Hey.........how are you? I will do my best to update you on the past events, some of my thoughts and challenges (unfortunately I´m still falling slightly short of perfect.)
Hmm, what to say. The beginning of May started out with time with my dad. He was here from the 7-16th and we had a great time spending time with my host family, playing with the kids at work, and exploring volcanoes, zip-lining, heading out to La Isla de Ometepe to see some petroglyphs and swim in a volcanic spring and dipping our feet in the ocean in San Juan del Sur. I would just like to note that if any of you ever have to go on a road-trip with me, let it be known that I apparently have a terrible sense of direction....or take directions poorly....HOWEVER, there is usually a sweet surprise at the end of the wrong turn and some great friends to be made. Perfect example was at Laguna de Apoyo which is the volcanic crater lake. I had gotten directions from our guide that day for where a good spot to swim would be as most of the shoreline of the lake is privately owned or you need to pay a fee to use the hostel. We only had about 15 minutes and didnt think it was worth paying, so we wanted to know the local spots ;) Well apparently, turn left meant turn right. Nonetheless, we ended up at a dead end with only signs saying ´Propriedad privada´informing us that we had turned the wrong way and now had no public shoreline. Anyways, I asked directions from a gentleman on the road and asked if he knew of a place close to where we were.......he ended up opening up the gate for us to swim and enjoy a gorgeous property that is actually owned by Canadians (vancouver). He maintains the property, the place can be rented, but there was no one at the time and he said we could go for swim if we wanted. One of those blessings that can´t be planned, only seen and enjoyed.
Last weekend we had a reunion with previous YAMENers/ IVEPers (went to the states or other country with MCC), us current volunteers, and next years group who will be going to Winnipeg, USA, and Bolivia. Definitely a great time to relax a bit, do some reflection, start thinking about coming home and some of the mental prep. for that, and encourage others for their year coming up.
Other than that I have been working and today actually I have an unexpected day off. I had a foot infection and went to the doctor last night. So now I am on some antibiotics etc and decided to take the day to rest up a bit and enjoy the sound of rain on the roof. It is officially rainy season. It has been raining for the past 3 days off and on, which is actually a nice break from the heat/ ridiculous humidity.
So now that you have the past events, I´ll try to share some thoughts and challenges. Well, as of today I have made some flash cards for prayer and prayer requests. I have soooo many people praying for me, and although I care about and think of you all daily....the sad truth is that I have not been too diligent in prayer. This book on prayer had recommended making flash or cue cards (I wont be using them like those math flash cards for multiplication so I guess cue cards is more accurate). Anyways, I will be starting to try and get in the habit of that. You can call me on it if you want :)
Challenges: hmmmm, I would be lying if I said I wasnt thinking about the future. God has definitely been working in me and I want to be open to where He is leading and continue seeking Him. I have made some work contacts for Occupational Therapy positions when I get home but I am not totally sure where to look, where to live, and a bunch of other things surrounding those questions. Whatever and wherever it is, I want to continue growing...and i want another adventure.
I´ll try and post some pictures this weekend.
Bendiciones
amanda
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