My month in Nicaragua made me feel like complete royalty. Like a queen who is constantly being served and taken care of. I do not particularly enjoy this feeling because I would rather serve people than be served. Let me tell you a little bit about I have been treated here in Nicaragua.
Our main ministry here is visiting people's homes and giving them words from the Lord. We show up at people's doorsteps and instantaneously, people invite us in. They stop what they are doing and truly want to spend time with us. They bring out chairs for us and give up the seat they have been sitting in so we can sit down. They offer us drinks and serve us snacks. Before we have the chance to even open our mouths, people tell us that they are blessed by our visit. Catholics, Christians, and non-believers have continued to treat my team and I like royalty.
Even our ministry hosts here treat us like royalty. They cook us delicious breakfast, lunch, and dinner here everyday. They not only cook but they serve the food to us and give us extra if we would like. They make our drinks and serve it to us and even do the dishes for us. Time and time again people have served my time and have gone above and beyond to show their love for us. Throughout my life I have read in the bible about how we are sons and daughters of the Most High, how we are royalty, and that we are adopted into the family of Christ and yet that concept is so hard for me to accept sometimes. But because of the way I was treated this month, I truly understand what it means to be royalty in Christ Jesus.
Today we left Nicaragua and of course… I cried lol but I cried tears of joy and gratitude. The people we have served along side with had a going away service for us and it was beautiful. They told us how much they loved us, how much of an impact we have had on this community, and how God is going to use us to impact the nations. I realized that the more homes I visited and the more people I met in Nicaragua, the more uncomfortable I felt. People continuously showed my team and I so much love and I keep asking myself why? Why do people show us random North Americans so much much love?
I believe the answer comes down to the fact that the community here truly understands sacrificial love. People here do not just say they are Christians but they live their faith out. They want to bless people and not just talk about how much they love Jesus, but act like Jesus by showing their love constantly. People really respect and admire what we are doing on the World Race. When we tell people that we are missionaries from the United States and Canada who have come all the way to Nicaragua to share God's word with them, people are blown away. Many people have told us that they admire our faith and are greatly encouraged by us living out Matthew 28 and fulfilling the Great Commission.
I am so humbled to have been a part of this ministry here in Nicaragua. Our ministry hosts have taught me what it means to minister to people. To not just talk about faith but to live it out on a daily basis. To meet people where they are at, visit people in their homes, and lift them up with encouraging words and prayer. To walk over 3 miles to someone’s house just to pray over their land. To believe in healing miracles and pray bold prayers. To declare things over people and pray constantly.
The people I served along with this month taught me so much. I think it is so important to show people the love of Christ through our actions, not just our words. I hope to continue this type of ministry not only in Central America, but for the rest of my life. I will miss Nicaragua and Central America so incredibly much. God has definitely has a sense of humor because out of all the countries we are going to, I was least excited about Central America. Yet this place has stolen my heart and I am not the same person I was leaving Nicaragua. Can't wait to see what God has in store in Eastern Europe!!!
