Author: Adventures

Beautifully and Wonderfully Made

As we head to Ecuador and I reflect on my time at training camp, I am thankful for the ways I’ve grown. One of the main topics we have focused on is identity. We have been asked to reflect on what we have been telling ourselves about our identities.  I had been telling myself I’m not good enough, pretty enough, smart enough, people don’t like me, and I’m irrelevant. I realized when I was telling myself these things, they were lies and I was being negatively impacted.  God tells us we were created for great purpose. We are beautifully and wonderfully made. I...

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Reflections From Launch by the Nicaragua Team

Stories from Launch   “I dreaded getting on the plane, moving away from the comforts of my home and my mom. Thoughts of “Why am I here? What am I doing? Why did I think I could do this?” flew through my head as I rode in the bus to training camp. From there I spent days getting to know eleven other girls that I have already to come love, but something was missing. The sense of peace and purpose that “Yes! I am totally supposed to be here!” was still absent. This was on my mind as I walked into evening worship on Sunday night. From there, worship was led by...

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Nicaragua is Rejoicing at Vision Nicaragua

  We have arrived at Vision Nicaragua! We had a wonderful day of travel: we were able to check our bags for FREE, we were upgraded to Premium plus seating for FREE, all of our bags arrived when we did and we enjoyed seeing the city of Managua and all towns we drove through on our way to Chinandega. We’re excited to work with Ron and the staff of Vision Nicaragua these next three weeks. Thank you for your prayers, encouragement and support! Much love, Abby, Alysa, Anna, Elia, Emily, Izzy, Jasmine, Leah, Lena, Lylse, Lynden, Sonia, Sydney, Tina

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