April 26, 2018

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April 19, 2018 the government of Nicaragua raised Social Security taxes and decreased benefits. This became the proverbial straw that broke the camel's back, resulting in massive country-wide protests, violence and deaths. Protests raged on for five days and brought the country to a halt multiple times, especially during this past weekend. School closed early last Thursday.

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Although many of the protests were peaceful, they became violent either through mob mentalities or opposition retaliation. Managua and many other regions of the country saw several of our giant metallic trees come tumbling down, government and police buildings burned, and ...Keep Reading

Highlighting a Ministry in Nicaragua

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Escuela Vocacional

Building Community through Vocational Education

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Introduction and Mission

The mission of Escuela Vocacional (ESVO) is to help young people in Nicaragua recognize and value work and vocation and then apply that to their lives. Dave Boone, the executive director of ESVO, believes “that work and vocation are a calling and gift from God to us. We are supposed to develop these gifts and talents that he has given us and apply them in our lives so that we can take care of ourselves, our families, our neighbors, and the community beyond” (D. Boone, personal communication, February 1, 2017) ...Keep Reading

We have been honored to work with the children of MIMA, a women’s ministry run by Jeaneth, a Nicaraguan woman who responded to a need in her neighborhood. Children in her barrio often end up on the streets, working as drug dealers or prostitutes. Our SERVE students have partnered with her to teach life skills, English, and computer skills to these children and give them a chance to earn a job and not enter a life on the ...Keep Reading 

Thomas Missions works to provide children that have never experienced art with a creative experience that is used as a bridge to the gospel.

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Why art? Art is not defined by any one language, culture, age, or class. It's a way to bridge gaps that exist in society to reach kids for the gospel of Jesus Christ. In the broader sense of the term, art is a powerful teaching tool to reach out, to spread the gospel, build relationships, to heal and to rehabilitate, when words are just not enough. ...Keep Reading

For close to 5 years of full time missions in Nicaragua, we've had the opportunity to hear from folks just like you who have questions about giving to missions. Most of us would not consider sending a small offering, say for example, five or even ten dollars to a missionary because we feel that the gift is too small and sometimes we believe it’s not helpful, or we may even feel embarrassed and think it is insulting to the missionary. Missionaries are not insulted by small offerings, and God can use any size gift.

Jesus teaches us a different way to think about offerings. In John 6:5-14, Jesus uses a boy’s lunch (five small barley loaves and two small fish) to feed about five thousand people.