Author: Adventures

Long time no blog! Life has been crazy here in Nicaragua! There is so much to talk about; God has been doing some super awesome things in our lives and the lives of people around us! I just want to focus on one day in particular, where God really revealed himself to me. Background story: A few weeks ago, we went to a city called Matagalpa, about 3 hours from Managua. Here we did a little outreach and then went to a church service. There, I bonded with a bunch of kids, including the Pastor's son, Kevin. Moving forward … Last week Curt and Hilary told us that on Monday we were going...

Living here at Casa Betesda has provided the opportunity for us to get to know the kids and to see them every morning. It has been an absolute blessing to wake up to giggles and children’s voices outside your room in the morning. What’s better?   There are about 20 kids here at Casa Betesda ranged from about 4 to 14. So much responsibility is placed on these children with chores, yet, at the same time, there is great freedom here. Once the children are finished with their chores, they are at liberty to do what they please. This environment is just so peaceful and provides...

On Monday, we did something called ATL (Ask the Lord).  Sunday night, we were praying to figure out where we thought the Lord wanted us to go. In all honesty, I was so distracted and not really listening during prayer, but one of my teammates, Katy, said something about going to a health clinic and I just felt very strongly about going there too. We had no plan other than going to a health clinic and praying for guidance throughout the day.   Monday morning, 2 teammates (Brittany and Katy) and I got a cab and asked the driver to take us to a health clinic, whatever one he knew. We...

“You never know what you got ’til it’s gone…” Here in Nicaragua, what I thought were necessities are in reality blessings to be received with thanksgiving from my heavenly Father. Sufficient sleep, running water, full stomach, purified drinking water, good health, clean fingernails…I have learned that these are spontaneous gifts to be enjoyed rather than daily essentials.  Never before has roasted chicken for dinner (along with rice and beans, of course) or a jar of peanut butter from another mission team been received with so much...

Do a mental task with me. If you’re not at home right now, think about being there. You likely have your own room or certainly your own space with your items. Possibly your car, your chair, your yard, your room, your bed, etc. Get my drift? Now think about that area of yours, how clean is it? I'm not talking a few dirty clothes spread about the room… I'm questioning about garbage.   On July 13th, we had the opportunity to go to Managua’s city “Dump." The Dump is exactly what it sounds like… all of the trash from the city is placed in this...

The kids here are incredible. So full of life; they’re as happy as can be despite their circumstances. They have all impacted me more than I thought possible. I’ve wanted to work with children who desperately need to be loved for a while now, but being here has just enforced this even more on my heart. It kills me that I have to say goodbye to them in about a week.  I’ve contemplated sneaking them on the plane with me (just kidding…). Being here at the orphanage for five weeks may seem like a long time, but it has flown by. I often have a hard time seeing the...