Nicaragua Bound!!

This time tomorrow, the FSU Nicaragua Mission Team will be about an hour away from landing in Managua, Nicaragua!! So exciting!!!

I can't believe it's time for the trip already; it has been in the works for several months now. Each of the team members have spent a lot of time raising the financial support to pay for the trip and each of the staff members have spent a lot of time contacting local businesses regarding fund raising opportunities. We had a car wash throughout the month of April at Super Suds, held a yard sale, and a fundraiser at Rita's Italian Ice.

This week, we spent 30 minutes Tues-Thurs mornings bathing our trip in prayer. We prayed for the students that are traveling with us, for the students we will meet there, for the ministry we will be doing, as well as for traveling mercies, health, and much more.

Today was spent doing laundry, packing, cleaning, and other preparation tasks. The team members that are leaving from Tallahassee met at the church to load our suitcases into the rental van and go over a few last minute details. Tomorrow morning, we will leave Tallahassee and drive to Orlando. Once there, we will return the rental van, get our tickets, check our bags, and go through security. We will fly from Orlando to Miami, then from Miami to Managua, Nicaragua. After we get off the plane, grab our bags, go through security, and all that jazz, we will meet the missionary that we will be working with and travel to the house where we will be staying.

Throughout the week, we will start each morning at 6am with team devotions. We will be visiting a local church, ministering to the university students in Managua, painting, cleaning, visiting an orphanage, and sharing what Chi Alpha means to us and how God has used XA to help us grow in our relationship with Him.

I am excited and humbled at the opportunity I have to minister to these people, but I also know they will minister to me as well. There's something powerful about watching people of a different culture worship God. There's also something powerful about seeing the passion of people who, by our standards, have little to nothing, but have such a strong faith in God and a deep love for Him. I'm praying that God ministers to each person on our trip and that all of us are open to Him while we are there, but will also remain open once we return to the U.S.

Please say a prayer for our team :) A HUGE THANK YOU to everyone who has made this trip possible!!