After nearly 30 hours of traveling, we finally arrived at Campo Alegría last night. Oh what a trip we had! Before I get into the details, let me explain some of what's been circling my head these days... I recently read a book called The Boy Who Came Back from Heaven: A Remarkable Account of … [Read more...]
Christmas 2010 – Can You Help?
November 11, 2010 by · Leave a Comment
As I mentioned a few months back, our family is planning to our third trip to Nicaragua. As a refresher, Nicaragua is a Central American country about the size of New York State, with a population of almost six million. It is the second poorest country in the Western Hemisphere, after Haiti. … [Read more...]
The Chanpa Project
October 3, 2010 by · Leave a Comment
Last week in Maryland, we had over 10 inches of rain within 36 hours. Although a lot of us spent hours cleaning up flooded basements, few of us were actually displaced from our homes due to flooding. Unfortunately, those in Nicaragua have not fared as well. The Nicaraguan government has recently … [Read more...]
Going back to Nica
August 3, 2010 by · 1 Comment
It's been just over a year since we took a group of families to Nicaragua to lead a summer camp for disadvantaged youth living in the Managua city dump. It was our first attempt at family missions, and was hugely successful. As I wrote after we returned: "We were tested, stretched, molded, and … [Read more...]
Comparing Nicaragua with the U.S.
January 29, 2010 by · Leave a Comment
Over the holidays we received a letter from a missionary family in Nicaragua that made us think. Usually, we read support letters (really we do) and then eventually place them in the circular file... but this one is still on my desk after two months (and that's not because it got lost under a pile … [Read more...]
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