If you haven’t noticed, I didn’t blog at all in Nicaragua. Honestly, it wasn’t the best month for me. Ministry was a struggle because it was diffiult to get to know people and I didn’t feel like what we did do made any difference. Our contact primarily hosts short term missions, so they created a schedule for us that was tailored to short term missionaries. Because of this, everyday we did a different ministry, ranging from children’s feeding programs, to visiting the city dump to praying for people in the city square. Needless to say, it wasn’t the most exhilerating thing I have ever experienced. On top of it all, I was sick for over a week this month, which meant that I missed out on a lot of opportunities to further reach out to people. Every day I was sick, my team would return with new stories of what happened and new people they were meeting while I stayed home.
Even though it seems like this month was bad, and like I didn’t really do anything, there were 2 really impatful moments that l would like to share with ya’ll. First off was the dump ministry. In NIcaragua, there is no recycling system in place. Instead of separating your plastic and glass before throwing it away, it all gets taken to the city dump. At the dump, there are people who sift through it all and remove the recylable materials by hand. Now, the dump is not a luxurious place (as I’m sure you’ve gathered). These people literally spend hours diging through heaps of trash just to gain a dollar or two for the day. You would think that seeing such desperation and poverty would make me upset or angry with “God’s injustice”, right? Well, no. Instead, I was able to marvel at the mountains in the background as they towered over the dump proclaiming that God has not forgotten these people.
Secondly was a young woman named Masielle. Have you ever seen that motivational speaker who called herself the ugliest women in the world? If not then you can watch it here:youtube.com/watch?v=s1tydA1MraE
Masielle had the same disorder as the women in the video, and she had just as much spirit. Masielle is 24 years old, and she loves to sing and do crafts. My team and I had the pleasure of getting to know Masielle and to hang out with her every Tuesday afternoon. She had a beautiful aura and she loves Jesus so much. Even though she has such a dibilitating disorder, she is constantly praising Jesus and saying that He gives her strength to go on.
Welp, that’s all for now. Currently, my team and I are in the Philippines with Wipe Every Tear, an organization that helps women get out of the sex industry. I can already tell that this month will be fantastic, so stay tuned for more later!
