Pray for Favor and Direction

Well I made it to Somotillo.

Things there are not going so well.

Today I received word that there is a problem with the abandonment of the girls.

I will try to explain in as little words as I can.

My girls have different dads. The father of Isamar lives in Managua and has contacted her over the phone several times. He was told by authorities here that he needed to take a DNA test but for years he has not. Of course, until now. He is scheduled to take it on the 14th. The day before our approval. If he is found positive everything changes. If not hopefully things will continue. It is very possible he is the her dad because she looks just like him.

He has had 9 years to get this test but only now does he decided to. How difficult this must be now for Isamar.

Additionally, the aunt of the girls who lives 3 blocks away and has not visited the girls but twice in 5 years went to Mi Familia and requested a visit. She came last week and told the girls that they need to tell the judge they don´t want to live with us. She told them that people here kill little girls and cut thier heads off and cut out thier hearts. She told them that I was lieing to them and it would be horrible in the US. She was trying to brian wash them with lies.

Today I went to see the girls. They did not act like they were afraid of me bu they were a little hesitate with me.

How confusing it must be to be told so many things from adults.

I have a meeting Monday morning with the authorites here to discuss what is going on with the dad and the other family members to see what is going to happen now.

We have come so far. I truly want God´s will for my girls and I know in my heart that they are to be with us. I am very sad for them. I refuse to allow the enemy to discourage me. God is on my side and the families that are showing up now do not have him on thier side.

Please pray that truly God´s will is done here. It´s very heartbreaking I won´t lie so pray for my strength as I am here without Terry to pick me up.

There is so much going on that I am not sure what will happen next.

Cover us with your prayers. Believe with me that God´s favor and HIS direction will be, not man´s, not mine and not the families involved.

God Bless,

Angie

Tragedy in Somotillo

Somotillo is the village that I work in each time and the home where my girls live.

It's on the west coast of Nicaragua right on the border of Honduras. There are around 20,000 people and it's one of the poorest areas on the west side.

Today I received word that a tragedy occurred and I am asking all of you to pray for this family.

There is only one road through Somotillo and it's a very small one at that. Tractor trailers travel through daily back and forth from Honduras.

A young mother and daughter were on their way to the market and suddenly the young daughter ran away from here mother. They were walking only steps from this major road.

The mother frantically chased her young child and fell onto the ground. Sadly she fell directly in the middle of the road where a tractor trailer was coming. He was instantly killed. The daughter was also ran over. The daughter is alive but lost one of her legs. She is in critical condition. There are no hospitals in Somotillo that can do surgeries, I am sure she had to be driven to the next town that does which is 1 hour 1/2 away. The outcome of this little girl is unsure of at this point.

This took place right in the middle to the busiest time of the day. Many people witnessed it and many people are distraught.

I will arrive there on Friday and if God opens the door for me I will minister to those grieving the loss of this young mother. Praise God she is in heaven now. Her husband is the music minister of a church I had planned on visiting.

Tragedy happens everywhere, everyday but here in the US there are ways to help people who have no money, no insurance and no jobs. There on the other hand, are no agencies to help. This young daughter will need extensive mental, physical and spiritual help. Pray God will heal her body and her soul.

Please lift this family up in prayer daily. I did not know this family and I don't know there names but God does and that is all that matters. They need our prayers now more than ever.

I will let you know more once I get there.

Thank you for your faithfulness in praying for this family.

God Bless,

Angie

Update on My Paperwork

We received word today that in fact the meeting with our orphanage director and the lady at Mi Familia that is refusing to turn our paperwork over did in fact take place.

The woman has confirmed the paperwork is completed and she will deliver it to Mi Familia in Managua before I arrive on Thursday evening.

This is huge if it really happens. I don't mean to sound like I am not optimistic about this but this lady has lied to us 3 times already. It's hard to put faith in that.

Since my faith is in God and not in her I am going to trust that all things work together for those who love the Lord so that means ME...

Thank you guys for praying with me and trusting God for favor. He is faithful, its man that is not.

As I spent time in prayer this morning I found an old bible I use to use and in it was a list of scriptures that I had written down about 10 or more years ago. I truly believe it was for that moment this morning I wrote them. All of them pertained to this situation. All of them told me exactly what God wanted me to know this morning.

I find that absolutely amazing. Just think about it. I wrote those scriptures over 10 years ago and today they were exactly what I needed. God is so amazing. He knows all. He knew then I would need them today.

Do you write down scriptures that encourage you? Try it; see if one day God brings those across your path again just when you need them. It will do wonders for your faith.

Keep praying as I leave on Thursday afternoon. I will be going to meet with the lawyers of Mi Familia to ensure that all documents are ready for us to be voted on April 15th.

In addition to that God took care of the backdrop I needed. The place I am staying, Just so happens to have a screen and a sound system waiting on me. I can't wait to see what happens with showing the story of Jesus in color. It will change lives.

I'll keep you posted so you can be praying.

