Hello Everyone!
I hope you have had a great New Year's! This evening I'm going to share a few highlights from mine and Curt's trip to Nicaragua. We had a wonderful time! As I was studying for my finals and packing for the trip, I asked God to reveal Himself to me sometime in Nicaragua; just an insight on why I would be there. As we all know, He likes to show up in the unexpected places and when we least expect Him. Well, Curt and I fell in love with an 11 year old boy named Lester from the orphanage we visited every day. It turned out that we decided to sponsor him! When we told Lester we would like to sponsor him and see him again, he instantly said, "gracias" and wrapped his arms around us. The only thing I can say is that at that moment I felt God's presence when we all three embraced each other. It was an indescribable feeling, yet so peaceful and loving. Curt and I had no intentions on sponsoring a boy from the orphanage, and we had no plans on continuing our mission in Nicaragua until we met Lester and the other boys who live in Remar Orphanage.
I hope you have had a great New Year's! This evening I'm going to share a few highlights from mine and Curt's trip to Nicaragua. We had a wonderful time! As I was studying for my finals and packing for the trip, I asked God to reveal Himself to me sometime in Nicaragua; just an insight on why I would be there. As we all know, He likes to show up in the unexpected places and when we least expect Him. Well, Curt and I fell in love with an 11 year old boy named Lester from the orphanage we visited every day. It turned out that we decided to sponsor him! When we told Lester we would like to sponsor him and see him again, he instantly said, "gracias" and wrapped his arms around us. The only thing I can say is that at that moment I felt God's presence when we all three embraced each other. It was an indescribable feeling, yet so peaceful and loving. Curt and I had no intentions on sponsoring a boy from the orphanage, and we had no plans on continuing our mission in Nicaragua until we met Lester and the other boys who live in Remar Orphanage.
Not only did the love from Remar reveal God to me, but the physical labor at the work sites caused the Holy spirit to rumble in my heart. Working to bring peace to people's lives gave me such an amazing feeling that I yearn for more. We successfully built two houses out of cement blocks for two families living in the same community as Remar. We praise God for blessing us on this trip, and we can't wait to go back! Curt has already set his heart on a mission to help
the boys at Remar. He wants to install lights for their soccer court in the backyard. As for me, I have my heart set on Lester. I hope that through me I can show him how great is God's love and who is Jesus Christ.
the boys at Remar. He wants to install lights for their soccer court in the backyard. As for me, I have my heart set on Lester. I hope that through me I can show him how great is God's love and who is Jesus Christ. Thanks for reading and have a great weekend!
Katelyn
1 comment:
wow katelyn sounds like you two had a great trip! hopefully you will be around next weekend when the kids and I are in huntington, we would love to see you
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