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God has Given me Love

April 14, 2012

I work at Nicaragua Christian Academy, a private Christian school made up mostly of children from wealthy families. In the past I have struggled with working with these children...the "Haves" of society. My heart has always been for the broken, the poor and neglected. Recently I have asked God to show me the spiritual poverty of the students I teach. Many of these children have their physical needs met, but their souls are crying out for love and affection. God has opened up my eyes to see the reality of these children's lives. He has given me compassion and love for them. I am truly blessed. I have a desire to lay down my life for these children, to love them with God's love...for His glory. Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one's life for his friends. John 15:13

One month down...

September 02, 2011

I have been back in Nicaragua for one month already. School has been going well. It is going so much better than this time last year. The kids are excited about my class and have had really good behavior! I am so thankful to be able to teach a lot of the same kids I had last year. It is great to continue those relationships with students and see their progress. Many of them will soon be leaving me...their English is continually improving and they will soon be graduating from the ESL program. It's a bittersweet feeling, but I'm very proud of them. I have a very busy schedule this year. I don't have alot of planning time, and I am tutoring and teaching English after school as well. I feel like I'm giving and teaching all day, without much of a break, and by the end of the day I'm sick of hearing myself talk and I'm sick of English!! I'm asking God to give me joy and energy to be able to give to these children. I am teaching English at the Villa Esperanza two

Hi from Nicaragua!

April 17, 2011

Hi Everyone! I have proven to be a bad blogger - what a surprise! I was hoping to blog once a month, but even that seems to be too much for me to handle. I think my problem is that I don't think anything has been happening here that is really blogworthy. We are out of school this week for Holy Week. I will be going to the beach on Tuesday and coming back on Saturday...so I'm excited about the fun week ahead! Things here have been going fine. School is almost out for the summer. I can't believe how the school year has flown by. My little angels have improved this year in English and it's fun to watch them grow and change. I have been able to visit the children's home in El Crucero several times this semester. I always enjoy visiting the kids. They're so precious. I was also able to fly to Dallas for my cousin's wedding and surprise my whole family. That was so fun. It was only for a few days, but I had a blast seeing everyone and getting to go to the wedd

I Climbed a Mountain!

February 19, 2011

Okay, it's not really a mountain. It's a hill that overlooks the laguna near my house. I asked my boys to go with me (2 of my old students from Nejapa) and their mom came too. Now other people in their family want to go with us next weekend to climb down into the laguna. The view from the top was worth all the pain of climbing. Luis and his mom, Arminda I've gone to the beach several times lately. I never can pass up an opportunity to visit my favorite place! It's a nice break from school too. Today we took Billy with us (he's living with a couple from NCA who are hoping to adopt him). Today was his first time to see the ocean. It was a little scary for him, but he had fun. Emily and Billy on the way to the beach. He's such a cutie! Things are going fine here. I'm still praying about my future in Nicaragua. I'm still not sure about the teaching thing. I don't feel like I'm really involved in the Nicaraguan culture right n

My Last Post Before Christmas

November 28, 2010

Hi everyone. This will probably be my last post before I leave for Christmas break on December 16th. I will be home for 2 1/2 weeks. I'm so excited! I'm looking forward to a break. Things here are going well. Over the weekend I went to a beach south of Managua. I was able to watch a sea turtle lay eggs. It was a once in a lifetime experience. In January the eggs will be hatching, so I may go back to see that. This weekend I also went to an orphanage about 30 minutes from my house. The name of the orphanage is House of Hope. I have visited there several times. There are 12 children that live in the home and 5 little ones there that need lots of love and care. The children are Miskito and are from the Atlantic coast. I think they will be tri-lingual kids...speaking Miskito, Spanish and English. They are precious. The woman who runs the home has gone to the Atlantic coast this week to bring 2 more children back. One of the boys will be up for adoption. The children that now li

Fall is in the Air

October 24, 2010

I can't believe we are entering the last week of October! It is so warm here it always feels like summer. October is usually the rainiest month in Nicaragua, but we were bombarded with rain from hurricane Matthew during September, so we have had quite the respite this month. I will be going home for Christmas in less than 2 months! I can't believe it. Time has been flying by. It does not move more slowly here in Nicaragua (at least for me). I can hardly imagine the cold weather back home right now because of the tropical climate here. I understand now why some of my students actually said they didn't believe snow was real. I think I'll have climate shock when I go home more than anything else. The Cisneros family is doing better, I think. I talked to them on the phone last week. Maritza is feeling better. I'm not sure what she has, but she will be on medication for 4 months and has to be on a diet with no fat. Today I was able to see my boys that I spent alot o

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