1. Nicaragua Mission Trip
A week of service and leadership in the streets of Managua

2. What we do
On the mission trips that I attend, we mainly focus on:
 Serving at feeding centers-every day we go to
feeding centers around the city to provide meals to
orphans and interact with them.
 Teaching vacation bible school- we preach the bible
to children in the city and try to teach them some
english
 Touring the cities of Managua, Nueva Vida, El
Cañon- we learn the culture and history of this
country and learn why it has become the way that it
is today.

3. Basic Facts about
Nicaragua
Source: Nicaragua Facts, Nicaragua Flag -- National
Geographic. (n.d.). Travel & Cultures -- National
Geographic. Retrieved September 10, 2012, from
http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/travel/countries/nic
aragua-facts/

4. Poverty in Nicaragua
Nicaragua is one of the poorest nations in the Western
Hemisphere. Despite improvements in the nation's economy
and the implementation of government programs, almost
half of the population lives in poverty. These factors have
only reduced poverty in the nation from 50 percent of the
population to 48 percent (or about 2.3 million people) since
1995. The nation's official poverty line is US$350 in income
per year. Of the nation's poor, 17 percent live in extreme
poverty, earning less than US$185 per year.
SOURCE: United Nations. Human Development Report
2000; Trends in human development and per capita income.

5. Giving Back with
Orphan Network
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12. The transition after leaving Nicaragua and coming back to
the United States is always such a hard one to emotionally
endure. The culture shock that is experienced when you
leave the comfort of your home and see the tragic reality
that the orphans face every day searching for food and a
roof over their heads is one that will never leave my
memory. Adjusting to your life back at home is always tough
and remembering the smiling faces of the children you
became so close to saddens me every time I think of our
distance apart. Nothing is more enthralling then returning
each year to see the kids recognize you and welcome you
as if you had left just yesterday. After going back two more
years, I have become more used to the adjustment back
home and the transition back to my sheltered life. Although I
may not be going back this year, the memory and lessons I
learned from those children will stay with me forever.