Sunday, January 6, 2013

SO I FORGOT SOME OF THE BEST NEWS EVER.

I'm going back to Nicaragua for Spring Break this year.  I'm sad that I'll be missing Beach Reach, which is awesome experience and I totally recommend it, but y'all.  Nicaragua.  Nicaragua where I first experienced heartbreak over poverty and first realized that my life isn't meant to be lived in America.  Nicaragua where I'll be working with special needs kids and girls rescued from prostitution.  Nicaragua where my heart is constantly drawn back to.  Nicaragua where God is faithful beyond what I could ask for.

Basically what's going to happen is I'll come home from Austin, pack a bag, don my Chacos (joke I've broken in those bad boys), grab my mom, and head to my favorite place on earth.  Yes, I did mean my mom.  My mother, being the brave and gracious soul she is, has offered to come with me.  And by offered, I really mean that it's a family trip, so I kind of needed a family member.  If she knew what she was getting herself into, I don't know if she'd have offered.  I'm literally so so so excited.  I get to see some of my girls and hug them again.  When I left three years ago, I didn't know if I'd ever have the chance to see them again.  The fact that I not only get to go back, but that I also get to work with special needs kids just blows my mind.  Three years ago, I realized that I do, in fact, want to live abroad and work with kids with special needs to help improve their lives.  This is God's way of saying, "I know what I made you for.  You're learning what I made you for.  I haven't forgotten about you, and I'm not done with you just yet."

With all the joy in my heart, I can excitedly say that I have 66 days until I'm home.

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