We said our goodbyes to the wonderful people of Lacama yesterday. A wave of sadness passed over me as I looked around at all of the people from the church that came over to Pastor Manuel’s house see us off. Looking at the faces of this gracious community, it really hit me how much our spirit’s had connected. Through their smiles, friendly greetings, hospitality, and worshiping alongside them, relationships had been built. I embraced the sadness because it meant that I was leaving people I loved.
These past three weeks the Lord gave me a glimpse of His love. He provided for my needs, while still taking me out of my comfort zone. He started chipping more away from the wall of control that has been built up over the years. He gave me more insight to finding contentment in circumstances. He showed me how to choose joy.
As we drove away in our “micro-van”, I embraced two very different emotions, sadness for leaving Lacama and excitement for starting a new journey in Nicaragua.
