Hello everyone!
How’s springtime? Are the flowers blooming? Are there blossoms on
the trees? How wonderful is the smell of freshly cut grass? How are
the allergies this year? WE MISS SEASONS and would love to be
experiencing spring in any one of our states – Virginia, Michigan,
or Pennsylvania. However, we’re currently in the hottest time of
the year here in Nicaragua where it just gets a little hotter each day until the
rains come in May/June. It’s quite miserable really, weather-wise, but we’re
happy to here, a year and six months in! Time really is flying.
We realize it's been a while since we've written and we want to update
everyone on our lives. A lot has been changing for us and we’re
excited about the changes that will also be coming soon! Here are just a few
things to fill you in on:
1. Lauren’s
pregnant! She is due on October 10th and we’re so excited!
Right now she’s in her second trimester and is feeling a lot better
than she was in the first! (¡Gracias a Dios!//Thanks be to God!) Please pray
for us, however, as the Zika threat is now a confirmed fact in baby
defects. We have a private doctor and everything looks great at each
appointment and we pray that things continue to stay that way. No
worries for us though, please, just prayers.
When we
moved here we were just two, Lauren and Mitchell. Then, we quickly added our dog, Emre, and last September Yosi
and Martha came to live with us. Our family is now 4 people + Emre and will soon be
5 people + Emre. Going from no children to three was not something we
anticipated when we moved here in 2014 and we are quickly outgrowing our
house. In June, we will be moving to a different place where we will all
fit a lot better! The house will be a very nice change and will also
be out of the city which we’re both very excited about!
2. Work at NCA
Nejapa has been tough this year. It’s been challenging for us and some
different things have come up in our jobs that we have to deal with
and work through; part of working in a different culture, right? A
lot of things happen that don’t make sense to us or don’t seem
correctly done and that makes things difficult. We’re praying that
we can put God first and make good decisions in our jobs that glorify
Him.
3. CINAFE/Fortress
of Hope continues to go well. This year, we’ve adjusted to less
time there as we’ve been busy with our jobs and the girls. It’s
been nice to have less to do after school as we don’t have to head
to CINAFE each day. Mondays are our days to go over, hang out, help
with homework, play some games, and enjoy dinner together. It’s
really nice and is a welcome change.
In an attempt to keep this short and sweet, we're going to stop there and end with a few pictures at the bottom! We hope you enjoy our recent photos including Martha’s 14th birthday on April 5th, our baby announcement, and a couple from CINAFE.
Much love,
Lauren, Mitchell, baby Yoder, the girls, and Emre :)
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