The Future’s So Bright
“The future’s so bright, I gotta wear shades.”-Song lyrics from the 80s. Pass out the sunglasses ‘cause it’s a new year, a new beginning, a time of fresh, bright new thresholds of growth and change! Exciting new experiences are waiting along the way with unexpected challenges; and most certainly, a
8 Things to Know about LifeLink International Missionaries
So, you want to be a missionary with LifeLink International? We meet people on a regular basis that start to feel the pull on their hearts to serve in foreign missions with LifeLink International after going on a short-term trip. If you can relate, here are a few important considerations
Life in a Psalm
It still takes my breath away, even after almost 6 months on the field… Every morning, as we drive into the base, we see the volcano rising in the distance. And, throughout the day while working on the base, I can look up at any given moment when I am
We have a road!: A word from Deborah Turner
A simple road to drive on sounds easy enough – something we mostly take for granted, not even thinking about it! For so many years it seemed like a paved road to drive on to the LifeLink Ministry Base in Nicaragua was a faraway dream, a distant goal. Many times
People Don’t Care What You Know Until They Know That You Care.
“People don’t care what you know until they know that you care.” This is a core value of every LifeLink International staff member. We talk about it, pray about it, and meditate on it. It drives the core of our ministry. What does it mean? It means that we value
Fishing and Farming at the LifeLink School
At the LifeLink School in Nicaragua, we’ve installed the area’s first experimental aquaponics system in hopes of providing students and the community with an alternative food source. Aquaponics is a food production system that combines aquaculture, or fish farming, with hydroponics—the soil-less growing of plants—together in one integrated system. Waste from
4 Ways a Free School Impacts Poverty.
How exactly does a free school affect the poverty of a local community? There are some practical ways a family that falls below the extreme poverty line benefits from a free educational system. 1. By providing a safe place for kids to be. Kids cost money. That’s a fact every parent knows.
My Hope. A Tiny Interview with Miss Wendy
Today we had the opportunity to sit down with Miss Wendy, the new second grade teacher for the LifeLink School. We asked her what her hopes were for her students this year, and we had a chance to hear her passion. This is the first in a series of “tiny
