Well. We came, we saw, and we shared The Gospel of Jesus Christ. We have returned home to Brunswick, ME now, and I know that I, personally can say that my life will never be the same. We experienced poverty & opression, pain, joy, sadness, laughter, and tears EVERY day in Nicaragua. We fell in love with the people and the culture, and I know that I can personally say my passion for the foreign mission field grew tenfold over the past week and a half.
We built the addition to the Marenco's home, hosted EFL classes, held our Childrens' Camp, attended a local church, toured Granada and Mesaya, visited San Juan Del Sur on the Pacific Coast.. But I would think it safe to say that the most important thing we did was built relationships. The Nicaraguan people are no longer strangers to us, but they are now friends and some are even brothers and sisters in the unified body of Christ. I'm not sure there was a dry eye in the entire group as we left Campo Alegria to begin our journey home. We will miss the friends and experiences we shared. This trip far exceeded any expectations any of us could ever have imagined, and for that, our little group of 12 has formed a bond which cannot be severred. And now we can't help but to ask ourselves "Was it all a dream, or did it really happen?"...
Here are a few general pictures from our trip. In the coming days and weeks I will post more specific stories and their related photos. If you have ANY questions at all, please comment and ask. I welcome your curiosity and am eager to share our trip's experiences with anyone who wants to know. Thank you for reading. --erika
We built the addition to the Marenco's home, hosted EFL classes, held our Childrens' Camp, attended a local church, toured Granada and Mesaya, visited San Juan Del Sur on the Pacific Coast.. But I would think it safe to say that the most important thing we did was built relationships. The Nicaraguan people are no longer strangers to us, but they are now friends and some are even brothers and sisters in the unified body of Christ. I'm not sure there was a dry eye in the entire group as we left Campo Alegria to begin our journey home. We will miss the friends and experiences we shared. This trip far exceeded any expectations any of us could ever have imagined, and for that, our little group of 12 has formed a bond which cannot be severred. And now we can't help but to ask ourselves "Was it all a dream, or did it really happen?"...
Here are a few general pictures from our trip. In the coming days and weeks I will post more specific stories and their related photos. If you have ANY questions at all, please comment and ask. I welcome your curiosity and am eager to share our trip's experiences with anyone who wants to know. Thank you for reading. --erika
2 comments:
From the time you were in grade school and went to summer camp you wanted to be a missionary and do GODS work. You finally had the opportunity to make a missions trip and GOD spoke to your heart. Maybe some day you will be able to do his work full time, I am very proud to be your mom may your heart soar with the eagles baby i love you
Thank you for your encouragement, Mom. Yeah, it was Steve Icenogle who first sparked my interest in missions. I thank God for that man and his passion. He made a difference in that 8 yr old's heart so long ago. I pray too, that one day my family will be doing this full-time. I love you Mom!
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