Counting My Blessings – Nicaragua
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Affectionate culture, so lots of hugs and kisses, just the way I like it.
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There were turtles everywhere in our hostel in Granada :] I love turtles.
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I get a bed to sleep on!!!
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I’m conquering my fear of the top bunk, with baby steps: I have a guard rail!
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Laundry by hand makes me feel accomplished. And it doesn't go missing!!!
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WHITE RICE AND BLACK BEANS (my favorite, no joke!) 2 meals a day. It’s just like Brazil.
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There are hammocks a-plenty in the property.
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I have slain at least 10 wasps, and have yet to be stung. I declare I won’t be stung.
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Riding in the back of truck is still our means of transportation… and my favorite.
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Cutest doggie ever to play with here, named Loti!
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I don’t need a sheet to cover me, but it's not too hot to fall asleep!
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We had lice… but we are now free from the lice!!! My lice are gone, I've been set free! My God my Savior has ransomed me!
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We eat dinner while watching the sunset every night.
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I have 20ish days left before I turn 25. I’m praying huge, bold prayers.
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I have a volcano in my backyard!!!
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Amazing fruits. Jocotes may be my new favorite fruit.
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I’m getting the gnarliest, most respectable farmer's tan of my life.
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I have a real towel to use! Are you kidding me??!!!!
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The shower is perfectly cold.
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There is wifi. Good wifi.
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I’m free from “having to” get on the internet. I post my blogs, a few silly tweets here and there, but I no longer feel entitled. Where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.
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Daddy provides for my every need here, as always.
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Divine appointments here are no joke! I’m talking about “hey, will you explain this to me about Jesus?” obvious 🙂
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God is bringing me through this desert season, teaching me SO much about who He is and why I obey Him.
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God is teaching me what it’s like to seek Him. Not just when I feel like it, but constantly. He’s teaching me to fix His words in my heart and mind.
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Ministry this month is mostly manual labor. It’s tangible. I can step back after a day and say “this is what I did for Your glory” and pray God blesses everyone who comes through the place.
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My part is helping to change the course of history in Nicaragua, for the glory of God.
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We are creating jobs in Nicaragua, for the glory of God, to give the men here a way to provide for their families without getting sick from the pesticides in the sugar cane fields.
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We are planting seeds in Nicaragua (physically and spiritually), for the glory of God.
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I’m rejoicing in the simple things, for the glory of God.
I could go on and on and on,
counting my countless blessings,
but this should give you a glimpse
of my thankful soul.
Although I'm far from home, and in a spiritual desert, and sometimes I get really impatient and obstinate…
There is a purpose.
A grand purpose.
And in this, God chose to include me. Me!
I have much to be thankful for, much to do for the Kingdom, and I have every reason to smile.
