We made it to our first day of class and through our first two weeks!  We're definitely still figuring things out, like our weekly schedule and the class list, but little by little I feel like we get more figured…

  Over the last 2 weeks I have been stretched more than ever before and at the same time experienced God's faithfulness on a whole new level.  These last few weeks – days, really – leading up to the start…

After looking at my last post I'm realizing a lot has happened since then!  Just in the last week Heather and I have done a lot of planning, had a lot of meetings, and have made more to-do lists than we…

I have been here for 1 month now!  This time last year I was closing in on the end of my trip.  This time, I've hardly begun.  It's been a slow start, but I've been told to allow myself to…

K-Life left yesterday and it was a lot harder to say good-bye than I was ready for.  It was a great week with my small group girls, the leaders, and the rest of the kids, but I was so sad…

I'm sorry for such a delayed post – it's been a whirlwind of a week with packing, leaving, and then being with the first K-Life team.  So, where to begin?? My last week in Denver was so wonderful!  I was surprised with…

I am exactly 17 days out from leaving Denver and returning to Nicaragua!  As a vision for my time there develops, my excitement grows for getting back!  I want to share the details that I know, the plans that are in the…

Confident. Adequate. Willing.   Those were the last 3 words I wrote in my journal two days ago.  Those 3 words were my prayer for that day since they followed many other words of feeling inadequate, timid, and unsure.  I…

I have started and re-started this post at least 3 times now just to come up against the same problem I've had for a couple of weeks now – wanting to say something about where I'm at with everything Nica,…