God Bless,

Angie

Nicbound again..

In 2004 I had to set up a Hotmail account. In a hurry I just typed "Nicbound" I was going on my first Nicaragua mission trip that summer and that's what came to mind.

I never imagined at that time in my life that I would be "Nic" bound every time I turned around.

In the first three years that I started working in Nicaragua I could hardly come up with the money to buy my tickets. It always seemed to be a struggle. It's amazing to me that once I finally accepted the call on my life to work there on a regular basis that the struggle was no longer around.

I have gone to Nicaragua 5 times since July and had only gone 5 times prior to that. It is amazing to me. I remember in 2006 saying to someone in Nicaragua, "I pray that one day I can come as often as God needs me to come without it being a struggle every time". God has answered that prayer over and over again.

With that said, YES, I am headed to Nicaragua again.

Remember the lady that is holding up my paperwork? Well she lied again and did not turn it over. In addition to that my case worker's last day was Tuesday and now there is no clear answer to what is going to happen to my case and the mounts of paperwork I submitted. Two weeks ago 1 out of the only 3 case workers was fired and all of her cases are still sitting on her desk. Many of those were adoptions. So now, all my case workers cases are sitting on hers with no one to work them.

Once I realized that it was in our best interest for me to go again I started thinking about mission work that can be done while I am there. I am excited to say I already have some plans to visit a village that needs help and support. This will be the first village that I will be working outside of the ministry I use to support. I'm so excited to have the opportunity to branch out and do God’s will for my life.

I am also considering taking my projector and laptop and showing movies at night in the village I am staying in. Most have TV there because there’s electricity but they have never seen movies about Jesus. I'm considering the Jesus Film Project, the Nativity and maybe another one, in Spanish of course.

What a great opportunity to show them Jesus. Pray with me that this method will really hit home and show them Jesus like they have never seen him. I would love to show Passion of the Christ but most can't read the subtitles.

I only have a week to figure this out so pray God shows me a way to come up with a backdrop to show it on that is easy to take on a plane.

The enemy may be causing problems and trying to delay the adoption but in fact all he is doing is giving me the opportunity to minister more to the lost of Nicaragua.

I leave on Thursday 3rd and return on the 11th. During that time I hope to visit my girls for two days and minister to the village and then return back to Managua and deal with the people holding up the process.

Please pray for:

Safety as I will be traveling alone there and then meeting my translator Claudia.
Protection while I am driving, yes I have to drive in this crazy country this time.
Favor with the people who are holding this process up.
Open hearts to share the gospel of Jesus with.
A backdrop that is portable and easy to set up.
My husband and kids
Good health - no sickness from the food and water there

My attorney was suppose to meet with the highest lawyer at Mi Familia today to find out where in the process is my paperwork so I'll keep you posted if anything changes before I go.

God Bless you all and thanks for praying. I really need your faithful prayers as we walk down this journey together.

Angie

Mark Your Calendar for the 25th

Tuesday is a special day for Terry and I.

Not only is it our 19th Wedding Anniversary it’s the day our case worker at Mi Familia is suppose to receive the home study of our girls.

This can be a very difficult process to follow so I will try to explain it in a way that you can understand so you can start praying NOW...

The office we are dealing with in Managua has a smaller office that exists in the area our girls are living. That office was asked to do the home study of the girls. The home study is required in order to declare the girls abandoned.

The lady in this office who did the home study is being very difficult. It's hard to explain the reasons why right now, just know that she has the power to delay this adoption for as long as she chooses. She has had the home study done since early February and just last week lied and said it was not finished yet. She feels we are rushing things. It's been said that her opinion is it should take 3 - 4 years for an adoption to be finalized.

Our case worker in Managua sent a request for the home study on the 11th and requested it to be in her hands on the 14th. The lady in the other office refused the request and said, "I'll give it to you on the 25th".

The 25th is my case workers last day of employment. So, it is extremely important to this case that the home study gets turned in so my case worker can submit it to the proper person before she leaves. If this is not done it could be months before her replacement is hired and starts working on my case again.

I refuse to worry about this. The enemy would like for me to lose sleep or cry and get angry at this lady but instead I am praying that this week in Nicaragua which was called Holy Week impacted her life and she accepted Christ and is a new creation...

Isn't that all that really matters here. Yes, I want my girls to come home but God has that time worked out. If we are in His perfect Will all will come together. It's the lady we need to pray for.

She obviously does not have Jesus in her life or she would see the need to get my girls out of that orphanage. So it's her salvation and her heart we need to be praying for.

Today was a wonderful day for Christians but what about those who are not Christians? We sometimes get so caught up in what Jesus did for us that we don't stop and think about the person next door or the family member that is lost.

Let's agree today to not let another minute go by without lifting up the lost souls to God. Look around you now and see if you can't either actually see someone that needs Jesus or imagine someone’s face that does. Pray for them.

Pray for this lady who is holding up the future of my girls. Pray for her soul and watch God work everything out.

God Bless,

Angie