Brittany in Nicaragua

It´s been forever

2009-06-16T12:47:00.000-07:00

The missionaries that I am staying with don´t internet access. But things have been going ok. When I got here there was a group from Louisina. We went to several missions. One time we spent the night there in the church on cots. I can´t begin to describe the conditions .. dirt floors no indoor plumbing .. including showers. And something during that trip made me get sick because the third day I was here I was getting sick from both ends. To say the least I was miserable that day. I am trying to get use to the food but rice and beans can only go so far.

God has moved so strongly for the short time that I have been here. He has showe me people of incredible faith and people who need the love of Jesus. Even though I know that this will be a trying time I pray that God will just be glorified with everything that I may do.

Tomorrow Oscar invited all the youth to come and play soccer with me and him, I am looking forward to that. I also have started my spanish classes 3 times a week with a teacher who speaks no english. However I have gotten pretty use to that since hardly anyone speaks english here. I just try to understand as much as possible and be as polite as I can with the words that I do know.

Well I do not know when I will be able to get on next so .. farewell for now.

I MADE IT!!!

2009-06-10T14:12:00.000-07:00

Well after a long tretourous series of flights .. I have finally made it. When sitting next to a woman on the plane from Miami to Nicaragua who didn´t speak a lick of english .. I got more of a reality check. I thought to myself ¨yep .. goodbye english"

Well thank you for your thoughts today and your prayers! I will post later.

I meet with my destiny tomorrow at 6 am

2009-06-09T12:15:00.000-07:00

Goof grief! I can't believe that the day is less than twenty four hours away until I embark on this incredible journey. I really didn't get a chance to explain the whole purpose in my trip last time. I really don't know what possessed me to deport myself away to a third world country for two months. Of course I had a lot of best friend influences, but all in all, after butterflies sink to the bottom of my stomach I would say that this is nothing but a once in a life time opportunity that I am super excited and blessed to be able to do.

I will be staying with a missionary family in a town called Catarina, which is about 20 miles somewhat South of Managua (I was never really good with direction). Going into it I really am blind sighted to what exactly I will be doing. I do know that I will travel with the missionary family to surrounding villages, participate in church activties and take spanish classes. I know that God has a lot in store for me, he will teach me a lot through this culture, and maybe I can teach them a tiny bit as well.

As for right now I just ask that you all would pray for safe travel tomorrow, and for boldness when I get there. I have a tendency to clam up real well when I am in a surrounding I don't know that well and with people I don't know very well. Also I ask that you would pray that I would learn to trust God in a whole new deeper and intimate level. To be surrounded in a culture where most people don't speak a language I understand and for me not to have any friends that I would just find comfort in him when I get lonely or begin to be spiritually attacked.

I wanted to include a map just so that y'all would understand where I would be:

... just look for the tiny city, Catarina, below Managua. Then when I talk about surrounding villages you will know where they are.

let the countdown begin ...

2009-05-23T12:27:00.000-07:00

18 days until the 4am wake up call to go the Little Rock airport to embark on a 2 month journey to Nicargua. I am so excited to set up this blog and have my friends and family follow me as I go. This is a promise that I will keep you updated and so ... here we go :)