I finally found the internet cafe in Nejapa! I have spent one week and two days here and it feels like many more. So far there have been many ups and a few challenging moments.
I am living in the missionary quarters with Alyssa and Kirsten. I love the many moments of heart to heart conversations that we share throughout the day, it´s truly a blessing to be with them.

I work 24 hour shifts every other day from 8am to 8am. The challenging part of the day happens when they come home from school and have to do chores and homework. In just several shifts I have already experienced the challenges of young girls who wait until bedtime to do poster projects due the next day, those who absolutely refuse to wash the dishes or obey my telling her to do them right now and of those who are sick and can´t go to school. I want my moments with them to be great, fun and happy but most times showing and developing character is difficult. I realize my time with them is going to have more challenges than I originally thought because learning to obey the things you don´t really want to is never fun or happy, for them or for me. Some of you parents just said "now you know what my life is all about!" Rachel is very encouraging and helps me press on when I´m overwhelmed. I am determined to be humbled, to surrender, to stand firm, to speak up and to be quiet... all to show the character of Christ in this endeavor and the ones that come after.
1 Cor 2 "But thanks be to God, who always leads us in triumphal procession in Christ and through us spreads everywhere the fragrance of the knowledge of Him".