Author: Adventures

Hello Everyone!! Things have been going great! Spiritually challenging yes, but great! There has been so much going on and it's not easy to sum it up and describe to all of you back home what it is like living on the island of Ometepe, so I came up with a fun yet insightful list for you to read,  "You know your in Nicaragua when…" •you ride back from church in a half bed pickup truck with 15 other people. •you get to wash your clothes waist deep in the worlds largest fresh water lake , overlooking an active volcano. •your dessert after meals is found...

"Jesus is most interested in our today." Last week, I was in Georgia at training camp, preparing to spend the next two months in Ometepe Island, Nicaragua. I was unsure how helpful this training would be and was anxious to get to Nicaragua and jump right in. Now at the end of it, if I would have just come to training camp and then came home, I would´ve come back with a changed heart more on fire for Jesus.  I realized expectations and things on my heart that I needed to let go of and give up to God. Our team got to bond and connect in a way that without camp, I...

I can´t believe I am finally here! Nicaragua is even more beautiful than I imagined. Once the bus picked us up from the boat, I started to get very nervous and questioning how I was going to handle all of this. Once we pulled up to Cicrin, all the kids were standing outside waiting to hug us. That´s when I realized everything was going to be OK and I was in the right the place. I feel so blessed to get to spend everyday with these kids who are so filled with joy and happiness. The view of Lake Nicaragua isn´t so bad either. We even washed our clothes in the lake yesterday...

                Last night during dinner I sat and listened to my beautiful teammates chatter about the day. Almost every evening here so far, there have been spectacular sunsets. After dinner while my team was still conversing, I decided to take a moment to really see the sunset.                 I passed a couple of girls on their way back from taking a photograph of the miraculous mural in front of me. As I stood there, I asked once...