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Ha llegado la hora
de despedirme de mi linda Nicaragua. Mis dos años aquí pasaron
rapidísimos. Claro que habían días difíciles pero gracias al
amor de Dios y la amistad de mis amigos y familia Nicaragüense mi
servicio de Cuerpo de Paz vio mil sonrisas y pocos problemas. Nunca
voy a poder agradecerles de forma adecuada ni comunicar a otros
cuanto he
aprendido de
Nicaragua. Realmente llegue a amar a este país y especialmente al
norte y a mi comunidad en el Jícaro. Aunque me vaya ahorita,
siempre voy a llevar conmigo un alma pinolera. A todos, les
agradezco su apoyo y su amistad y les deseo suerte y salud hasta que
nos volvamos a ver. Que Dios les cuide y les bendiga!
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Now that the time has come
to take my leave of Nicaragua, it is hard to find the right words to
convey my feelings. I am, above all else, grateful for the time I
have had in Nicaragua and the experiences and relationships that I
have enjoyed and been challenged by over the last two years. I have
been more than lucky during my time here, I have been truly blessed.
Every morning I have prayed for the strength and the patience to deal
with whatever challenges the day presented and every night that God
would order my steps for the next day. I have never been
disappointed.
I am also ready to
go home and get started on what's next. It is hard to be too sad
about leaving a place when you are excited to go somewhere else. In
my last blog post before I left the US for Nicaragua I wrote:
“So now it is
time to move on. I'm excited again. I may miss the people I'm taking
my leave from, but it is their love and support that has allowed me
to come to a place where I can step out to wherever I'm called to go
in faith and confidence. Nothing changes between us just because we
are not together. Leaving is not complicated. It is quite simple. One
day you are in one place, with one group of people. The next day you
are somewhere else, with different people. The job is still the same.
“
I still believe
that to be true.
Entonces, me
despido. Nos vemos pronto.
