CFCI-Nicaragua

If I were to sum up 2009 in one word it would be relationships.   God has blessed me with so many great friends, family, co-workers and acquaintances.   A perk of living in a “warm” culture is that people tend to be more people oriented rather than task oriented.  The longer I am here in Nicaragua [...]

Many short term teams come with CFCI to Nicaragua every year.  One of the most unique things about serving with CFCI here is that the teams stay with families.   Almost every team that leave after a week of service says that staying with the families and connecting with them was the best part of their [...]

Nueva Imagen
I recently had the privilege of facilitating leadership training to the leadership team of one of the Christ for the City’s ministry partners, Nueva Imagen, or New Image. The ministry is in a time of transition and there is no better time than now for the leaders of the ministry to be completely empowered [...]

This month Christ for the City Nicaragua celebrates our 7th anniversary er uh Birthday.  I am not really sure which one it is! Nonetheless, we are 7 years young. It is remarkable to reflect on all the things that God has done through His servants here in Nicaragua in such a short time.
Since the idea [...]

The past month has been been full of incredible meetings with great teachers at Colegio Hosanna Sur. Julie and I have had tremendous opportunities to encourage and equip teachers all while building relationships with the administration and the students. What a blessing it has been.
Today we had the opportunity to [...]

Here are some reflections from Julie Nyhoff one of our SAL (Servants Learning Leadership) Interns.
It is an interesting perspective to come into a ministry from the outside and yet be in close contact with the group almost immediately. So far I have been here in Nicaragua working with CFCI(CPCI) for 6 weeks, a seemingly short [...]

Nicaragua has not been spared the deep impact of the global economic crisis. Rising food prices and a shrinking job market have taken their toll. First, there has been a drop in remittances sent by Nicaraguans working in the U.S. Many workers have come home. Others are searching for work in [...]