As I sit here in my favorite coffee shop in my hometown with Coldplay playing in my ears, I can’t help but think about how much my life has changed is such a short amount of time. This place represents so much more than a good cup of coffee. We walked in the door and were greeted by the owner with a hug and a smile. It’s only been six months since we were here but it feels like years. The last time we were here, we were working out notices at our full time jobs, packing up our apartment and making plans for our move to Nicaragua. We lived a life that is so different than it is now. Not better or worse, just different.

I used to come here everyday and work and stare out at University Boulevard and dream about what our lives would look like when we moved to Nicaragua. Playing out scenarios in my head of what our everyday lives would look like. I remember thinking about how much I would miss these times and to be honest I do miss them sometimes. But I’m also reminded about a time when in our lives when the God of the universe called us out of our normal American lives and said “Follow me to Nicaragua”.

Being home for a visit has given me the opportunity to reflect on what God is doing in and through us in Granada. It has allowed me to not only see friends and family but also to miss our new friends and family. Granada may not be “home” but we also being shown that home is where you are instead of a particular place.

We feel that we are at sort of a crossroads with our time there and we are going to begin praying for God to show us if he wants us to stay for a longer term or if he wants us to come back to the states for something else. We are praying for God to give us this answer quickly because it changes how we look at our last seven months in Nicaragua. If he calls us for a longer period, we feel we should dive into language training and developing the base we have now into a more advanced level. If he calls us back to the states, we would spend our last seven months developing relationships and ministries so that it continues after we leave. Please join us in praying for direction. We are trusting and believing that he will guide our steps.

If we didn’t get a chance to see you face to face know that we miss you and can’t wait until we can hug your neck!