Finding Jesus
Each night of our mission, our team would come together to pray and process the day.
He never stops teaching me.
Team Member Jared from Common Ground Church in Indiana shares about…”Understanding God’s Will First Hand” during his trip with Vision Nicaragua. Today, God proved that he never stops teaching me. He shows me profound truths that my mind would tell me that I already know but my heart has never […]
Butler University & Young Life Team HAVE ARRIVED!!!
Hola from our team in Nicaragua! We hail from Indianapolis and are the perfect combination of college students, high school students, and wise adults. Most of us have never been to this country before, but all are having a wonderful first few days! We flew into Managua late Saturday night. […]
We asked for a room…He gave us a HOUSE!
The post was written. Everything was together. I was ready to hit publish, but I didn’t. One interruption after another kept me from finishing what I started. I was on a timeline to get this post out there, so I thought. Little did I know that God had already answered […]
Gas Stations, Nail Polish, and Missional Living
Meet Julia… So, confession time…I’ve been calling her Maria since last July because I honestly thought that was her name. However, I found out today that Julia is her real name. Oops. Julia works down the street from our Mission Center at the local gas station. Last summer, we struck […]
love loud.
Join us this Christmas by giving a gift with lasting value. Vision Nicaragua is launching our Christmas giving initiative entitled “love loud” and we want you to be a part of it! One of the biggest aspects of our ministry is through our sponsorship program. From when VN started, almost […]
Christmas Baby Shower for New Mothers in Nicaragua!!
The women’s ministry at Bent Creek Baptist Church in Asheville, NC are hosting their annual Christmas Tea. Their theme this year is centered around celebrating the birth of Jesus by having a Baby Shower for New Mothers in Nicaragua! Everyone who attends the tea is asked to donate a baby […]
Concord Bonner Scholars Visit Nicaragua
Coming into this service trip, I had no idea at all what to expect. Now that we are at the halfway point of our journey, I am so very thankful that I approached the trip in this way. I realize that nothing I could have ever pictured would have matched […]
spotlight on VN medical clinic—common ground blog #4
Within the walls of the Vision Nicaragua compound there is a medical clinic run by a very compassionate Doctor. Dr. Michael assists the men and women of Chinandega with their health needs. During the week, Dr. Michael saw multiple patients from Bethel, a neighboring village, who have been affected by chronic kidney failure due to the pesticides used in the […]
feeling at home—common ground blog #3
The team is beginning to feel more at home in the Vision Nicaragua complex, as we have begun to pour some of our own labor into it. We’ve been painting and performing other small tasks, including the construction of a multi-level scaffolding reaching 12-14 feet in the air. I, for […]