This month in Nicaragua, we are in a city called Palacaguina. We have been staying with a local pastor and his family helping with construction, doing vbs, visiting schools, working with the youth of the church, and preaching several times a week. I love having so many things to do and different at that. I am known to switch jobs often because I get bord so this month has kept me busy.
What I wasn’t expecting this month was to grow so close to the family here. The pastor and his wife have taken us in as if we are their kids. Cooking foods we like, giving us a flexible schedule, and baking many cakes are some ways they have shown us love but trust me, there are more. They ask about our families and our homes, they pray for our futures, and now we only have a few days before we have to say goodbye.
Saying goodbye to my family and friends 2 months ago was so hard and I thought that wasit. I knew I would meet new people every month but I had no idea they would become family so fast. Just thinking about leaving Friday morning is bittersweet for me and I know the family feels the same way.
This also brought new feelings along with it, homesickness. Thus far, I have missed my friends and family but I haven’t really felt homesick. Now, everyday I think about my home, my bed, my clothes, etc. I am only in month two, how can I be homesick already?! I still have nine more months, nine more countries, nine more ministries, and hundreds of experiences, pictures, and memories. I am in this for the long haul but I need prayers. Prayers to be present instead of obsessed with the future. Prayers to make the most of this once in a lifetime experience. Prayers to know this is where I am supposed to be.
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