¿Dónde está tu casa?
English Translation – Where is your home?
Of the 11 countries in my World Race lineup, Nicaragua was one that I had no prior knowledge of so I didn’t know what to expect once I arrived. But since being here, I have been pleasantly surprised by how much I love this country! The beautiful people, the amazing food and the daily fresh-fruit smoothie’s have attempted to steal my heart.
Though I am enjoying the beauty of Nicaragua, this month has truly been an adventure in missions as my team and I are on our sixth place temporarily called home.
At the end of February, our squad left Honduras and after an eight-hour travel day we arrived in Grenada, Nicaragua for a few days of leadership development training. We lodged at “El Puente”, a Christian community center, with nice beds for us to lay our heads. We spent three days at El Puente with our squad leaders pouring into us and learning more about being the leaders we’ve been called to be.
After our time in Grenada, my team and three others said our goodbyes to the rest of our squad and headed for Palacagüina, Nicaragua to partner in ministry with Pastors for the Kingdom. Here, my team and team Joy Bombs had the opportunity to pitch our tents inside Iglesia Bautista Resurrección (Resurrection Baptist Church). After one week, when we were starting to settle in and finally conquer our fear of killing spiders, my team learned that we would be leaving Palacagüina and spending the rest of the month serving in León, Nicaragua.
We said goodbye to the Joy Bombs, packed our bags again and spent four hours traveling to Managua, Nicaragua, where our ministry contact met us. After another two-hour truck ride we arrived in León.
Now, a creepy “love motel” and two hostels later, team Adelphoi is settled until it’s time to journey to Costa Rica … we think! We have a place that we temporarily call home with beds, bathrooms and WiFi! Thank you Jesus!
Recently, in a one-on-one with my team leader, he thanked me for having such a positive attitude throughout the entire moving process. He was encouraged that through it all, I didn’t complain but just went with the flow.
Our conversation got me thinking about the concept of home. Before leaving for the Race, I read a small booklet titled, My Heart – Christ’s Home by Robert Boyd Munger. In it, Munger symbolizes what it would be like to have Jesus come to the home of our hearts – moving room by room considering what Christ desires for us.
In the living room, for example, we prepare to meet Christ daily. In the dining room, we examine through Christ what appetites should and should not control us. We even explore the closets in our lives that Christ can help us clean out.
I love the symbolism of this book because it illustrates a practical way to give Christ control over every area of our lives. With the fresh perspective this World Race journey has brought me, it’s becoming easier to move from place to place because I am building my spiritual home, not on earthly things, but on things eternal with a foundation who is Jesus Christ the Solid Rock.
Jesus promises us –
“If anyone loves me, he will keep my word, and my Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our home with him.” John 14:23 ESV
Where is your home and in how many rooms does Christ dwell?
He wants your whole heart.
