Satisfied Wages for Nicaragua

This year we have been feeling the full effects of a very strong El Niño. The pacific ocean has warmed up and the rains stopped a few months earlier. Temperatures have exceeded 35 degrees Celsius here, where it is normally 28 -30 degrees. Despite the quick onset of drought caused by El Niño, producer Jose Francisco wanted to plant corn, under irrigation. The San Gabriel river runs through his property and it flows all year long. While the levels are low because of the drought, it still has water! He is going to plant a new variety of corn we are offering in our agricultural program. We are very excited for this corn! We wanted to plant some corn ourselves in last planting cycle, but because of the drought we decided on beans.  Great management by Darwin This will be Darwin's first trial with corn, but he had the support of the agronomist team in Jinotepe to fill him in on the knowledge he needs to advise Jose Francisco. An acre of corn was planted near the river, in the middle of ...

On April 25 we concluded our Bible devotionals with a group of farmers in a community called San Marcos. We call these lessons "Cultivando Vidas" ( cultivating   lives ). The themes are:  Attitude Goals Faithfulness Friendship Family Compassion Liberty Creation Poverty This group of farmers was very firm and direct in telling us they will not "convert to our religion" as they are traditional catholic. One of the oldest farmers said he will not open his house for these lessons, but he participated in two lessons in his neighbor's house. Our response to their concern is not that they leave their churches, but allow God into their daily  lives , and work in adoration to Jesus Christ our Lord. The farmers opened the doors of their houses to receive us, and we thank God for this!  Thursday afternoons was an anxious time as we prepared for the lessons, particularly for our agronomist Darwin. The farmers are older than him, and he walked a line of respecting his elders...