A Year in Review (Video Blog)
Today marks one year for me in Candelaria, Nicaragua. I arrived in this beautiful village February 2, 2010. I just want to celebrate all that the Lord has done in the last year. I have discipled youth,…
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Today marks one year for me in Candelaria, Nicaragua. I arrived in this beautiful village February 2, 2010. I just want to celebrate all that the Lord has done in the last year. I have discipled youth,…
Ministry & Mission I have been spending a ton of time going swimming (both at pools and at La Presa) with my youth and the family from the corner house. I have been loving the sunshine and time…
Laura (pictured left) is a beautiful 19 year old and one of the girls in our youth group. I found out in August that she was expecting a baby. Honestly I really hate to see my girls…
I promised in Part 1 of this blog that I would be sharing a couple of stories of the amazingly strong women in Candelaria. I would like for you to meet Rosa. Rosa lives in the neighboring…
The more I live abroad, the more I realize how easy my life has been (and how relatively easy the lives of most of blog readers have been). That, however, is not the case everywhere. Life here is just…
Let me preface all of this by saying: I LOVE MY LIFE!! I love the work that I am blessed to be a part of here in Candelaria. I absolutely adore my youth more than I ever thought possible.…
Most of you know that I have been spending a lot of time hanging out with the family that lives at the corner of our property. (If you haven’t heard this story, read my previous blogs first The Road…
*I know that this is a list that is probably something that only I will completely understand, but I’m trying to reflect and process this past year. 2010… a year of transition and change, moving to Nicaragua, hard but incredibly…
So, I have been rolling over in my mind how I go about explaining my Nica New Year's celebration to many people that only have American New Year's to which they can compare my descriptions. First, let me say…