Coming up on 15 years in Nicaragua!
Hello friend! Hello family! Hello visitor! It’s been far too long since I hopped on to the FFM blog to post anything, which honestly I don’t feel good about. If you look back through the blog entries over the past few years you will see that previously the longest drought the blog page had experienced without an update was 6-7 months I believe; well, now that has grown to 11 months! Not on purpose mind you . . . I just realize, and have for some time, that being consistent with blogging is not one of my strengths. I don’t pretend to believe that this page is viewed by hundreds of folks, but I do think it important to post my thoughts, hopes, and experiences on this page so that those of you who have followed me/the Folsom family/Fervent Fire Ministries formerly known as The Isaiah Ministry will feel that you are in “the know” as to what I/we are up to and also get to feel part of, in a way, the wonderful things God has wrought through us and the ministry as we follow Him to the best of our ability and talents. I am truly sorry and repentant about my lack of consistency and while I will not vow again to do a better job at that (cuz I don’t want to fail in keeping my word yet again) I want you to know that if you are reading this I feel honored and humbled that you would take the time and have the interest in scrolling through these few long over-due words. Really, thank you.
BY THE WAY . . .
Did you know that in about a month I will be completing 15 years of living in Nicaragua! WOW! I came to this realization not too long ago and I feel like it was something that kind of snuck up on me, haha. I know there is nothing special about the number 15, but I guess I kind of lost track of the years between 10 and 15. Man . . . so much has changed since arriving here almost 15 years ago (to live that is, I actually visited Nicaragua several times before that) that there is no way I could fit it all here in this blog. But . . . maybe it could be kind of fun to share with you a few pictures from that first year of my now almost 15 years of serving the Lord in Nicaragua.
Wild eh?! At least for me it is. Kind of hard to think back, looking at these pictures and remember where I was at spiritually at that time and personally as a much younger version of myself (no grey hairs at all!). So much has happened and changed since then, spiritually and personally as well that it almost seems like a lifetime ago! I am sure that you can relate to what I’m talking about as I imagine you feel the same way when you look back through photo albums of years gone by. If you who are reading this are someone who has been following me and the ministry since the beginning years, well . . . I will say it again, I am humbled that you did and if you prayed for me along the way and even perhaps gave some support as well, then I am forever thankful for your kindness. It is through and by the goodness and faithfulness of others that I have been able to stay in Nicaragua so long and to reach so many people through the ministry of the love of Christ and the transformative power of His Gospel message! Hallelujah!
I promise that I will be updating the blog page again soon with some more current news and happenings from over the past few months so STAY TUNED!
I hope you are reading this blog from a place of thriving relationship with the Lord and you and your’s are well!
Michael
