Hey guys!! Nicaragua has been amazing so far. We finally began ministry the other day. So far my team has done prayer walks, where we literally go walking around the neighborhood and pray for people, and we’ve gone to the local dump to fed people that are working there, scrapping and trying to make a living providing for their families. It was truly an eye opening experience; I will not be forgetting it. Both ministries have been so refreshing for me. I personally have not been able to go out and do the prayer walks yet due to being on crutches, but my team has and they tell me that the people are so welcoming and willing to talk with us. Yes, we have a translator with us since there is a language barrier, but many of the people on my squad have decided that we’re going to try our best to learn Spanish since our next 3 countries speak Spanish of some form. So it will definitely help us throughout the year. Also this blog is about a 1 week old sorry about that.
Our host, Scott, lent all of us this book called “From Spiritual Slavery to Sonship” and man is it wrecking me every time I read the next chapter. It has definitely been a good thing but at the same time I’m still afraid to let go of some things, even though I know I’ll be better if I did. Being open and vulnerable with people is NOT a strong suit for me. I have built up many walls to protect myself from being hurt throughout my life and many of them run deep. God has been working on my heart since launching on June 4th, and even though it’s painful, I’m grateful for it. I know that I just need to completely surrender all of my heart and allow God to mold me into the woman He wants me to be. He’s been chipping away at some walls already, it’s been painful, and I’ve gotten close to breaking down a few times. With restoration underway, a miracle I’ve been a part of is my own.
I had always heard and read of Jesus healing people and miracles happening, but I have never been on the receiving end of it or even witnessed it happening. Well that all changed today when a local came on out base today who has been gifted the power of healing. He laid hands on my ankle and prayed for the pain and the swelling to be gone in Jesus name. He had me get up and walk around after he prayed and all the pain that I was feeling beforehand was gone. I could walk around normal again with no pain for the first time in 2 weeks. My mind is still trying to process it but I don’t think I’m going to try to process it anymore. I’m going to receive it as what it is, a true blessing from God. So now I just have to figure out what God wants me to do with the crutches.
God has not only been restoring my heart and healing my body but giving me friends that are here for me when I need to have those 1 on 1 conversations. He has placed me on an amazing team and you guys should seriously check out their blogs. I’m thankful for each one of them. I look forward to growing with each of them, both as a team and as individuals.
I’m still fundraising and need about $3,100 left to be fully funded by September, but I would love to be fully funded sooner than that. I’m sorry I haven’t been able to upload pictures yet WIFI hear is spotty. If you would like to donate please click on the orange donate button at the top of your screen. Help me stay on the field and continue to grow and experience all of what God has in store for me. Until next time; love you guys!!
