and life to live.  Families are a big thing.  Everyone is out at the same time, mingling with each other, selling their goods, or whatever it may be.  Mangos are also everywhere.  Literally.   There’s a lot of trash on the ground, you can’t throw toilet paper down the toilets, and there are practically no traffic regulations besides staying on the right side of the road.  Also everyone...

I am in Nicaragua! Life has been full of all sorts of newness and change. I am learning more and more every day of how little I am on my own and how great God is , alone!   Toay I went with a few teammates, to walk around the city and pray. Praying specifically that God would show us where He wanted us to go. We had the most awesome opportunities and situations today,  Amazing “only God” planned incounters.   The people here are so open and welcoming. They invite you graciously into their home, feed you, and are eager to try to understand English. ...

I made it to Nicaragua my home for the next two months, wooohooo.  Right now we are staying at Casa Mateo, which is a hotel that houses many mission teams coming in to work around Jinotepe. .  The ministry we are working with has just acquired an old chicken farm and offices that they are turning into a youth center for the surrounding barrios.  In a few weeks we will move to the youth center to continue working on the facilities and we will visit the surrounding barrios to bring teens in to use the center.  There is a lot of potential for the center to be a safe haven...

Today we were walking the streets of Jinotepe in small groups. I was with Zach, Elizabeth, Jessica and Ashley D. Towards the end of our journey we were invited in the home of a man named Fernando. He has a daughter (at least I think she is his daughter, gotta love language barriers). Anyway, she is mentally handicapped. She is 24 and is super tiny and cannot speak. She also has pretty intense physical problems. Fernando is missing one leg and also has another daughter who was recovering from surgery and in pain. I spent most of my time praying over Gabriella. Specifically that God would...