Preparations
I got the opportunity to go to Nicaragua for 10 days to be a bridesmaid in a wedding for two very good friends from Calvin. We had the opportunity to travel around after the wedding for about five days with our friend’s brother who grew up in Nicaragua. We spent three days on the island of Ometepe and one of those days we decided to climb the volcano, Maderas. The family we stayed with asked a friend to drive us to the volcano in the back of their pick up truck (Something I was so excited to do because you can’t do that in the states!). After getting lost down the mountain, running out of water, and ending up on the wrong side of the volcano, we finally found the pick up truck to take us home. As we were driving home, I was asked the question, “do you think this trip to Nicaragua is preparing you for your time in Sierra Leone?” Since asked that question, I have been thinking about how God has prepared me to go. Last summer, I had the opportunity to go teach in Ko