i am headed south of the boarder in a little over 30 hours..this is an adventure i've been anticipating excitedly since way back last fall. i was blessed to receive lots of financial donations to make my trip to Nicaragua possible, and have been promised lots of prayer support while i am gone. THANK YOU to all of my supporters. i love you guys so, so much. ♥
some things have cropped up in my life in the past couple of months that make me feel like someone is out to ruin this thing for me....which can only mean that good things lie ahead! right? seriously, one blow after another has come at me, affecting this trip directly or indirectly, trying to distract me, take away my enthusiasm, from all angles...craziness. but no one is going to steal one more ounce of my joy. i just refuse to give it up. i am going. i am going to love God, love others, and serve wherever/whomever i can.
in addition to being able to serve, i hope to:
- have an amazing time
- make and strengthen friendships
- experience a fascinating culture
- sample some delicious(hopefully) cuisine, including a sweet little cake called tres leches, which i had years ago and remember fondly..
- maybe feel an earthquake or two
- climb a volcano...or three
- spend a weekend on a volcanic island in the middle of the world's only fresh water lake that is inhabited by sharks...
- swim in the pacific ocean for the very first time
- lounge in a hammock
- get to practice my VERY limited spanish & likely get made fun of by the locals
- maybe see a monkey..which i am kind of excited about and freaked out about at the same time
- take a boat trip
- see some awesome trees and other natural beauty
- and mooooooooore. :)
some things that i could live without experiencing:
- seeing a tarantula
- seeing a python...from too close, anyway
- finding a critter in my sleeping station..whatever that may be
- having my eardrum(s) rupture, or getting a migraine because of these aggravating sinus issues i'm having
- heartburn.
heheh.
so..there you have it.
now. i'd better start packing...
1 Corinthians 16:14 "Do everything in love."
