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Hush Up and Listen

June 29, 2013
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It’s official, we are halfway through our time here in Nicaragua! As I write this I realize I’m not at all sure how I want that sentence to read. Is it a “Yay, we’re halfway home!” kind of thing, or is it more of a “What?! We’re halfway done?!” Every time I read it over I change my mind, so I think I’ll leave the interpretation up to you. Being at the halfway point also brought up a few questions for my team, such as: Have we been making a difference? Are we doing all that God would have us do? Will the bugs ever stop biting us? While...

Change: Natural, Unexpected, Gradual, and Unknown

June 29, 2013
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It's been awhile. But in that while, I have learned a new important detail. What change really means, and how many definitions of change there actually is. Some change just seems so natural. For example,in high school, most people have expectations, whether to graduate, to get their GED at a later date, to go on to college, or to go right into the workforce. Many people see the change coming. This is the expected change. While their might be a little fear in the process, it is something that everyone goes through and knows they will go through. It is also the change that...

Weeds

This week we have spent each morning with makeup of sweat and dirt. It is a good time, even if the girl's house has their favorite song on repeat (and repeat again, again, and again). We really wish that we could use the weeds for our dinner. It might be possible to feed the whole island. Here is Ometepe, plants grow bigger and faster. Between the heat and the rain, it is prime territory to grow. This mean that great fruits and vegetable can be grown here, as well as great weeds. CICRIN has a big garden that is utilized for cooking. We have had some great fruit a couple of...

School House Rockin’

June 29, 2013
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This past week I was given the opportunity to help at the school. I am mot going to lie; i was really nervous and a little scared that they would make me teach. Just to give you some info- There are about 100 kids at the school, and the school consists of about 4-5 classrooms that are connected to a hallway/sidewalk that is outside. Anyways, Monday morning Madison and I headed to the school, and when we got there they sent her to preschool and me to first and second grade which are the most spirited of the bunch. The teacher greeted me with a look desperation on her face...

Rocky Trails to Glorious Monuments

June 29, 2013
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I´ve been racking my brain trying to write another blog especially since one of my best friends, Rachel, told me she´s been waiting for me to write more. I start them all off the same only to lose sight of my report halfway through. So I decided to tell you a little bit more of where I´ve been to understand, even myself, of where I´m at. This last year was by far the most difficult season of my life. Every obstacle in my life I´d felt I had been keeping under my palms until they finally drowned out my view of...

Vulnerability

June 29, 2013
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It's hard. We live in a critical society. A society that is constantly struggling to be the best, to know it all, and has the need to put incredibly high standards on everything. This society has such high standards that there is a constant fear of being vulnerable or opening up about weaknesses or opinions. We live in a society that is quick to condemn and quick to judge. Examples of this: Models starving themselves to be so thin it is unhealthy. On top of that, photographers photoshop the images to make any "imperfections" into "perfections". The result...

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