Well, we returned from Nicaragua a week ago now and I'm still trying to put my experience into words. It was a great time.
We stayed at "La Finca" the name of the Vida Joven (Young Life) camp in Jinotega, Nicaragua. For 4 days we dug trenches, painted buildings, picked coffee and a bunch of other various jobs. It was great to see what this ministry looks like in another country.
The people we worked with were incredible. It was so obvious that they had a huge heart for this mission. And like most, we entered this "missions trip" worried about what we could bring and how we could help the people of Nicaragua, but I believe most of us received more than they ever thought possibly to give. My eyes were opened to no matter where, or what language, or what living conditions, God is God. He is God of all and how nieve I was to think that God was American.
At the end of the trip we were able to do a very touristy things and even visited an active volcano. We ended the trip staying another night in Managua, the capital of Nicaragua. All in all, I enjoyed my time. I wish I was able to bring a bit of the simplicity we enjoyed there, back here to the USA. It was so freeing, not having so many things to distract me and fight for my attention.
I hope to one day get back to that place and again see the friends we made.
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