Nicaragua Archives - Global Ministries https://www.globalministries.org/region/nicaragua/ Global Ministries is a common missional witness of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) and the United Church of Christ. Global Ministries works with approximately 290 faith-based international partners in close to 90 countries. Our Vision: That all of God’s people and creation share in God’s abundant life. Our Mission: To receive and share the Good News of Jesus Christ by joining with global and local partners to work for justice, reconciliation, and peace. Wed, 12 Oct 2022 18:38:58 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2 https://www.globalministries.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/favicon-150x150.png Nicaragua Archives - Global Ministries https://www.globalministries.org/region/nicaragua/ 32 32 Hurricane Julia stormed through Nicaragua and Central America https://www.globalministries.org/hurricane-julia-stormed-through-nicaragua-and-central-america/ Wed, 12 Oct 2022 18:38:55 +0000 https://www.globalministries.org/?p=49067 Hurricane Julia landed near Pearl Lagoon, Nicaragua, at 3:15 a.m. EDT Sunday, with maximum sustained winds of 85 miles per hour. Julia lost wind intensity while over the rugged terrain of Nicaragua. She was downgraded to a tropical storm by … Read more

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]]> Challenge and Transformation in Times of COVID-19: A Reflection from Nicaragua https://www.globalministries.org/challenge-and-transformation-in-times-of-covid-19-a-reflection-from-nicaragua/ Wed, 12 Jan 2022 16:34:27 +0000 https://www.globalministries.org/?p=46247 By Rev. Jairo Arce, Executive Director of the Interchurch Center for Social and Theological Studies (CIEETS) in Managua, Nicaragua Our context is defined by the space surrounding us and our interaction within it. This space can be virtual or natural, … Read more

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]]> Sowing Seeds of Hope in Nicaragua https://www.globalministries.org/sowing-seeds-of-hope-in-nicaragua/ Wed, 05 May 2021 18:05:18 +0000 https://www.globalministries.org/?p=42268 A dear colleague who served in Nicaragua reminded us how Central Americans cherish that country as a “land of lakes and volcanoes.” He also mentioned the memory of its triumph against a dictatorship and military regime that plagued the country … Read more

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]]> Webinar: Living by Faith: Overcoming Hurricanes in Nicaragua and Honduras https://www.globalministries.org/webinar-living-by-faith-overcoming-hurricanes-in-nicaragua-and-honduras/ Thu, 11 Feb 2021 20:54:21 +0000 https://www.globalministries.org/?p=38255 Join Global Ministries on March 3, 2021 at 3 PM ET for a special webinar with partners from Nicaragua and Honduras. Global Ministries partners will share their assessment of damages due to Hurricanes Eta and Iota in November 2020. They … Read more

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]]> Strength in These Times of Anguish in Nicaragua https://www.globalministries.org/strength-in-these-times-of-anguish-in-nicaragua/ Wed, 03 Feb 2021 19:40:48 +0000 https://www.globalministries.org/?p=37310 by Rev. Alfredo Joiner Peña2 Kings 7:1-20; 2 Corinthians 4:8-10 INTRODUCTION: I intend this message to bring light and calm to anguished hearts that abound everywhere today since we all have difficult times.  Sometimes we do not know how to … Read more

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]]> Update from Christian Medical Action in Nicaragua https://www.globalministries.org/update_from_christian_medical_action/ Thu, 21 Jan 2021 00:30:14 +0000 https://www.globalministries.org/update_from_christian_medical_action/ Christian Medical Action was founded in October 1984. AMC is a Christian ecumenical organization that goes beyond its social projects because it is based on respect for the communities, traditions, and customs. Christian Medical Action is working to empower people … Read more

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]]> Response to Hurricanes Eta and Iota in Central America and the Caribbean https://www.globalministries.org/project/response_to_hurricanes_eta_and_iota/ Thu, 17 Dec 2020 00:28:41 +0000 https://www.globalministries.org/project/response_to_hurricanes_eta_and_iota/ Read the most recent update On November 3, 2020 Hurricane Eta made landfall on the coast of Nicaragua. Thirteen days later, November 16, Hurricane Iota made landfall just fifteen miles south of where Eta had hit. Both storms were category … Read more

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]]> Living an Advent of Solidarity in Central America and the Caribbean https://www.globalministries.org/living_an_advent_of_solidarity_in_central_america_and_the_caribbean/ Wed, 09 Dec 2020 23:25:53 +0000 https://www.globalministries.org/living_an_advent_of_solidarity_in_central_america_and_the_caribbean/ He said, “I am the voice of one crying out in the wilderness, ‘Make straight the way of the Lord,’” as the prophet Isaiah said. John 1:23 (NRSV) “Pastor, it is like getting into the dessert.  Everything is down.”  That … Read more

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]]> Pray with Nicaragua, December 27, 2020 https://www.globalministries.org/resource/pray_with_nicaragua_december_27_2020/ Tue, 08 Dec 2020 20:15:00 +0000 https://www.globalministries.org/resource/pray_with_nicaragua_december_27_2020/ Lectionary Selection:  Luke 2:22-40 Prayers for Nicaragua  Our father who art in Heaven, Let’s protect, take care of, love us, As only you know how to do it May your wisdom flood the minds of scientists, May we imperfect children … Read more

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]]> Lightning Can Strike the Same Place Twice: Hurricanes ETA and Iota in Nicaragua https://www.globalministries.org/lightning_can_strike_the_same_place_twice_hurricanes_eta_and_iota_in_nicaragua/ Wed, 18 Nov 2020 21:31:16 +0000 https://www.globalministries.org/lightning_can_strike_the_same_place_twice_hurricanes_eta_and_iota_in_nicaragua/ News agencies are reporting on the path of two hurricanes following almost the same route in Central America, specifically through Nicaragua.  “In a one-two punch, Hurricane Iota roared ashore as a dangerous Category 4 storm along almost precisely the same stretch of … Read more

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