This morning after breakfast, we went to the radio station. Two of us shared our testimony, but after the first chorus of “Come Now is the Time to Worship,” the power shut off! I guess the rest of the song will have to wait until tomorrow! Afterward, we went to two schools, Dulce Nombre de Jesus and Casablanca. We sang songs, told a Bible story, and let the children color. Then we played games like soccer, kickball, and hot potato. The children really enjoyed it, and it was interesting to be at a school because all of the kids were all together and they all wanted to play! Later on, we went to a village called Las Torres where people from our team saw people one by one and gave them medicine. We also had fun playing with the kids there. We cooked chicken stew and I scooped it into bowls one by one as the people moved through the long line. It was nice to have extra at the end to top off some bowls! We left the pastor with a bag off candy and a bag of children’s clothes to hand out to people in the village.
Nica News 5/20
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.