Adventures – Page 76

Klelia

"Faith, when walking through the dark with God, only asks Him to hold his hand more tightly." Phillip Brooks Two weeks ago, Saleena and I stayed in the barrios with the Perez family. It was absolutely incredible, but due to lack of time I am only going to tell one story. At some point I would like to also share the story of my whole time living with them. It was a Thursday night. Saleena and I had eaten, once again, a...

Touched but not Healed

May 7, 2011
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A couple of weeks ago, Calah and myself stayed with the Perez family in the barrios. At the house lives the momma, her daughter (Yuri), her son (Jorge), and Yuri's two sons (Jimmy and Byron). We stayed with this family for five days, and in that time many things happened but one event impacted me in such a way that I have to share right now. It was April 26th when a neighbor, Carlos and his daughter, came over to visit Momma. His daughter, Carolina, is five years old. Something that plays a big part in this story is my fish dance. I showed it to momma one day and the whole family...

help a sista out!

May 5, 2011
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we are family, i’ve got all my sisters with me (…for now.)

May 4, 2011
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Reflections

I’m a ball of emotions. It’s hard to place how I feel – ready and sad for the end, excited and terrified about the future. So much is about to end, about to begin, about to change. My girls and I have reached such a beautiful point in our relationships with each other. We’re closer than I thought we would be in less than four months. We don’t always need to talk – we often sit or walk in silence. We can be comfortably weird, boring, happy or grumpy around each other – we don’t have to explain ourselves or feel the need to entertain. I...

Attention Parents and Supporters!

May 2, 2011
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May 2, 2011. Early this morning news broke that US officials announced that Osama Bin Laden was killed late last night in Pakistan. The US State Department issued a worldwide travel advisory for all US citizens abroad, anticipating the possibility of retaliatory violence by Bin Laden sympathizers. While none of our Real Life teams are in high-threat areas, we have been in contact with them to keep them aware of ongoing events and to be sure they are all safe.

A Little Slice of a Typical Nicaraguan Night…

April 30, 2011
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Life on the Field

As I sit here on the kitchen floor on a couple of foam pads, brought from our bedroom with my girl Jennifer, I realize the lack of things to do after dinner. It has been just Jen, Alisa, and I for four nights now and because Alisa is working so hard on a promo video Jennifer and I frequently find ourselves very bored. The nightly question arises around 7 pm after eating dinner, Jen asks "Beer'knee, what are you gonna do tonight?" and the response is always the same, "Jen, I dont know." I should probably explain the whole...

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