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 [...]

Aside from my family, there are two other things that I’m passionate about: helping the poor in Nicaragua, and photography (see here). Ever since my first trip to Nicaragua in 2007, I have been using my gift in photography to help raise awareness of the issues in the country. I have even toyed with [...]

Here is a collection of photos from the Verbo school during the 2007 mission to Bluefields. I will update this gallery with more photos as I process them. You will be able to find these under the “Photos & Videos” link in the left-hand column.
I will try harder to publish the photos I have taken [...]

Here is a collection of photos from Tasbapauni during the 2008 mission to Bluefields. I will update this gallery with more photos as I process them. You will be able to find these under the “Photos & Videos” link in the left-hand column.

The final installment of the story of traveling to Tasbapauni, Nicaragua.

Every morning I would wake up early and have my coffee while standing on the front porch of our house. At 6:15am in the morning, the temperature is comfortable and the streets are quiet. I would stand there breathing in the fragrant air, and listening to the unseen birds and the distant car driving by.
But [...]

My friend Mahr on Flickr sent me this link to an excellent photo essay of life in La Chureca - the massive garbage dump and shanty town in Managua.
The photos are sad, haunting, and strikingly familiar. Scenes like this can be found in La Esperanza in Bluefields where families scavenge for a living amoung the [...]

On the 4th day of our Mission in Bluefields, we had the opportunity to go to the Rock Quarry (for more information about the Quarry, see this post I wrote earlier).
What impacted me the most was the children who lived and worked within the quarry. It’s very difficult to see children break rocks so that [...]