Hello everyone...so we are going into the second week here and it has been an emotional experience and not for the reasons one might think. It is an honor to be here and be part of what God is doing here... and one verse that is so amazing is in Esther 4 :14..for if you remain silent at this time relief and deliverance will arise from another place, but you and your father's family will perish."such an appropriate vs for what we have faced. This verse, for one thing, shows and demonsrtates that God's plan has already been set in place and that He has won... it is a way to be humbled..one thing I ask for prayer for myself in this..that I will be humble. Amy and I are here to serve Christ..I ask that this will be prayed for..that His will alone will be accomplished and that we will seek Him daily and rely on Him...another thing needed is lice shampoo and that it can be erradicated..impossible as it may seem in a third world country...all things are possible through Him. One little girl has chicken pox..pray for this as well becuase not every child here has had this..that it can be quickly over and for the health of the children. There are so many things here that have been brought to attention..unspoken right now but please be in prayer here for the leaders, the teams, the children, discipline, and above all that the Love of Christ will be shown in abundance to these children and that salvation will come to the children and those here who do not know Christ. Right now I believe that I need to be here at the center and not in the medical clinic..I even ask for prayer about that..for it to go smoothly and for me to know if and when I need to return back to the clinic. Thank you so much for your love and support..the power of prayer is so amazing and I know that Faith and friends of our family are praying for us...God is teaching me and showing me things and we have been blessed with Amie and Jeremey Miles here..for their wisdom, support, and friendship. Please pray for them as they are in the transition of moving..also in the clinic last week a young girl came in who had been molested..please pray for her..for true love to be shown to her and if she does not know Christ..she too will come to know Him...abuse here is in abundance..as it is in the Sates..please be in prayer for this...thank you so much again! (I am sorry for spelling errors)
Because of Him

Hola! I have made it here safely and have housemates with geckos(I believe one has a bug in its mouth now) and bugs (mom you would be proud..i got a spider out of a girls hair today)...slighly humorous when we arrived at the airport becuase we had to stand in front of a heat sensor to see if we had fever r/t (for you dad and lar) swine flu, along with a questionair to fill out, and then many workers wore masks. We were then shortly greeted with humidity that I belive is worse than Memphis..believe it or not. The protection center is amazing.. Bill and Teresa have such a heart for the people here and the children that live here. Today we were able to spend time with the older girls and just eat and fellowship...we tried the American thing..appetizers and that was a new concept to the girls living here. The fruit well it is amazing here! We also went into town with the women from the Faith team and helped as they led a women conference..it was an amazing turn out and had topics about fruits of the spirit to abuse.
One thing that happened that I did not anticipate was my Itouch is "fried" I know God has a plan even for this unexpection. God is at work here and I hope tomorrow to see baptisims at a river. Well I need to head to bed..hasta luego and buenos noches! Tchau pei.... eu te amo muito! tell mom and the siblings hey for me..sonic when I get back! hey KTbug..I love you!

Well I leave to the airport in about 4 hrs! Thank you so much to those who have supported me, whether with prayer, finances, encouragement, or goody bags..thank you! God's love is so abundant and I have seen Him work in such incredible ways. My trip has been provided for beyond what I imagined even when I found out there were extra expenses..it is funny how most of the funds were provided about a week of me leaving...it just shows that God has His own timing and a sense of humor. Not only that but yesterday I prayed about a job when I return...today I found out I will be working in a Dr's office. He is so good! The journey for this trip has been amazing..and I havent even left! I am ready to see what He has set in place. Mom and Dad thanks so much for your support through all of this, your patience, support (in more ways than one!) time, and love! I love yall so much..you have helped me become who I am and where I go! Te amo!

6 more days! I am very excited...and yet still have quite a lot to do....now to get the my stuff in a suitcase. God's timing has been perfect, which always is...it is accepting that timing on my behalf which is the hard part, and quite frankly not always fun. He is preparing me for more than just this trip..and I have been stubborn..yet His grace and love continue to flow. Another exciting opportunity that our college and career get to do are block parties here in Memphis. The need here is great and the field is ripe...literally the nations are here..I am excited to come back from Nicaragua to the mission field here

I finally got my passport in the mail yesterday...nothing like getting it two weeks beforehand! It is so blank... I will have to work on that. I am so looking forward to this trip... God's timing is perfect and this trip has come at a wonderful time in my life. A year and a half ago I started nursing school... last semester was one of the toughest times in my life. I had a knee injury playing soccer which really impacted school and had to miss a nursing test, therefore my final was weighted more. The final didn't go very well and I found out that I would have to repeat most of the semester. I was so upset... I did not want to go through it again ( I am sure I told God I couldn't do it)...but God had different plans. I was to be taken through the fire... throughout the trial God allowed me to see why I did not pass... because He loves me so much... I still remember that precious moment with my Father. Not the way I would have chosen, but I can look back at that time and see Him. In Hebrews 12:7, Believers are to "endure hardship as discipline," for this is God treating us as His children.... one of my favorite verses during this time was in vs 12, "Therefore strengthen your feeble arms and weak knees. 'Make level paths for your feet,' so that the lame may not be disabled but rather healed"... and also Isaiah 55: 8- 13.
So I thought I would do summer school to graduate on time... this was to not happen either! Through different doors I have been lead here..to this trip. What a journey...highs and lows... and God is faithful through it all.

So this is my first ever post! I am leaving for Nicaragua in 3 weeks and will be there for 6 weeks...so I thought I would create a blog. The title comes from an Avalon song... since I will be working with orphans... I think the name fits. I am a nursing student and have helped with medical missions before in Cuiaba, Brazil, but this is my first time to be away this long and work as a student nurse. I am very excited about what is ahead...but currently need to focus on what is present..which is a test in Medsurg on Tues= studying now. I hope that you can join me on this adventure...I know God has amazing things planned out!