Today started out with Senor Donald’s beautiful wake up call, much like the past few days. Jordan and Brandon led this morning’s devotional from Philippians 2 and 3. They challenged the team to "consider everything a loss compared to the surpassing greatness of knowing Christ Jesus…" (Phil. 3:8). The greatest knowledge anyone can have is that of our Lord Jesus. It was an appropriate challenge for the team in its mission to spread the Gospel in the region. Following breakfast, Jordan S., Victor, Andrew and Yoshi as well as the worship team went to the radio station to share their stories and worship our God through song. Their testimonies were an encouragement to the rest of the group. The team did not stay at La Casa de Shelly or go to Pascuala to help with construction in the morning. Instead, they left for the day to hike to the village of Cacao. En route to Cacao, the team had the opportunity to stop and pray for the father of Pastor Santos (Cacao), who had been having heart problems recently. Shortly afterwards, Domingo led the missionaries astray as they took a wrong turn up the mountain. However, with Senor Donald’s guidance, all safely arrived at the village. The team had the opportunity to engage with the villagers and participate in an afternoon church service. It was a moving experience to be able to worship the Almighty God in Spanish and English with Christian brothers and sisters from Cacao. The team was able to share their stories and following a message from Donald, Pastor Santos and the rest of the congregation prayed for the team in their efforts to spread the Gospel. It was a moving and encouraging moment to know that the body of Christ really did span all nations. When the service ended, food and other necessary items were given to the village and the group made its way back down the mountain to meet up with the trucks. To our surprise, Ms. Pam showed us great love by providing cold bottles of Gatorade to replenish our fatigued bodies. The team returned to La Casa de Shelly to enjoy Mama Maria’s delicious dinner and to fellowship with one another. Food makes for happy missionaries.
Nica News 3/14
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.
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.
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.