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Tears, Fears, and Obnoxious Cheers!

June 4, 2012
Adventures
Training Camp

Tears, Fears, and Obnoxious Cheers….. …..that's what this camp has been made of! One qoute that had really been sticking with me lately is one from Marguerite Youreanar. "To possess is that same thing as to know: the Bible is always right." When I first read this I thanked God for the ability to understand and to know things like.. His power, love and grace Beauty in its most natural form How to make sweet tea How to talk and communicate But…what I didn't know that God was gonna do was allow me...

That’s What’s Up

June 4, 2012
Adventures
Admissions

I've experienced God meeting me with love, compassion, and grace in the midst of my doubt and questioning. God’s love for me is so great! He’s put some amazing people in my life before this trip and for this trip. I’m bonding quite well with a few of my teammates and am looking forward to growing closer to the rest of them. God has been continuously giving and showing me His compassion for His people. A desire to share that Jesus loves you to Nicaragua has been placed on my heart. Ephesians 1:7-8 àgrace. Even though I have experienced great things, from...

If you’ve never been to Nicaragua, let me tell you a few things

You Know You're In Nica When… A 2 Liter soda seems so small…and is cheaper than water. The meat in your enchilada is always unknown. There are at least 3 people on every bicycle and motorcycle. You wear jeans so the sweat doesn't show on your legs after a 5 second ride in the truck. You're not worried about great black billows of smoke coming from across the street You may have to get creative if you want to run every day. Fighting off dogs is a common issue. Out of nowhere,...

Don’t Expect Us to Come Back the Same

***A note to all parents, siblings, relatives, friends, acquaintances, supporters, church members, etc. of AIM Passport participants*** "No man ever steps in the same river twice, for it's not the same river, and he's not the same man." -Heraclitus At the beginning of this trip, you parents were most likely ensured by us or AIM staff that we would be returned to you safely. It was the little comfort that we could give you as you sent us off to different, dangerous parts of the world with much more unknown than the known. I'm sorry to tell you this, but we will not be...

Prayer Warrior

These last few weeks, our team has been working with a church called New Song, located in the nearby village of Candelaria. A few weeks back, I decided I wanted to learn more about prayer, specifically intercessory prayer. So when I was given the chance to lead a Bible study, I decided prayer was the topic to teach on, and in teaching I learned much more about prayer for myself. God has a way of exceeding expectations, of going above and beyond what I could have hoped for when I decided to learn about prayer. The greatest lesson in prayer came from observation, experience, and being in the...

A Mom blog

When I left on this trip, we had 11 young adults varying in age from 18 to 22 years old. I pictured myself as a youth group leader, hopefully with slightly less of the "ssshhhhhhh"-ing during a church service. I never pictured myself turning into a MOM. I didn't realize it was happening until I had already begun the transition. I mean, as a leader you are answering questions every day about every subject, so that started day 1. Travel days, making sure everybody is together and accounted for and nobody gets lost. But it was...

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