Could We Get a Breeze?

After church on Sunday, we went and climbed Cerro Negro, Nicaragua's most active volcano, with the high school group that is here. After we had gone a little ways, several people were having a rough time since we were very tired from travelling and people were nauseous and such. I was a little dizzy and dehydrated, so I asked Katie to pray for me.

She then asked Kelly, the group leader, to gather everyone to pray. Kelly asked God for healing, strength, and encouragement for the group. It was rediculously hot and humid, so at one point she prayed, "Would you please help us know you are here, like, could we get a breeze?" Literally, right as she said that, a strong wind blew over us, and kept getting stronger as she wrapped up the prayer. It was neat to see that God wanted us to know he was with us and willing to offer us a bit of comfort. The breeze lasted the rest of the hike.

When we got to the top, we could see so much of the countryside and other hills and mountains. When I first heard we were going to go hiking, I was a little disappointed, thinking I didn't come down here to go on vacation. But it turned out to be a good way to get acclimated to the weather on our first day, get perspective on this new country, and know that God here too.


There was also a pretty sweet sunset at the end of the day.