Posts Tagged ‘Nicaragua

Nicaragua mission trip reflection

Posted by: thenorthviewblog on: August 13, 2011

by Tracy McDaniel Most people don’t think they can change their lives in eight days. In my case, a mission trip to Nicaragua not only changed my life, but I was able have a better understanding of who Jesus was when he walked this earth. Managua, Nicaragua, is not like the United States. In America, [...]

Paper retriever with a purpose

Posted by: thenorthviewblog on: May 29, 2011

by Kaleesha Thompson I know you know it’s there. Don’t even try to tell me you haven’t seen it. It’s big, yellow and green.  It sits in the northwest corner of Northview’s Carmel campus parking lot. It’s…the Paper Retriever. The recycling bin that has been there for as long as I can remember, unfortunately sits [...]

Unique gift-giving traditions

Posted by: thenorthviewblog on: May 23, 2011

by Raul Flamenco Jack and Betty Hamer’s story, as told to Raul Flamenco In the fall of 1997, we attended a service at Northview Church’s Carmel campus, which included a video of the plight of the children in Nicaragua and a request for sponsors. The Christmas season was not far off, so we decided to [...]

Nicaragua GO team recap

Posted by: thenorthviewblog on: April 16, 2011

by Marla Dickerson It was my pleasure over spring break to travel with my son on a GO Team to Nicaragua. This was my first mission trip, and I am so glad I took this opportunity. Our family has been sponsoring a 13-year-old boy for the last four years, and we have been writing each other but had [...]

Surely God is in this place

Posted by: thenorthviewblog on: April 2, 2011

by Alice Kessinger I just returned from my 18th trip to Nicaragua in the last eight years. Most of those trips involved ministry to the Nicaraguan women at some level. This time God called five of us from Indiana to spend time with Nicaraguan women from churches in La Concha, Managua, Vera Cruz and Tipitapa. [...]

Mission trips: not your typical vacation

Posted by: thenorthviewblog on: March 3, 2011

by Ron Hyink We all dream of getting away to visit some beautiful, exotic country for a summer vacation. Just think: a whole week of immersion in the local culture, experiencing their foods and customs – and then we can come home with stories and photos to share with friends and family about all our [...]

Nicaragua 2010 – We didn’t expect that…

Posted by: thenorthviewblog on: August 23, 2010

by Kerri Barton We were only seven.  Only seven of us headed on a Outreach mission trip to Nicaragua. You may ask, “What kind of difference can only seven make?” You may even ask, “What kind of difference can one make?” “I tell you the truth, if you had faith even as small as a [...]


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