Because We Care Ministries

Nica News April 10, 2011

Blessings from Casa De Shelly……As many of you know, this time of the year is very dry in Somotillo and many villages are with out water. Several years ago God introduced BWCM to a group of people that live on the top of a mountain near a volcano. Needless to say, this time of the year they are without water and really struggle to sustain life. We have been fortunate through the years to find various ways to get water to them and just make life a little better at least for one day. Well today was one of those days. As we drove into the city yesterday and I saw how dry the river beds were and the very first thought that entered my head were the folks in Santa Cruz. This morning I tried to get a tractor with a large water tank that we have used in the past but was unable to do so. Not to be discouraged we went to the market and bought a truck load of bottled water and headed to Santa Cruz. The neat thing about this story is that Chris shared the Gospel and several children prayed to receive “Living Water.” Thank you LORD that these children will never “THIRST” again.
Please pray for Chris and I as we begin the Pastor’s Conference tomorrow. IHL, Donald

Dr and Mrs. Donald M Gillette
Because We Care Ministries, Inc.
P.O. Box 21806
Roanoke, VA. 24018
WWW.BWCM.ORG

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About Nicaragua

Nicaragua is the largest country in Central America. To the north it is bordered by Honduras, and to the south by Costa Rica. Nicaragua is the second poorest country in the western hemisphere, partly because of the long civil war of the 1980’s and the devastation caused by hurricane Mitch in 1998. The vast majority of the five million inhabitants live in abject poverty with many suffering from severe malnutrition and starvation.

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Our Ministry

This ministry helps people meet their chief need for a Savior, while also helping to meet the critical physical needs of hunger, poor substandard housing, shortage of water, lack of schools and education, lack of churches and pastor sponsorship. We offer general economic, healthcare, and emergency relief. To date we have helped feed tens of thousands of hungry people with hundreds of tons of food.

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Who Can Volunteer?

Anyone with the desire to minister to hurting people in another culture can volunteer! Experience is helpful but not required. The ability to speak Spanish would be a plus, but we always have interpreters who assist in our work. Each team spends about a week in country ministering to the Nicaraguan people in some of the more remote villages.If you are interested in learning more, please contact us to discover if you can become part of this wonderful work.