Nicaragua

We've spent the last 2 days touring various ministries in Nicaragua and we have 1 more day here before we travel to Honduras.

I don't have any pictures showing the extreme poverty living conditions, but it is hard to even look at.

Views from the plane

a smoking volcano

We visited a re-nutrition center in Matagalpa, a city about 2 hours outside of the capital city. Here, they take babies and children who are malnourished and get them back to reasonable health and release them to live with family.

This little girls legs were smaller around than Anna Kate's despite being over a year older.

Guess how old this happy little girl is...

...10 years old. Extreme malnourishment stunted her growth and she could not walk correctly. They said she spoke like a 15 year old though.

One of 2 schools we visited in the capital city. This private Christian school, holding all grades, is made up of Nicaraguans and classes are taught in Spanish. It costs $70 a month to attend and is fully self-supporting.It was started in 2005 (I think that's the right year) and is at capacity with 300 students. They are planning to expand.
The vocational center within the school. They teach welding, electricity, blacksmithing, small engine repair and will add woodworking next school year.

We toured Tesaros de Dios, a center for children with special needs. Students, along with one of their family members, come 1-2 times a week for a few hours. The center is aiming to teach family members how to best care for their child/grandchild/niece/nephew.

They have horse therapy

Their computer lab

They have trained physical therapists on staff

Getting ready for devotions before learning time with trained special ed teachers

Students not ready for learning time start with early intervention

Finally we spent time touring the Nehemiah Center, a collaboration center housing 7 Christian ministry organizations. From here, these organizations are working together to make an impact across Nicaraguan businesses, schools, churches, and communities.