Today we visited Corinto to have a volleyball clinic with a local team. While we were there the team engaged the volleyball teams as well as students who visited while on break from the school day. We discussed the salvation bracelet and handed one out to each student, explaining the significance of each color. They had all heard the gospel before since they attend a Baptist school. After praying with them we played frisbee, keep away, and painted fingernails. They all seemed to enjoy the fun activities. The volleyball group was able to share the gospel with the players and also ended up on the local news, explaining that we are here to spread the word. We also handed out balloon figures to children who passed by on the streets. We shared the salvation bracelets and prayed with them as well. We were blessed to be welcomed by the town of Corinto and the people there.
Nica news 6/12
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.