Skip to main content

A Quick Switch Day...

Today our kids from Edmonds leave. We have had a great time with them, seeing more of Nicaragua. It's been a good time for them to experience life here and to unravel all that God has been showing them. Has it made it easier for them to go home? That remains to be seen. They are seeking God and therefore I can give them the direction that when they return home they need to focus on God's amazing love and not just everything that happen in Nicaragua. Please pray for them as they travel today and as they re enter the US.

I am headed to the airport in 45 minutes for my next team! A group of California, 18 people. I think I am ready. Of course I am tired but God will give me the strength and endurance to enter into these relationships and serve as an encourager for them and one that can direct their eyes to God.

Dwight and the kids will take it easy a bit. 2 weeks non stop with a team has worn them out, not to mention Dwight's sprained ankle has slowed him down. They will fit in when and where they want. I think it will be very good for them to land at the Villa for a time.

Payton Young has been here since the 20th, it has been a great time for her. What a great opportunity to spend time with a group of amazing kids that are seeking God ~ she is watching and learning and sharing so much!!!! She will go with me and the team this week to la chureca and several other places.

We decided that when there are teams our whole family will eat at the Villa for lunch and dinner ~ there is no way I could cook and facilitate a team. Yesterday someone mentioned that they can't imagine living with out a microwave and that was the first time that I had noticed that we were missing something! God is good.

The kids have about 2 more weeks until school starts. We had an interview with the Director last week, all went well. We have a little uniform shopping to, the kids were relieved to find out that they can wear more casual shoes that first expected. I can't wait to post those first day of school pictures.

Last night as we were sharing with the Edmonds kids, Josh said he could live here forever. Hm.

Ok, no more time to write.

We are so thankful for all of you and for your loving words and encouragement. We are praying for you.

More soon........

Comments

  1. UnknownJuly 24, 2010 at 11:36 PM

    Loved checking in with you all today/tonight... There seems to be so much more to share, and yet so much seems insignificant. I was very happy today that Tyler was close for his difficult injury. The pictures you posted most recently are awesome! Will have to find more time to talk at some point--just the two of us. Love you guys, all. Hang in there, William. Sometimes it just is hard to be away from everything familiar. I remember those feelings several times when I lived in Japan. And sometimes, you just have to break down a bit, to grow to the next level :-) It was good to see all your smiling faces. Let's skype again, maybe even regularly when life settles a bit, huh? Love, Lucy

    ReplyDelete
  2. Life In The Family LaneJuly 27, 2010 at 2:34 PM

    Katie- This is Sharon, from BSF! Been thinking about you and just got caught up on your blog! Sounds like all is well and God is good! Can't wait to hear more! Take care and get some rest! ~Sharon

    ReplyDelete

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

10 Years Ago...

Ten years ago, April of 2010 we were busy cleaning our house and selling everything we didn't think we would want in a year when we returned from Nicaragua.  Our plan was to spend a year in Nicaragua, actually, Dwight's plan was 6 months.  Our plan was for such a short time because if the kids were struggling or if it wasn't a good fit for us, then we could change plans and return to the U.S..  We rented our house furnished.  We all packed two suitcases and were ready to leave for Nicaragua on June 28.  The evening of the 27th we got a call from American Airlines saying our flight had been cancelled.  Wait a minute I thought; we are moving to Nicaragua, our bags are packed, we have left our house, you can't cancel our flight.  But they did and rescheduled us to fly out two days later. That is how our life has been over the last 10 years.  We make a plan, and our plan, for the most part, has not gone at all as we expected.  I think we are better for this.  Our expec
3 comments
Read more

All Losses Are Loss

About a month ago, during a small group meeting, my friend Kelly began to cry as she was realizing that maybe our boy's graduation wouldn't happen as we had hoped and imagined it would.  Inside I thought, "well that is fine, they'll still finish high school and move onto college, what's the big deal?"  Then Amanda, our usual voice of reason, wisdom, no-nonsense and not a lot of emotion says, "all losses are loss Kelly, of course you are sad".   I considered again my response. My beautiful small group We talked about lament and praise, and that when we are healthy they will go hand in hand.  Being a faith-filled person does not mean, that we will not experience sadness and disappointment; it means, that when we experience sadness and disappointment we can still praise the Lord. The thing I am most confident of in all of my life, is that God is always good.  Even when things are falling apart, when life is painful and it is not how I hoped it w
Post a Comment
Read more

How Can They Grow So Fast?

Josh got on a bus today to travel 24 hours to Panama City, Panama. He will be gone until the 14th of March participating in a conference called HACIA Democracy (Harvard Association Cultivating Inter-American Democracy). He is a Nicaraguan delegate, representing the U.S. on their stand on gun control. He has studied and now will discuss and argue with others about this topic. Dwight said to me yesterday, as we are packing his suit, how did he grow up so fast? And my question was, did we do a good enough job, what have we missed? The time with our kids is so short and I am so thankful to know that every minute of their lives God has been right there loving them, teaching them and protecting them. They love Him and that is all I could ever want. I am so proud of each one of them. They don't spend so much time cuddling together but I know they love each other and desire the best for one another. They always support each other in their work, fun and dreams. They other night we
Post a Comment
Read more