Day 6 & 7 We left our hotel in the morning and drove to Granada, a tourist town, on lake Nicaragua. There are small islands, the “isletas de Granada,” that have been built up with summer homes of various wealthy Nicaraguan, European and North American families. The islands were created …
Pathways to Learning: Nicaragua Mission Trip Report
The 2018 Nicaragua mission trip team will share stories and photos from its recent trip at Pathways to Learning on Sun., Mar. 18 at 10:00 a.m. in the Social Hall. Join us that morning to learn about our mission partners in Nicaragua and the people of the small rural village …
Hand in Hand
Day 5 Today was our last day in the community. We finished filling the little planting baggies after another two hours or so, working alongside many members of the community. We filled a total of around 1000 baggies over the last two days! They will be planted with mango and …
The community of Brasil
Day 3 Our day began by heading out to the community of Brasil, where we were going to be doing our water filter project. The people there welcomed us and we began the assembly process. Several groups formed and worked on the various parts of the filters. Some assembled the …
Jinotepe and Brasil
Day 2 Today we started out to Jinotepe after breakfast and went to the CEPAD office there. The director of the center gave us a short presentation on the people the Jinotepe office serves, a total of 240 families spread across six communities. As we were leaving the office, we …
2018 Nicaragua Trip Begins
Day 1 began at the Nehemiah Center, CEPAD’s central headquarter in Managua. After a delicious breakfast (muy rico!), we gathered for an informal service, led by Rev. Sam. We started by sharing thoughts and anxieties about our week here, meaningful scripture and spent time praying for ourselves and one another. …
Nicaragua Mission
You can be a part of our exciting yet affordable mission experience in Nicaragua, Feb. 24-Mar 4, 2018. We are making plans with our long-time indigenous partner, CEPAD, for a health clinic and a clean water project.
Nicaragua Mission Trip 2018
Are you looking for an inspiring and affordable mission opportunity in a country where we have an established and successful local partner? If so, start saving your spare change and vacation days and plan to join us on our Nicaragua Mission in February 2018. We will focus on health and …
Join 2017 Nicaragua Mission Team
In February 2017, Country Club Christian Church will send a mission team to Nicaragua. This trip will involve both medical mission work as well as a community project. If you are interested in participating in this great mission opportunity or just want to learn more, join us for an informational …
Day 4
Clinic was hectic again this morning with 40 more patients coming from Juacuapo Occidental, a village about 1.5 hours away. Our lunch was pushed back again, this time to almost 2 p.m., and the Nicaraguan nurse started doing consults for the doctor, so all the patients could be seen. A …
Day 3
We began the day with a delicious breakfast and started off toward Jucuapa, a small, remote community about 14 kilometers from Matagalpa. Before we left the city we stopped at the ministry of health (MINSA) to pick up our doctor and two nurses (enfermeras) that would be working with us …