The big day is finally here! The Spirit of Hope photo exhibit is opening 2pm today (June 6).
For the past 2 days, Kathy Adams of Empowerment International and I have been madly preparing and setting up the displays at the Faith and Family Books. The staff there are extremely helpful and we’re really appreciative of [...]

It’s been a few months since I’ve updated this site. It seems that my “real life” has taken over much of my free time. While this isn’t a bad thing since my time is being spent on being with my family and raising our 18 month old and soon a 2nd child due in February, [...]

Cornerstone Christian Community Church is proud to share that Pastor Ed Jaentschke and his wife Ligia of Verbo Ministries in Bluefields, Nicaragua, will be visiting Toronto from October 7 to 22. They will be participating in church and missions meetings, helping plan the next trip in March, and of course site seeing, relaxing, and [...]

While I’m still very much passionate and committed to helping those in need in Nicaragua, I needed to take a step back and take a break. So for the past 2 months I have been spending more time with my family and watching my son grow up. During that time, I’ve been doing a lot [...]

I have added a new feature to Nicaragua Hope. You can now subscribe to comments and be notified via email when someone has replied to the same article.
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It’s been a while since I talked about the child sponsorship initiative that is mentioned in our Long Term Plan.
During the past mission trip, I learned of an organization doing sponsorships within Bluefields. This organization sponsors students from primary grades up to the university level. I am hopeful that we will be able to start [...]

Nicaragua Hope has received a face lift!
It’s been just over a year since this site was launched and the look of it stayed pretty much the same over the year. Hopefully with this new layout, hopefully it will be easier to find what you’re looking for. I will continue to make improvements to the site [...]

Verbo school has been offering high quality private education for poor children by giving kids access to the best teachers and programs (including a much needed food program offering breakfast to students). Verbo’s gracious outreach is critical for children who would otherwise be marginalized elsewhere or not receive education at all.
… we endeavour to serve [...]

The ultimate tournament this past Saturday was a huge success! Despite the heavy wind and the 5c temperatures, over 50 of you showed up to help fight poverty in Bluefields, Nicaragua. Enough money was raised to sponsor two children to go to school for a year, and feed their families for over 1 month!
In the [...]

The Ultimate tournament for Nicaragua draws closer! So far we have nearly 50 people registered to play on October 13th. The skill levels range from veterans to “I haven’t played since high school!”… so it looks like it’s going to be a fun and exciting day!
There is still time to join the tournament if you [...]