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Children’s Home - Nicaragua
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Some years ago, they began to feed and clothe a few of the street children that lived in their town. Soon, they were giving a home to twenty-two children (from age 3 to 16) and feeding and clothing several others. In the fall of 2007, there were more than fifty children receiving 24-hour or day-care from the Diaz family.
Using only their own meager resources and what little is donated to them by compassionate Christians, Nicolas and Karla and their family feed, bathe, clothe, and provided daily care and teaching to these unfortunate children. They are continually improving their home and have been able to acquire some surrounding property and add some small buildings.
Their vision is to provide a home for as many as space and resources allow. In addition to giving the children the basics of life, their care will include spiritual training, education and occupational training.
Basics of Life
Their home is adequate to provide a healthy living place for a number of children in need. However, during the last months they have added much needed floor space and made great improvements. These include tiled floor, painted walls, additional toilets and showers and repaired roof. What was the one-room pre-school has been expanded to include not only a room for pre-school, but large bedrooms for the boys and girls and a large kitchen.
Our project includes financial support for building additional rooms and cottages for housing these children that would provide a safe, secure, and healthy living environment. Ongoing expenses for clothing, health needs, clean water, food, and transportation are included in our plans.
Eventually, we want to provide a reliable, safe vehicle (a 15-passenger van) that will help the Diaz family transport the children, go shopping, and travel to church.
Spiritual Training
The Diaz family already provides daily Bible teaching and prayer time for the children. Due to their transportation limitations, they cannot take the children into Managua for church each week. Instead, they provide worship and praise for the children in their home three or four times each week.
Our project includes the supply of teaching aids and materials to facilitate the spiritual growth of the children, at an age appropriate level.
Education
The cost of mandatory uniforms and school supplies for public school is out of reach for many Nicaraguan families. This doesn’t stop the Diaz family. They are committed to providing an education to each of the children in their care.
They provide pre-school every day for the youngest children. Several children from the neighborhood join in, giving them many students, with more waiting to join as space and resources allow.
The older children attend a local elementary school and high school. They are required to wear uniforms, which cost about $20 for shirt/pants or blouse/skirt sets. They also are required to wear proper shoes (not sandals), which cost about $10 per pair.
Our project includes the purchase and maintenance of mandatory uniforms and supplies for each child and the expenses for conducting the pre-school. If funds become available, we will consider paying the required government fees to allow the pre-school to expand.
Occupational Training
Each child would be allowed to stay with the Diaz family until they complete high school (about age seventeen. Each child will need a skill that will allow them to find a job that will pay a living wage.
Our project includes plans to provide a computer or two for computer skill training, the cost of certain trade training, and the teaching of English.
We are asking for your help. Even a small gift each month will help us complete this project. Ministry trips are being planned for construction, children’s programs and health clinics.
Using only their own meager resources and what little is donated to them by compassionate Christians, Nicolas and Karla and their family feed, bathe, clothe, and provided daily care and teaching to these unfortunate children. They are continually improving their home and have been able to acquire some surrounding property and add some small buildings.
Their vision is to provide a home for as many as space and resources allow. In addition to giving the children the basics of life, their care will include spiritual training, education and occupational training.
Basics of Life
Their home is adequate to provide a healthy living place for a number of children in need. However, during the last months they have added much needed floor space and made great improvements. These include tiled floor, painted walls, additional toilets and showers and repaired roof. What was the one-
Our project includes financial support for building additional rooms and cottages for housing these children that would provide a safe, secure, and healthy living environment. Ongoing expenses for clothing, health needs, clean water, food, and transportation are included in our plans.
Eventually, we want to provide a reliable, safe vehicle (a 15-
Spiritual Training
The Diaz family already provides daily Bible teaching and prayer time for the children. Due to their transportation limitations, they cannot take the children into Managua for church each week. Instead, they provide worship and praise for the children in their home three or four times each week.
Our project includes the supply of teaching aids and materials to facilitate the spiritual growth of the children, at an age appropriate level.
Education
The cost of mandatory uniforms and school supplies for public school is out of reach for many Nicaraguan families. This doesn’t stop the Diaz family. They are committed to providing an education to each of the children in their care.
They provide pre-
Our project includes the purchase and maintenance of mandatory uniforms and supplies for each child and the expenses for conducting the pre-
Occupational Training
Each child would be allowed to stay with the Diaz family until they complete high school (about age seventeen. Each child will need a skill that will allow them to find a job that will pay a living wage.
Our project includes plans to provide a computer or two for computer skill training, the cost of certain trade training, and the teaching of English.
We are asking for your help. Even a small gift each month will help us complete this project. Ministry trips are being planned for construction, children’s programs and health clinics.