I was so scared to be out of my comfort zone , to let go of everything I knew. But I knew God was calling me. So I took  a leap of faith and jumped into the water, the great unknown . To be honest I was so scared , I felt like I wasn’t ready but to be real nobody is. He was calling me to be more intimate with him to know him more. One night at training camp  the worship leader was telling us how God is madly in love with us, I was like yea. Then I hear him whisper Do you believe that? I want to love you so much more just open up your heart and let me in. I had to let go of...

This month we split up as a team again and my half headed back to the mainland to spend the week in Rivas. We stayed at Sarah's house, a woman with an incredible story, a heart of gold and a most contagious laugh, who works at Cicrin part time, and started a church in Rivas. The church body there was absolutely incredible and I felt so grateful to be able to join them in reaching out to the people of this city.  On Sunday we had our first church service with them. After a 25 minute walk, we made it to our meeting place: a small open-air building at the end of a long dirt road...

It's hard to think that this is the last full week we have left here. This has by far been the best experience of my life. I've gotten to experience God working through me and other people, I also got to meet 18 amazing women along the way. There's been so many new things I've experienced and grown in as well as so many great memories. 1. The power of prayer. This is something I took for granted before this trip. I knew how powerful God is but I took it for granted a lot. Our team has experienced its fair share of struggles and sickness these past 2 months. Through it all,...

Throughout my time here in Nicaragua I've had a continual feeling of being uncomfortable. I've been out of my comfort zone here, mentally and physically. Almost everything I'm use to back in the U.S., I don't have here. I've also stepped out of my comfort zone through some ministry and done things that typically intimidate me.  It wasn't until recently, I had a little bit of a break through. I am suppose to be uncomfortable. God called me out of my comfort of my own home this summer to come to Nicaragua and be in HIS comfort. This trip isn't about me or if...

Hello Again 🙂 A lot has happened here in Nicaragua since the last time I blogged, but I want to at least tell you some of the awesome experiences now, and pray I get a chance to share all the stories in the future!  Returning to Cicrin from Balgüe really felt like coming home. There was familiar faces and places, and it didn't take long to feel settled in. At times it almost felt too comfortable. We have a lot of opportunity to have free time. This does give us time to have quiet time with The Lord in a quantity many of us are not used to. I found myself very anxious at the...

This week we are back at Cicirin and while part of me wishes we could stay in Balgue for our last month, I know that God is not done with us at Cicrin yet. This week, my daily service ministry was painting. My teammate, Trinity and I painted a lot of ceiling and half of a room this week. We jammed out to disney and backstreet boys and got covered in paint (that was mostly me actually) and continued to grow in relationship with each other.   We also got back to spending time with the kids here and having nightly hang outs with them. They really are starting to attach to us and a lot of...