Because We Care Ministries

Nica News Sept. 15

Blessings…..Last full day on the mission field this year for “Team Faith Fellowship.” What an exciting day for them as we ventured up to Santa Cruz. For many it was their first time there an very revealing at that. For many they thought they had seen some of the worst villages we serve. Today they discovered probably the hardest living conditions that I have encountered since we began our work here. The big issue as many of you know is lack of water. Even though we are in the rainy season there is still a shortage of water and food on that mountain. We had the opportunity to engage the children and bring a little joy to them if only for a short season. For the first time today we cooked a large pot of chicken stew and handed out bowls so that everyone could eat. I’ll never get tired of watching the children eat their stew and wish we could provide more each time. Very thankful for the resources that God has provide and that we could share on this day. One hot bowl of stew for each person and 2 bags of food for each family, I’ll call that a “Blessed Day.” Pray for the team as we begin our journey home. IHL, Donald and Pammie

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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We have developed a mission trip prayer journal to use during your trip. We encourage you to print this out and review before the trip, and then use as a journal during your trip.

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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.