Based in Managua, reaching out to Nicaragua: Christ for the City International.
Empowering the local church through outreaches, leadership & pastoral training.
This Sunday, July 19, marks the 30th anniversary of the Sandinista Revolution in Nicaragua. Here is a description of this important day in Nicaraguan history from ViaNica.com:
Every year on July 19, hundreds of people from all over the country gather at Plaza La Fe (also known as Plaza de la Revolución) in Managua to commemorate [...]
Perspectives: We all have them and they are all different.
Last weekend I went with some friends to some islands on the Atlantic Coast of Nicaragua. As many of you may have heard me say before the Atlantic coast is like a different country. There are a lot more darker skinned Nicaraguans and Spanish is not [...]
In my daily scan of the news headlines I found this stinker of an article from Inter Press Service (not to say that the writing stinks…just the subject matter!):
Read full post...Many Americans are extremely worried about the U.S. economy and the prospect of a worldwide economic crisis (and rightly so). But at times like this we forget how blessed we are — and how much overwhelming need continues to exist around the world. Here are some sobering statistics about the global recession’s tremendous impact on [...]
Read full post...Managua to Gran Pacifica
I awoke today with a sense of uncontainable excitement but also a bittersweet feeling as we finish up this great journey.
We saddled our bikes this morning at 4:30 am in order to get through Managua before the busy traffic started. With our lights on and support vehicles ready to go we set [...]
Boaco to Managua
I can’t believe this day has come. The days have passed so quickly. Today we made it to Managua. We are so close to the end that it seems unreal.
The closer we get to Managua the more traffic we saw on the road. One thing I love about being in Nicaragua is that [...]
Matiguas to Boaco
Today was our first full day on pavement. Wow we were able to cover a lot more ground in less time. Although I have to admit that I like the challenge of being on the rougher roads.
From Sea to Sea 2009
We started out in 3 groups today being more intentional about staying together [...]
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