12/08/2020
{ 12 Days of Mission Moments: Day 3 }
We took a slight pause on our mission moments series due to Christmas at the Ranch! BUT, we are coming in strong to Day 3 with Kayleigh Wiyninger’s story!
I have been to Nicaragua and to Mexico before with Kayleigh. She is an incredible woman for the Lord and I know you’ll love hearing her story!
“My favorite mission moment is still how we ended up working on the island in Nicaragua. Summer 2012 ... we got this crazy idea to see if we could paddle off the coast of Corinto to a place on a nearby island. We had camped out there the previous year so we were aiming for that location. Well... it was a lot further than we realized and the current pulled us quite a ways away from our destination. When we landed, we were exhausted. The idea of paddling back was out of the question at the moment so we began looking to see if we could talk some fishermen into giving us a ride back. At this point we didn’t know anyone actually lived there. As we were walking down the beach, we spotted a couple of ladies carrying fish. We asked if they had a boat to take us back to the mainland. They invited us into their home while we figured out a way to get back. I still remember them cleaning off their dining table to stick our surfboards on so they wouldn’t get dirty! The next week, Aurelio (the pastor’s son) and Ben, our Chiva that year, paddled across again to set up a time where we could bring a mission team over and share the gospel. A week after that, we were sitting on the same island where 8 adults accepted Christ as their savior! The next year we built an church there. It still blows my mind that God would use a few crazy people paddling surfboards on an adventure to bring the gospel to a group of now believers.”
Stay tuned for more stories this week!!! 🌟