Central Nicaragua - Young Adult Outreach - January 2010
On January 2-9, 2010 eleven young adults ventured from Tennessee, California, Georgia, and Wisconsin to Nicaragua for the Catalyst 2010 Nicaragua Mission Trip. We worked with Chosen Children Ministries, an organization that plants churches and trains native pastors all over the country along with maintaining an orphanage. During the course of this trip, God moved in and through our group in extraordinary ways that none of us could have predicted. Not only did the Lord allow us to be a part of the incredible revival that is sweeping across the country of Nicaragua, He also blessed us with actually being able to see the crop harvested when we saw over 70 children in 7 different barrios come forward expressing interest in accepting Christ!
In each barrio our group conducted backyard Bible clubs with the children consisting of various Bible stories, at the end of which we had the opportunity each time to present the gospel of Jesus dying on the cross for their sins! Afterwards, our group conducted sports clinics with the children, playing whatever game the kids asked for from soccer to “handball” to baseball to “carry the gringo”. The sports served as a great way to bond with the kids despite the language barrier, and you’d be surprised at how skillful most of them are! We also had the opportunity at each barrio to meet the pastor of that area, and in every place he was there ready to help. It was so encouraging to know that we weren’t just coming in for a week and leaving but that we were contributing to his ministry and those pastors would be there to follow up with the children long after we leave.
There is no possible way to convey to you the wonders we saw God perform. It truly was an amazing experience. We are grateful for the opportunity and thankful to each of you who made our trip possible.
On January 2-9, 2010 eleven young adults ventured from Tennessee, California, Georgia, and Wisconsin to Nicaragua for the Catalyst 2010 Nicaragua Mission Trip. We worked with Chosen Children Ministries, an organization that plants churches and trains native pastors all over the country along with maintaining an orphanage. During the course of this trip, God moved in and through our group in extraordinary ways that none of us could have predicted. Not only did the Lord allow us to be a part of the incredible revival that is sweeping across the country of Nicaragua, He also blessed us with actually being able to see the crop harvested when we saw over 70 children in 7 different barrios come forward expressing interest in accepting Christ!