The past few months have been full of ups and downs- my health (thankfully back in a good place!), my house in Bluefields being robbed, adjusting back to life in the states while on medical leave, adjusting back to life in Nicaragua this past month, and stretching and growing and wrestling with the new ways that God is working in my life. And I wouldn’t change a moment of it.
I am experiencing God’s love in new and exciting ways. It has been thick and good and I have just wanted to swim in it. Some of my favorite times with God are when I am swimming. That feeling you have when you lay back in water to float and the water just holds you, supports you. But only if you don’t fight it too hard. That’s God’s love for me. It surrounds me. In the good. and in the bad. And it is best experienced when I let go of my anxieties and plans, and just rest in His amazing love.
Being at home was SO good. I am truly blessed with the greatest family and friends that anyone could ever dream of. Experiencing the last of winter, the newness of spring, driving with the windows down through gorgeous Chester County. A time of new connections, strengthening old connections, and just being reminded of how God is moving throughout the world.
And being back in Nicaragua has been good too. In this transition time in the capital, I have been able to have fun and live life with other MCC volunteers. I visited with friends in Teustepe, relaxing, talking about life, and just enjoying life. This past week I acted as translator for a medical team from the states as we held health clinics along the Kukra River- 3 hours by boat southwest from Bluefields. AMAZING. Such a great group of folks to hang out with. Such beauty. SO HUMBLED by the gracious Nicaraguans that we were there to serve, their struggles, their love. I could go on and on.
I am SO grateful.
God is moving in new ways in my life, leading me in new directions. It is exciting. It is terrifying. But more than anything, it is truly BEAUTIFUL.
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