It’s that time of year! Time to double the amount of clothes you wear with coats and hats and gloves and scarves. It’s cold out there. And even though we’re only outside for the minute it might take for us to walk to our car, we don’t want to feel that cold.
That’s why, if you’re like me, you can battle the cold by thinking about the warmth of Spring. And you know what’s even warmer than an Ohio Spring? Nicaragua.
Did you like that segue?
I know our minds are on gifts and family and not eating too many sweets (but certainly some), but if you find yourself with a free moment, consider and pray about joining us in Nicaragua next summer.
Our students will once again be heading down to Managua, Nicaragua to minister with our dear friends, the Holsingers. I know summer feels like a lifetime away, and it sort of is, but we are in the process now of putting our team together and preparing ourselves mentally, physically, and most importantly, spiritually for the adventure we will be taking with God.
I encourage you now, take this time of brief respite from school and work to commune with God. Talk to him about Nicaragua and see if he is perhaps leading you there to do his work with us. Whether you are a parent or student, you are welcome!
If you want to be a part of that team, please contact me. If you have questions and concerns, please contact me. If you aren’t sure or have any doubts, pray. Then please, contact me!
Our trip will be June 11-20, and the cost will be $1500. If seeing that price tag makes you black out for a second, see the previous paragraph. Okay, now let’s talk. I have seen from previous trips and my own experience with support raising for my entire salary that money is nothing for God. If anything, it is a chance for him to show off and bless and surprise you. We have methods of support raising, and we as a team will discuss those, but more than anything, if God is calling you to join us, he will get you there. That doesn’t mean it will be easy, but it does mean that he will show you his sovereignty. And that’s even before we even step foot on a plane!
If you are interested, we have applications available. Contact me and we’ll get you started. Applications, along with a $150 deposit will be due Sunday, January 7. That day will also be our first team meeting. We will meet in the youth room after church from about 12-1:30pm (Bring $3 dollars for lunch). In this meeting we will talk through preliminary information, medical forms, fundraising, and all other questions you are asking yourself as you read this.
I want to conclude with this: God is moving. The Good News of his Kingdom is spreading and bearing fruit throughout the whole world (Colossians 1). With or without us, God is redeeming and restoring his creation, because that is what he does. We have an opportunity to join him in this work with our brothers and sisters in Nicaragua. I encourage you to go to him and consider whether he is asking you to join him and us.
