God's Bowling???

We had a great devotional time tonight. We talked about James 2:14-20. It was awesome. We sat on the 3rd floor and enjoyed the night. At the end of the time together. A Monsoon hit. It got VERY windy and started pouring.

It was awesome. I saw God all day today. And He ended it with a masterpiece of a storm. We all huddled in the middle of the 3rd floor so we wouldn't get wet since the rain was blowing in. It was cool. Now I am sitting here with 2 of my favorite youth EVER.... Ashley and Elizabeth. Ashley just called me dumb. I feel the love. :)

I couldn't think of a more perfect end to a day. We painted the girls home's kitchen, we played with the girls, we came home and hung out at the pool, and we had a great devotion time! I'm going to upload some pics now. Love ya all. Have a great night!

PS.... lots of pictures on my facebook profile!

Hell on Earth?

So Today was awesome. I have all of my group here from FCC and my parents. I am really proud of these people. Whether they came to have an amazing earth shattering experience with God, or they came to see what i'm going to be up to, I know God has a plan for them!

Unfortunately Ashley stayed at the compound because she didnt feel good and wanted to sleep. Now she feels great. So I am glad she got over her "bug/strep".

Today we took them to La Chureca. It's the big trash dump down here where about 1500 people LIVE in. It might be considered Hell on Earth in some people's eyes. It if full of broken people. I think that's why God is there. He has a lot of people he can use. In the middle of it is Colegio Esperanza which means "school of Hope". The Buzbees run it with a wonderful Nicaraguan lady that is the director.

First the group went to the school in the dump. We pulled out some balloons and it was amazing to watch these kids grab balloons out of our hands like they were gold. They almost tackled Mitzi trying to get balloons! It was fun watching all of them. SOme little girls attached to Elizabeth like glue. I have some great pictures I'll put up tomorrow!

Then after that Chachi took us on a walk through the dump. I think it really blew some of the team away. I know that it touched most of them. I heard it in Dan Parker's voice tonight when he was prayer and struggling to hold back tears. God was moving in the hearts of some of my team members.

Then we ran by the boys and girls home. The boys tackled all the adults. It was cute. And the girls were sweet and fun like always.

After dinner I did a little Devotion/Sharing time with the group. We reflected over 1 John 3:17 and talked about where we saw God moving. It was a great time with the group. It might be my favorite part of the week. It's when we get to talk about God. Loving on kids is a gift from God. But I love when we talk about God. I really do. I hope this group grows closer to Him each day. We have a great start! I pray that God wrecks our hearts, takes control, and lets us live through Him this week. My prayer is that we are uncomfortable. A comfortable Christian doesn't grow in Christ. It's when we are challenged that God fills us and we draw close to him. I yearn for that every day of my life. I am uncomfortable here in Nicaragua, my group is too. I hope some of you back home reading this will come on a trip and be uncomfortable with me too! God bless you all and talk to you tomorrow!

Baptisms

I forgot to mention....

Sunday night we had 13 high schoolers baptized in the pool here. It was amazing!!! Praise God!

FCC Representing!

I am pumped. As I type my mission team from First Christian Church is sitting in Miami waiting for a long layover. I'm super excited though to have the first "mission trip" from FCC. I remember when I was hired for the job 4 years ago... Their goal was to have an international mission trip by 2012! Yay.... mission completed!

Well I am sitting at the Buzbees again so I have internet for the next week. So I will be back to blogging. I think the internet guy is going to be at Casa Robles thursday to install the internet. I am excited for that. I really need some internet. I just need to communicate more than anything!

So I am pumped. You will be seeing a lot of pictures this week on my facebook and on my website. I will keep you up to date. I need to run now and get ready for the group. But I'll be back soon! God Bless all!

YAY!

So today was a big day. I bought my first car. It is a 1999 Toyota Hiace. It is a 15 passenger microbus. I paid $9,500 for it. More than I wanted to spend, but it was too good to pass up. Plus I know that God will provide! It is baby blue in color. Not my favorite, that's for sure! But it will get all the boys and girls in it. So I am happy!

I have been walking the girls to school every morning, So it will be nice to have a bus to take them in when it rains. Plus when my team gets here from my church, I will be able to take them wherever they want to go!

Still no internet. I'm at pizza hut right now drinking a pepsi so i can use their internet! I need it soon. I am going to go crazy without keeping up with friends, sports, and news. Mostly the first two!

God is good though. I had an amazing quiet time yesterday. I am reading the book "Forgotten God" by Francis Chan. I've read it before, but I wanted to read it again. I highly recommend it to anyone who wants to let the Holy Spirit lead them. It's an awesome book.

Anyway, I need to run. Love you all!

So Nica is different....

I love it down here. Lets get that out. But At the same time, boy it's different.

For instance. I just had a nice gecko walk across my bed. Only in Nica! The girls home has a pet baby black and white squirrel. Only in Nica. I could give so many more examples. But I thought I'd just say hi.

Still havent ordered internet yet. It's frustrating not being able to communicate when I want to. But I'm surviving. I was up at 5am this morning to walk the girls to school. It's only about 5 blocks. It was nice to be over there. They are older than the boys and they can joke around and poke fun more. The boys are fun, don't get me wrong.... but hey dont always undestand my sarcasm yet.

Well.... I'm going tosee if I can call home now. I will go to Pizza Hut tomorrow to use their internet and write a lot more. For now, it's jst a short hi!

Take care all and God bless!

I miss my internet!!!

So I won't have internet for 7-15 days until they install it. In the meantime I will try to get on at my friends house and make a trip to pizza hut and use theirs too!

So I am now living in Casa Robles (the boys home). My room looks like a room. I have pictures and shelves and such!

There is a team of about 37 high schoolers here. They took the boys and girls to the beach yesterday. I got sunburned, but it doesnt hurt.

Last night me and a couple friends saw X-men. It's really good.

Church today was awesome. We rocked out. I love the band down here. I missed not leading worship, but I trust everything is going well and is in God's hands back home. It was weird to go to church and not worry about anything for once. I'm going to enjoy that part of it!

Sorry this is short. Cant stay here for internet any longer. In a week my church group comes down. I'm excited for them!!!!

Anyways.... I gtg. Love ya all. You will hear from me a lot more once I get the internet!