A Season to Come and a Season to Go
I have never seen anything more beautiful in my life. The road from Jinotega to Managua is absolutely gorgeous with its sculpted mountains, lush landscapes, and dynamic skies. But the most beautiful thing I saw was not out my window – it was not something I was seeing with my eyes but with my heart. As I looked at the beautiful land that God has made in Nicaragua, I also pictured the beautiful people that He made and that I have come to love. I closed my eyes and imagined their faces. My heart gazed upon all the memories I have of the places I have been and the things I have been a part of. I tried to wrap my mind around everything that God has taught me and revealed to me, but it was so overwhelmingly brilliant that I could hardly soak it all up. As I looked out the window and waved goodbye to Jinotega, tears rolled down my face. It was the only way I knew to respond to such beauty. As hard as it was to leave Jinotega, God has given me great peace. He has comforted me by reminding m...