Arrived in Nica!

It certainly has been a while since I have written! Paul and I have been in Nicaragua for a little over a week now and it has been so wonderful. The Lord my provider amazes me, day after day. It is amazing how much more dependent I feel on the Lord in a foreign country. Both planes were delayed on the way to Nicaragua, so we arrived a little after 10pm…then it hit us, our apartment rental office will not be open this late at night…where are we gonna sleep tonight?! Well we had no other option but to pray and ask the Lord to provide. And He did! We drove to the apartment complex, stopped at the gate, and asked the guard if he would let us in as we were renting Apt. 18. The guard replied that he was expecting us and had a key to let us in—praise God! We found out the next day when we went to sign papers in the office that typically the office is only open until 5pm and you can only get your key then, but for some reason the admin decided to give the guard the key to let us in when we arrived. The Lord is sovereign over all things, including the small details that we overlook. That was only the first night, but the Lord has answered our prayers and provided for us day after day.

            Another prayer of Paul and I’s was that the relationships Paul made in the community of Los Brasiles would pick up right where they left off 7 months ago. Paul lived in the Los Brasiles for 7 months before we got engaged, and then he planned to return to the states for a month before going back to Los Brasiles. However, the Lord led us to spend the time before our marriage in the same town, therefore Paul was unable to return until last week! However God answered this prayer as well! The first day back in this community, Los Brasiles, the boys that Paul had discipled, asked him if they could go to church with us on Sunday. Of course Paul was delighted to say, “yes!” The kids were so glad to have him back and immediately struck up a 3v3 soccer tournament. On Sunday, we brought 4 of the boys to church, it was so cool to worship God together and see them all dressed up in their Sunday best. Thank you Lord for answered prayers and restored relationships!

            I find that in every new season of life, I experience God in a new way. Right now, I am learning the name of God, Jehovah-jireh my provider. Hasta luego!