So its been awhile since I have written and for that I apologize! Anyway we arrived in Nicaragua a little over a week ago. We spent the first few days of our time here in Granada in what we call a debrief. Our coaches from the states came and spent time with each team working through and reviewing our progress after the first few months. We had some good fellowship, prayer, worship and outreach in the city of Granada with the 40 plus other people on our squad.
Last Wednesday we made a 4 hour drive to our new ministry location in Chinadega, Nicaragua. When we arrived it was a awesome surprise to find out that we will be sharing our living arrangements and also our ministry with a group college age brothers and sisters from the states. They are currently on a 4 month mission through AIM known as Passport. Its been good making new friendships and having fellowship with them.
This is where we are staying this month. We have been seeing lava coming from the volcano pictured! Pretty awesome!
We haven't really gotten into ministry yet but tomorrow we will jump in. It sounds like we will be doing a lot of painting and physical work, and also visiting people in the local communities.
God has given me a new direction while on this trip, a direction I think he wants me to follow after the race. Before leaving for this trip my grandpa told me that I had to go on this trip to find out what I was going to do with my life. The first month in El Salvador a pastor that we worked with named Gerber told me that God told him I was going to be a pastor. Since then I can see those words coming true, I have had plenty of opportunities to preach and share the word since then and I have loved it! Please pray for direction as I look into seminary for when I return home in December!
