Some days it is hard to believe I’ve already been gone for 3 months!! Other days I can’t help but think I’ve been gone more than 11 and I should start looking for a job!!  The idea of coming back and jumping into corporate America again honestly makes me sick!! I know God has a greater purpose for my life, and even though I have an idea of what that might be the responsible side of me says I need to start working on my resume so that it is ready when I need it.  After 3 short months on the race my resume has expanded so much!!

November 2012                     Vida Joven                               Matagalpa, Nicaragua

  • Worked coffee fields

    • Planted coffee plants
  • Painter

    • Painted posts going up the side of a mountain
    • Sanded and painted fence around a building      
  • Expert with a machete

    • Weeded coffee fields
    • Chopped down trees and cleared an area for a new septic system
  • Expert concrete person

    • Mixed concrete- 4 buckets of sand, 2 buckets of rock, 100lbs of concrete, and water
    • Poured concrete into molds to make posts
    • VERY DIRTY JOB!
  • Compost Pile

    • Moved compost
    • Built new compost boxes
    • Chose JOY the whole time J
  • Septic System

    • Cleared the area with the machete
    • Dug a hole 6 ftx6ftx5ft
    • Cleared the hole of HUGE boulder sized rocks

October 2012                        Open Door Ministries                    Tocoa, Honduras

  • Tilapia Pond

    • Bucketed water out of it
    • Cleaned it with limes and water

      • Chemical Burn (Note to self…next time find gloves!!)
  • Rescue Home

    • Tia (supervised) 12 girls and 2 babies for 36 hours
    • Helped with meals
    • Assisted with homework
    • Taught some English and learned some Spanish
    • Slumber Parties
    • Baked with the girls
  • Organization

    • Helped sort and organize donations of clothes, shoes, etc.
    • Took pictures and demographics for all children the ministry provides for
  • Feeding Station

    • Helped cook
    • Interacted with children
  • Orphanage

    • Sleep-over’s with the girls
    • Interacted and loved on children

September 2012                        AGAPE in Action                         Quiche, Guatemala

  • Unsung Heroes

    • Networked looking for new ministry partners in Central America