yea.. this just got ReAL
For the past 6 months I have been talking about this Passport Immersion trip. I've been telling everyone how God has placed this upon my heart to go on this trip. But slowly over time you become numbed to the fact that you are actually going on this trip and it just becomes something you talk about with people. Boy was it a shock when I left Pennsylvania on August 31st to stay at my aunt's house and then go to launch on the 4th of September. When the 4th arrived and my parents dropped me off at the Atlanta airport I just kept thinking to myself… is this actually real? Is this really happening? Am I going away for 9 months; leaving my friends and family behind?
YES, I am leaving all those things behind. YES, this is REAL! YES, this is happening right now! I know this whole trip is going to make me so much stronger than I was before. I'm super excited to see how God is going to use this trip to help shape my future.
I've spent about 5 days here in Chinandega, Nicaragua and I can already tell this is something I'm going to LOVE. Yeah, it won't always be easy and it is hot and humid here, but that is such a small thing.
My squad is living in a compound type building and it is so nice. I am so blessed to be staying where I am. We have bunk beds, 4 toilets and 2 showers. The food is amazing; I eat so well here. The type of ministry we are doing here is more building relationships than telling people about God. Because they already know about Him where we are working and they just need to realize its more about a deep relationship than just going to church.
On Thursday we go to play with the children of a little town called Bethel. It was such a precious time. It was all so new to me because of this being something I've never done before. I was a little timid at first. But then this little girl named Tatiana came up to me and smiled and started to talk to me in Spanish (I couldn't really understand much of what she was saying, but it didn't matter that we didn't speak the same language.) She barely let go of my hand the whole time I was there. It just made me feel like, this is okay if I'm not sure what I'm doing the children are going to accept me either way.
This is so REAL and I can't get over that God has such great plans for me! He loves me and wants what is best for me. And this trip right here right now is what is best for me.
Thank you everyone for supporting me to go on this trip! I love you all!
