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| Playing in the rain |
After a lovely and uneventful night at the hotel, we took a tour of Managua while we waited for the next flight from Houston to arrive with our luggage. Our “luck” continued as during our drive we ran over a curb and got a flat tire! And ironically it had just started to rain! So rather than trying to hide under a tree and stay dry, we just embraced it! The guys in our group were awesome to jump right in and get it fixed. While the guys worked, the girls went for a wet walk around town. There were several taxis trying to give us rides. I guess they think that American girls don’t like to get rained on; we must be the exception!
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| That looks familiar! |
Over the next several hours we were able to get a new tire, find our luggage, and drive the 3 hours up the mountains to Jinotega (He-no-ta-gah). We were pretty squished in our van/bus, so I have to admit that it wasn’t the most comfortable ride, but that doesn’t mean we didn’t have fun practicing our worship set with Bobby on the guitar, and then playing the Bible Character game!! This is what I love about missions: people are always flexible and creative enough to make an uncomfortable situation a memorable one!
After our first authentic Nicaraguan meal at the pastor’s house in Jinotega, we experienced our first authentic Nicaraguan Nazarene church service. The band had drums, a new keyboard that we brought down with us, guitars, and three trumpets. Needless to say, it was loud and exciting—very Central American!
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| Fun in a crowded van |
I had the privilege of sharing my testimony with the congregation at that first service. Mike from our team translated for me. I shared about how I’ve always wanted to be a missionary. Times like these where I’m in another country make me feel like I’m a typical missionary. But seeing how the believers here are constantly reaching out to their brothers and sisters and neighbors reminds me that they are missionaries too. I need to be constantly reminded that everything I do in Nampa should be in response to God’s call to love others and love Him more and more each day. I’ve always wanted to be a missionary, and what a joy to realize that I always have the opportunity to be…right where God has placed me.
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