My heart is heavy as I write my final blog post. Tonight is my last night in Nicaragua, as we leave at 3:00am for the Managua airport. Leaving CICRIN was a tough time for all of us today. It is hard not to weep when you have loved the kids and staff as your family. The little girls started the tears, and consequently we couldn't hold ours back. After we finished lunch they sang Cambiare mis Tristezas to us and prayed for us. They wanted our sadness to be turned to joy. With 19 girls and kids crying, I think we could've filled up a bathtub with our tears. Our bus ride down the winding driveway was shadowed with a gentle rain. I think God understood our sadness. This country, these people, and this culture will always hold a part of my heart.
I haven't had time to let our time here soak in yet, but I have learned some things along the way. I hope to continue learning more as I adjust to life again in the states.
-The world isn't all that big of a place
-Prayer is powerful, more than I usually realize
-Uncertainty is ok
-What makes a person successful in life is not dependent on talents, schooling, or work status
-You can love others deeply even if you don't have all the right words to say in Spanish
-Every day is meant to worship God
-Kids are great
-You need 8 hugs a day to be emotionally healthy
-Motives are really important
-My time on earth to share the live of God is pretty short
-Poverty comes in all different forms: here it might be lack of money, food, or education. In America I think it is a lack of peace, time, contentment, and overall distractions.
I have many more lessons learned, and many more to learn. Thanks to all that have supported me in this journey. I couldn't of done it without you. I will put up pictures from the trip soon.
Hasta luego-
Becky
