This Calls for a Blog-- Nicaragua Bound

I can hardly believe that this is real life.  For those of you who don't know, I will be leaving in two short weeks for a ten week medical internship in Nicaragua.  Right now if you asked me how I'm feeling about it, I could give you fifty different adjectives and none could completely describe the emotions running through me.

This summer I am going to try to blog and share what I am learning, what I am struggling with, how you can pray for me and my friends, and my experiences that are hard to put into words. As many of you who are reading this blog are the people who support me, encourage me, pray with me, and live this crazy adventure of life with me; I am excited to share in it with you.

Here are the top 10 ways I am feeling/ ways you can pray for me:

1.In Disbelief: it blows my mind how God has planned this summer and continually provides.  I have been praying that He would open doors for this experience for two years and honestly am in kind of shock that it is actually happening!

2: Hating Change: and these next two weeks involve a lot of it.  Leaving Butler, coming home, leaving for Nica... it involves a lot of hello's and goodbyes which really gets my tears flowing.

3. Excited: for how God will use me in Nicaragua and how much I will learn while I am down there.  I am excited for the unknown and to be uncomfortable and see how my heart is transformed

4. Anxious: for all of the logistics and things that can wrong.  I am anxious about leaving everyone I love and that this is my first summer not living at home.

5. Unworthy:  I don't even remotely feel worthy to be participating in the Kingdom work happening in Nicaragua.  I am so blessed to get to have this opportunity to work along side the amazing Dr. Michael and Cony this summer.

6. A Deep Longing: to love the people of Nicaragua.  Their culture is so beautiful and I am so excited to be immersed and learn from them this summer.

7. A Lot To Do: before I am ready.  My to do list is at least two pages long, and could use some prayer while I finish a lot of things in Dayton.

8. In Need of Closure: I want to close up any lose ends before I leave, so I won't have things to be worried after I leave.

9. Adventurous: I can't wait to see the adventures that are coming our way.

10. Ready: to start this chapter in my life; and to spend so much time with these beautiful smiles.

 My prayer going into this trip is: "Show me your ways, Lord, teach me your paths. Guide me in your truth and teach me, for you are God my Savior, and my hope is in you all day long." Psalm 25:4-5

I am so thankful that life with God is a life full of adventure and surprises.  A life that does not necessarily make sense, but a life that is beautiful, and hard, and good, and full of hope.

I am more than thankful for all of your support! While I am in Nicaragua I will be able to skype/e-mail.  My skype name: audrey.gleason13 e-mail: agleason@butler.edu.  And if you download a voxer app my username is: agleas553 I would also love to answer any questions that you have!