I was settled in Leon with contacts (See Trekking around Leon). Now what? Well, first we painted the large bedroom at JCM. As you can see in the picture clip at the end of Marks blog, the walls had water stains on top of pea green colored walls. A couple coats of the dark blue and green paints created a fresh new look to the room.
Tamara, Mark, and I took a needed break on Wednesday, heading to the Pacific coastline 1/2 hour away. Giant waves crashed over a beautiful rocky coastline. We had the beach all to ourselves. Literally. We bodysurfed the waves and then enjoyed a nice Fresca at the local stand. A whole lot of fun for a day costing less than a couple bucks.
On Thursday and Friday, we taught English at the university. (See Trekking around Leon for background info). The students were amazing: Intelligent, attentive, inquisitive, excited to practice listening and speaking English, hungry for knowing more about the Lord. One of the students I talked with caught my attention. He grew up religious but said he not walking with God. I encouraged him that a relationship with Jesus is what his heart really longs for. It’s not about religion. Following Christ does not mean an easy life. Instead, Jesus promises a life of deep meaning, rich-tasting, and overflowing joy. He agreed with my words, yet he said that he was following the crowd down the wide-road rather than taking the harder but more rewarding narrow road. I told him I’d pray for him each day I’m in Nicaragua. He also promised to pray every day, asking God to give him desire for the Truth. I know that the Lord is not finished with this 
young man yet, and that God will work mightily through him once he accepts Christ’s invitation for a relationship.
Let me tell you another story about some new friends seeking Truth. My last night at the hostel before moving into JCM, I met a couple guys from Israel. We chatted about the Bible, the Old and New Testaments, discussing if Jesus is the Messiah. They were inquisitive and hungry for Truth. I encouraged them to read Isaiah 53 along with the book of John. God gave me so much joy in our conversation. I know He’s not with them either. I encouraged them to seek God with all their hearts and to pray as I do each day, that God would unveil my eyes, revealing more of His Truth today.
Please pray for the university students and the guys from Israel, that God will clearly reveal the Truth to them (just like He did to the men on the Road to Emmaus—Luke 24:13-35) that they would have a deep relationship with Him and impact the world for Christ. After all, God promised that He would reveal Himself to those who seek Him: If you seek Me, you will find Me. When you seek Me with all of your heart, I will be found by you, declares the LORD. Jeremiah 29:13-14
