News From Nicaragua

This was post below was written around May 9th.. I started but we needed to head out for more ministry. So here I am finishing what I wrote when I am back in my own country...

I wrote:
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This trip has been a journey... I knew God would break my heart for what I saw but yesterday, I could very hold myself together. I am a person who needs time alone to recharge and on these trips, you are busy. Yesterday, I played with the children and it's not an easy job, but boy are they cute. After a break and some amazing lunch, a group of us went to the feeding center in that area. I sat with two very cute boys. I was confused to why they were not eating, and then I saw it. They didn't have a fork and it was too hot to get at. So I helped them and my heart broke. I have forks at home and these kids had none. (on a side note: most of them had a bowl of some kind but I did see one had a pencil box as a bowl)

My thoughts immediately went to what difference am I making to help these kids when we are only here one day? How can I have so much food and throw it away? How can I have so many forks in a box (because I don't need them because I'm living with someone) and they have none?

Later, I talked to a lovely woman of God from El Shaddai, and she said that a day does matter because these kids and the people know that we have came so far just to spend time with them.

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She continued and said that these people know we could be doing something totally different but here we are loving on them..

My heart still burned to do more but I could not. (not yet anyway)

As I sit in my comfortable home, with a comfortable lifestyle, I realize that God is not about comfortable.. He desires you and I to step out of our comfort zones.. Whether it is to feed two handsome young boys with a finger or to cut back your expenses to give that little more. One could also step out in the comfortable country one is in to an uncomfortable place to welcome another. The small things are what count...

This trip taught me that as I stepped into uncomfortable places in Nicaragua (like holding a sick child, feed a child, hug a crying women, or to introduce myself to the El Shaddai team (who are amazing by the way)) I also need to do this in my comfortable country lifestyle.

I miss Nicaragua like I never thought I would. God has blessed the El Shaddai team with amazing leadership and the disciples they are raising up to be leaders are better leaders than any seminary school in North America can.. I am proud to call them friends..

Dios te Bendiga!

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Update from Shawna Rutherford on May 27, 2010 at 10:17pm: thanks for all that you brought to the team Nicole...it was a pleasure getting to know you some & seeing the joy, strength & compassion that you brought to all that you did!

Update from Osvaldo Bonilla Vargas on May 21, 2010 at 6:04am: Thanks Nicole and God bless you all for your help and time that gave joy to these children.
God brought you all with a purpose and teach them what he wants in life, a life with a purpose, a life of service, a life of humility and simplicity of heart, what he want for you all day tomorrow and finally having a life of dedication and purpose for Him
This was not a trip but it was the start of the journey that God wants to take their lives.
God loves you very much, never forget what they saw, nor did the smiles of these children.

Blessings

Pastor Osvaldo and Shaddai team,

Gracias Nicole y que Dios los bendiga a todos ustedes por su ayuda y el tiempo de alegria que le dieron a estos niños.
Dios los trajo a todos ustedes con un proposito y es enseñarles lo que El quiere en sus vidas, una vida con un proposito, una vida de servicio, una vida de humildad y sencillez de corazon, lo que quiere para todos ustedes el dia de mañana y por ultimo que tengan una vida de entrega y proposito para El.
Este no fue un viaje mas , fue el inicio del viaje que Dios quiere que tengan en sus vidas.
Dios los ama mucho, nunca se olviden de lo que vieron,hicieron ni de las sonrisas de estos niños.

Bendiciones

Pastor Osvaldo y todo el equipo del Shaddai

Update from Montse Bonilla on May 20, 2010 at 1:09pm: Nicole thanks for all the work that you did here!! with all my heart i say Thank You!! hope to see you soon, and you are really amazing!! God bless you and you know that we miss you!!