This past week has been a week of lasts, a week of endings. Ministry at Corazon Contento ended on Tuesday morning with a celebration (yay, pinata!) and lots of hugs. I stopped cooking/planning/shopping for the team on Tuesday night. I already had to say goodbye to a few friends, and I've packed up the majority of my things. As rough and emotionally draining as it is to wrap things up here, there is relief and a sense of pride that I have accomplished what God intended for me to do here in Nicaragua, and I am leaving with no regrets. While I was here, I wasn't afraid to love well.

     Our team left early Wednesday morning for 5 days of debrief in Tamarindo, Costa Rica. The hostel is beautiful, the beach is AMAZING, and our time away from Granada is giving us all a chance to brgin processing the past 7 and a half months and mentally prepare for returning to the States. I should probably warn you, in case you haven't been able to tell through my blog, I'm different. The transition to 'normal' life back home in PA will take a while, and there's bound to be some frustrations and tears along the way. I'll need your patience and prayers, and a lot of time.

 

Traveling plans:

     Wednesday morning (the 13th), my team will fly from the Managua airport to Atlanta, GA, where we will stay for 2 nights. The FYM teams from Africa will join us there, so we're looking forward to a reunion with friends we made at training camp in September. Then Friday the 15th I will say my final goodbyes to my team as we all go our separate ways. My flight schedule looks like this:

 

Atlanta, GA to Philadelphia, PA

     leave 10:45am, arrive 12:45pm

Philadelphia, PA to Baltimore, MD

     leave 3:30pm, arrive 4:15pm

Baltimore, MD to Lancaster, PA

     leave 8:00pm, arrive 8:30pm

 

     With all the airport hopping it will feel like a long day, but I know my family and friends are waiting at the end of it (not to mention a comfortable bed!). I am so excited to see you all!  <3 jessica