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Based in Managua, reaching out to Nicaragua: Christ for the City International.
The United States isn’t the only country in the middle of campaign season — Nicaragua goes to the polls this November too.
It’s not a presidential election year, but alcalde elections are taking place across the country. “Alcalde” is Spanish for mayor, but this position is actually more like mayor, governor, and future presidential candidate (at [...]
Yesterday was the 29th anniversary of the Sandinista Revolution in Nicaragua. Amber and I “celebrated” the occasion by going to the beach with friend and CFCI intern David. We were pleasantly surprised to find that the drive from our house to the beach is only 32 miles. And it was well worth [...]
Read full post...Nicaragua is dealing with major economic woes. The price of food and water is going up daily, it seems. (By my estimation, prices have gone up by about 20 to 30 percent since we arrived in March.)
And gasoline is now over $5.00 per gallon (that’s $5.00 per gallon).
I know that a lot of Americans are [...]
I received an email this morning from Linda in our “Link Group” at Seacoast asking about how we’re doing after Tropical Storm Alma. I realized that I never updated you on the direct impact of the storm on us here in Managua. (Thank you, Linda, for the reminder!)
The CFCI missionaries here were not [...]
I read some interesting articles about rising food prices (not just in Nicaragua, but worldwide), the consequences (especially on the poor), and political fallout. Nicaragua was center stage on the issue with the recent “Latin American Food Summit.” Here are the articles:
“Belts Tighten in Nicaragua” - Los Angeles Times
“Ortega Leads Anti-US Critique at Latin American [...]
I found an interesting article today on the “Citizens Power Councils” set up by Daniel Ortega’s Sandinista government here in Nicaragua. I’ll withhold my opinion on “CPC” and the political situation; I’ll just say that it’s an interesting debate, we’re paying attention, and praying for a positive outcome. Here’s the link to the [...]
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