unity.

so..today has been a fairly good day...you know, just getting 'stuff' done. had a test, yada yada yada. i'm really excited about a banquet i'm going to tonight. it is for our bcm leadership team, the old and the new team. i'm excited to just get a little dressed up and be able to share some sweet fellowship with some dear friends. it is nice when that happens.

so, last night. it was an awesome night. me and my roomsies were just sitting around talking to one another about the future. talking about the craziness each of our lives will bring in the future. talking about marriage, careers, furthering our education, etc. we were just talking about everything, really. both of my roommates are in serious relationships so their future seems a little more concrete than mine. it has taken a while for me to finally embrace this singleness stuff. it doesn't necessarily feel the greatest all the time, but when i sit down and realize the Lord has me exactly where He wants me, everything is alright. the excitement also comes in when i realize i am back in square one. i can evaluate who i am in the Lord and look at what qualities and what type of person the Lord desires me to embrace. i have been seeking out the Godly qualities and such, but last night we talked about the silly little qualities that i would like and some of them, need. funny and embarassing, but i realize, i need someone pretty corny and romantic. i am a sap. i may be in denial about my sappy?-ness, but o well. haha. just some fun discussion last night that has me excited about the future and the realm of possibilities...excited to look back one day and read this stuff and see where the Lord has led me. totally cool. so yeah-that's that.

now, for some more nicaragua. the 'goodbye' day was a very difficult day...the day we were leaving the Nica's we had a little morning session with them. we were able to pray over them and their families. we were in a big circle inside Olivia's home and surrounded by that family and some additional pastors that were with us. the pastor expressed to us his gratefullness to us and how much they had been blessed by our presence. it was a very humbling experience for me because i was SO blessed by them. the pastor shared a blessing for us and reminded us that this would not be the last time we all saw each other. it was a very emotional time for our team as well as everyone in the room. being reminded of the Lord and His greatness, we were all in a silent awe. and then--something incredible happened. it was seriously a moment where the Holy Spirit was present. the pastors had prepared a song they wanted us to sing with them as a final goodbye. the song selected was just incredible, "How Great Thou Art". we sang in english as they sang in spanish and we praised the Lord, together. completely united in the Lord. there was no barrier, there was no difference between us. we were standing there together with one cause, one purpose. to glorify and praise the Lord. such a magnificient picture of heaven. that moment is one that will be permanently in mind. such a moment of being completely surrounded by the presence of the Lord and being filled by Him. awesome stuff. awesome stuff.