Missions Trip to Juigalpa.

Many thanks to all of you who prayed for our missions trip to Juigalpa.

It was a long drive with lots of preparation, but well worth it! There were about 20 of us that went from our church here in Managua. When we arrived on Friday, we went out into the community and did an outreach for the children as well as a service for the adults.




We gave the lesson about The boy who shared his lunch with Jesus. Five loaves and two fishes. Afterwards, we gave out clothing and beans and rice. When we got back we had about half an hour before the evening service at the church started, so we went out evangelizing door to door inviting people to the church.

The service was amazing. During our Praise and Worship we felt The Power of The Holy Spirit among us and remained in a spirit of worship for quite some time. The Holy Spirit's presence was the Word for the night. Healing. Restoration.








We heard testimonies of emotional, spiritual and physical healings. Thank you LORD!

We slept on the floor of the church that night, then up early the next morning to start all over again.









Saturday we had many meetings going on simultaneously. I headed up a children's program from 9 am to noon, then did some teacher training with one lady who was willing to listen. The church does not currently have a children's ministry, but she was eager to listen and learn. We are praying that she can start one really soon. I left her some information to study and hopefully she can enlist some more help and train them also.







The Pastor and his family said our visit was perfect timing. They were going through a really tough time as a church, with very little help, and they were financially broke! Because of generous donations from the congregation of our church, we were able to give out more clothing, rice and beans and even leave a financial donation for them. Thank you for your perfect timing LORD.







The Pastor's wife was diagnosed with brain cancer some time ago. She had surgery that left her vision impaired. We prayed with her for total healing and recovery, believing God for miracles. We plan to keep in touch with them and hope to go back and visit as God wills.

Once again, thank you for your prayers, and know that your donations contribute to events like this through my tithes and offerings to my local church here.

May you be richly blessed as you share God's Kingdom with others.

from me x

May Day!

Greetings my friends and family,


Thankyou. Yes, “thank you” are the first words on my mind when I think of you. Phil 1v3 Thank you for your continued support with: prayers, words of encouragement, finances, ideas, emails and fb messages!


All is well here in Nicaragua. Still crazy hot, but the rains are due any day now so that should cool things down a little.

Although then it will be hard to get the laundry dry! I remember the first year I was here. So many things just went moldy and had to be thrown away because it rained so much we could never get things dry. Oh, while on the subject of laundry, here is a pic of my outside "laundry room." I enjoy doing hand washing, even though it is time consuming. I play praise and worship music full blast and sing my heart out!

That old toilet brush works wonders for getting stubborn stains out of the laundry!

A couple of weeks ago one of my fillings fell out. An old one from years ago. And I mean years ago! I haven't had any dental work done, other than cleanings, for too many years to mention. I made an appointment to get it fixed, and ended up coming out with a whole list of things to be done!! Funny how at my last cleaning about 6 months ago, at another dentist, I got the all clear! Anyway, one of my goals for this year was to get my teeth taken care of. So I went to get all the x rays and so on, and to cut a long story short: if I didn't get braces fitted to straighten my teeth, they would eventually push each other out! Yikes! I had the top ones fitted last week. I go back again on May 6th. Thankfully, it is much more affordable here than in USA and I trust The LORD will provide the finances to cover the costs over the next year.

I am loving life at "mi casita," my little house. I bought some paint and will attempt to get it done over the next few weeks. Here are some pics of my options regarding a nican ladder!

Here is the first option to get to those high places!

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I think I prefer this option...

You can tell the size of my house by the car parked infront! It's just right!

Back view of my casita. I love to sit out in the mornings on this back porch with my cuppa and Bible Study, with the birds as my guests

I have been studying James, using Beth Moore and Rick Warren studies. I love it! It is a book that defines Faith, and then tells you how to live it out! James 1v2: Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds… I am learning to live out my Faith more literally daily as the trials keep coming! So when we lack a basic need we are to consider ourselves blessed. LORD, I acknowledge my own inadequacy. I thank you for my weaknesses. What a rich blessing that trains me to rely wholeheartedly on YOU. I know that self sufficiency is a myth perpetuated by pride and temporary success. I know that health and wealth can disappear instantly, as can life itself. I rejoice in my insufficiency, knowing that your power within me is made perfect in my weakness. James 1v2, 2 Corinthians 12v9.

As a church body, we are fasting 50 days for Pentecost. We will end the fast on May 19th. We are praying as a church for the church, but also for the Nation and for personal reasons. I am excited to see what God has planned as we pray through this time.

I know God has directed me to leave NCA and have only 24 more days left of this school year. It will mean the end of my fixed income here in Nica. I am stepping out in Faith and will be totally relying on God for His direction and provision. I am moving into the unknown, but with a known God beside me, who promises never to leave me or forsake me. He is fighting on my behalf and Jesus Christ is up in Heaven interceding for me. So I have peace and I claim the victory promised in Jesus name!

As I sit and drink my morning cuppa, I watch the birds come and go and listen to them singing praises to The LORD, their Creator, and our Creator! I am reminded of the scriptures in Matthew and Luke about how Our God will always provide for us. Luke 12v22/32 and Matthew 6v25/34. Thank you LORD: for salvation for loved ones, for health, for wisdom, discernment, finances for missions, outreaches, dental work, divine appointments, meetings, connections, in order to walk the path You predestined for me long ago. Thank you that you promise to give us everything we ask for in your name LORD.

Vineyard Gainesville: Kit mentioned that we may be able to skype on May 22nd, so I pray that works and I look forward to seeing some of you then.


So I will end as I began. I thank my God upon every remembrance of you!

Living moment by moment for Christ,

Love always,

Andrea x
　

Jesus you have stolen my heart, I am captivated by you, I am falling deeper in love with you.....