When I heard about University of Pennsylvania bringing “Technology-Based Learning to Nicaraguan Community School for Children of Coffee-Farm Workers”, I couldn’t help but cringe and feel sympathy for the small community that is about to be a subject in a research project.
There is a misguided, well-intentioned belief in the Western world that whatever is good [...]

In March 2007 my church team organized an eye glasses clinic at Verbo church in Bluefields, Nicaragua. On the days I helped with the clinic, I chatted with locals as I adjusted their new glasses to fit them. I remember meeting a man who was needing glasses and sunglasses because he spent a lot of [...]

Children at Verbo school plant seeds in
the green house during Cornerstone’s
mission to Bluefields in March 2008.
Children’s education is a major focus on Nicaragua Hope. Given our relationship with Verbo in Bluefields, we are constantly looking for ways to help them so kids and their families can break out of the cycle of generational poverty.
Another major [...]

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 [...]

The aid agency Adventist Development and Relief Agency (or ADRA) has blessed the rural municipality of Mozonte with a new sanitation and latrine system. This new facility will benefit nine communities in the region totaling almost 2,000 people.
In rural Nicaragua, well water is remote with many people having to walk a long way to get [...]

Not for the lack of trying, it appears that news is slow coming out of Nicaragua these days. While there are plenty stories on scandals, and political banter, there seems to be little that is worthy to report here.
So is the lack of news from Nicaragua a good sign?
I suppose I shouldn’t complain about the [...]

Jewelery is not something you’d immediately associate with compassionate aid, but at Sarah’s Hope their business model is as much about making beautiful necklaces as it is providing a livelihood for people in need.
Sarah’s Hope is a jewelery line that was established as a way to help fund microfinance loans through the organization named MEDA [...]

Today it was announced that Nicaragua has made the list of finalists for the prestigious Global Green Awards given by Ashden Awards. Ashden Awards is an organization dedicated to recognizing leaders in sustainable energy, sharing knowledge, and promoting better practices to energy generation.
According to this article on oneworld.net Nicaragua is being recognized for its commitment [...]

It’s now May, and that means it’s time for the Maypole Festival in Bluefields. The tradition comes from a good old latino Carnival as well as Caribbean jamming and dancing. The celebrations highlight Bluefield’s wide ethnic diversity.
While I have never been in Bluefields during this time, from what I can see it looks like an [...]

This past March, Cornerstone sent a team to Bluefields, Nicaragua to help conduct a medical clinic. In this clinic we had 2 doctors, 2 nurses, 1 pharmacist, and others providing prayers and other support. Over 3 days, our volunteers saw over 300 people, many of whom were given medication they wouldn’t have otherwise been able [...]