the mattix move.

I am trying so hard to catch up on my blog posts, but I just have so much to post about. I will be keeping it short and simple. as soon as I got home from Compass I found out that my cousins were moving in town. BEST NEWS EVER. so here is a little recap on what that looked like.

I have never seen the atlantic the way it was this day. so blue. so clear. and so graceful.

been tres amigos since the day we were born.

best donuts of our life.

we always ended up at target somehow.

then we were always at the beach somehow too.

walks to the river. 

so pumped on life. 

nicaragua // july 2016

the last part of compass, was our missions trip to nicaragua! we flew from boston to florida to nicargua. nicargua was beautiful. it reminded me so much of hawaii. we spent a week there hosting a vbs in the poorer areas of the community. we would spend all day at our site and come back to our host home and swim and eat yummy homemade food. this was my first missions trip and it was a great experience. here is a recap of what happen.

this is 2am in the morning on our flight out to nica.

so traveling in groups in a foreign country city was not my favorite thing to do, but it made for some good laughs. this is managua. 

the streets of mangua.

the Lord calls us to  love. to love with all our heart. to give it all - physically and mentally for His glory. even through the sweat and endless piggy back rides - we loved and that is all that matters.

no one knows what is really going on in this picture but it was super fun.

afternoon talks on the water tower - with my girl harmony.

the streets of managua.

this is the lagoon we got to visit and jump in. it was SO much fun. 

this table is where many memories happened. it is where the children colored. it is where we planned our day. and it is where we took our afternoon naps after a long day.

this bus is full of memories.

take me back. 

we had a weekly verse and this is where we would practice it everyday.

the playground was on of my favorite spots on the site. it is where the kids ran free and wild. 

endless games of "pato, pato, ganzo"

             meet tanyia. she basically became my child for the week. she was filled with such a sweet love and joy.
 

the endless piggy back rides and side chats.

this was our translators brother. he was so adorable. 

just hanging in the lagoon.

boys R bad. 

live life on the edge for Jeus.

overall, nicaragua was an amazing place. the people. the community. and just being able to be the hands and feed of Christ was a beautiful thing. until next time. xo // moriah

boston::theology week // july 2016

as i sit here and reflect on theology. a flood of emotions come to me and i just cannot quite explain it. during theology week in boston we questioned each other beliefs and we were asked biblical questions, that we had never though about before. we were just pushed to our limit in the deepest most spiritual way. but among it all, through the trials and questions we still managed to have a heck of a good time and get to know each other on an even deeper level. here is a little photo recap of the week.

this is all seven of us (minus our mentor) 

harmony is a friend that always makes me happy. we went on countless adventures together. we did so many stupid things. but among it all we challenged each other and grew in Christ.

this photo accurately describes how we felt 99% of the time after every adventure. 

van rides were SO much fun because we blared the music up super loud and shook the van. 

we found this little beach(ish) thing on the campus and it was a nice getaway from all the chaos. 

basically the most artsy picture of all time.

over the week we became experts at enoing. 

ask anyone on the trip with me. 90% i was barefoot.

this photo is one of my favorites because it reminds me that life is good. God is good. and i am in love with it all.  

basically our group in a picture.

harmony and i went on countless walks. daytime. nighttime. anytime. 

my favorite part of the day was our table talks - we all got together for an hour and just chatted about the day and laughed. ah. so much fun. 

tres amigas.

the rest of the world was in black and white but we were in screaming color.

our days consisted of lectures and bad food. but in the midst of it it was a lot of Jesus and a whole lot of laughs. this was one of the most difficult weeks for me, but it was totally worth it and i am amazed at how God moved through us in such a short period of time. xo // moriah