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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...

Not so American

June 22, 2013
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This past week, I spent the week in Rivas with 8 other of the girls. While we were there we helped out with a church in San Jorge. The people were so welcoming to us and treated us like friends immediately. In order to get to this church, we walked about a mile. This was down a few different dirt roads and back near the woods. When we got to the church, it was at a home of one of the members. It was all outside and the only equipment they had was a speaker to use for worship. There was no screen with the song lyrics on it, the people knew all the words by heart. Luckily, they LOVE Hillsong...

God Knows Best

About two weeks ago, my team was informed that we would be packing up, splitting in two, and leaving our new home. Just when we had gotten settled, the plans were shifting. I found out that my little half-team would be leaving the island of Ometepe and heading back to the mainland of Nicaragua to go to a town called Rivas. We would be spending the week at the house of a local pastor, a woman named Sarah who also works at Cicrin. Not going to lie, I was a little worried about how nine girls would be fitting into a house that is normally home to one, but when we got there all my fears were...

Losing My Heart to Balgüe

Wow, is it possible a week has already passed since we first arrived in Balgüe? And what a week it has been. Last Saturday, we packed up all our stuff and left Cicrin and all our sweet kiddos for a week. Leaving their precious faces was not easy, but knowing we'd be back before too long made the parting somewhat easier. I've grown quite attached to my life there. After our goodbyes and hugs, we started down the road for a brand new adventure of ministering in Balgüe. Balgüe is a little town at the base of one of the volcanoes here on Ometepe. It is a beautiful...

Nuestra Familia

Our travels have brought us to the other side of the island to the town of Balgue, the poorest town on the island. We anticipated less ideal conditions, but we have been very blessed. Living with your momma pig and piglets in your yard seems very normal to us now. We never tire of looking at the baby piglets either. After being here for only 24 hours the church members felt like family. It is amazing how welcoming they are of these 10 American girls. We are the first missionary team to stay here, and are honored to be here. One of the cooks already wrote us a caring note in...

Facing Myself in Nicaragua

June 14, 2013
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Admissions

Well, I have officially been in Nicaragua for a week and two days. And let me tell you, those have been some of the most challenging days of this year so far. Everything has been wonderful, don't get me wrong, but there is one concept in particular that I have been getting familiar with that has been provoking some growth that might not have happened if I hadn't come here. And here it is: You bring yourself with you when you go on the mission field. This may sound strange, and even in writing it I feel a little silly. Of course you bring yourself, duh! But really, think about...

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