Last Night in Nica

When Dr. Karla and her husband , Jose Luis, dropped me off at my host family home at the end of our work day, we prayed together, encouraged one another, and promised to stay in touch. Of everyone one,  I will miss Karla the most. She has become my best friend. She is uplifting, genuine, loving, and very special to me. I love the woman she is and the blessing she has been for me and all those she encounters. I have exchanged several emails with her since I have been back in the USA already and I will continue to hold her and her family close to my heart.  We told each other earlier in the day that we would not say good-bye and only see you later because it would be too hard. So sticking to that plan we hugged and said see you later.

    I went straight into my room and cried a little bit  just to get it out. Then, I went and played with Gabriel and spent time with the family. They also have been such a blessing. They took me out to dinner at the mall food court. We went to the arcade before we ate dinner and I played air hockey with Gabriel, and played the air-drums while Rubén played guitar hero.  We exchanged gifts and hugged and as I packed each family member came in at different times to say their good bye. Gabriel didn’t want to say it so instead we drew pictures for each other. He came into the room with paper and all his colors and we drew and drew. I felt so blessed all day. It could not have been a better day or a better trip!

My host mom woke up with me the next morning at 4:30AM and wished me farewell when the taxi came to pick me up and take me to the airport. US here I come...

Love,

Ayla Landry

“There is no difficulty that enough love will not conquer, no disease that enough love will not heal, no door that enough love will not bridge, no wall that enough love will not throw down, no sin that enough love will not redeem... It makes no difference how deeply seated may be the trouble, how hopeless the outlook, how muddled the tangle, how great the mistake. A sufficient realization of love will dissolve it all.” ~Emmet Fox