Life-Changing Community

This will be Elyssa Michael’s 9th(!) trip to Nicaragua with our Bridges to Community group. Here she talks about how these trips, especially the first one, have changed her life, and widened her community:

Meet the Families

Here is an introduction to some of the people we will be meeting and working with to build new homes when we are in Nicaragua.

ROSA ARGENTINA FLORES GARCIA

Rosa Flores, age 66 lives with her husband Santos and four other family members in her current home pictured below. She and her husband at this point in their lives are retired, but sustain themselves through agricultural activities.

JOSE LEON CERDA MARTINEZ

Jose Cerda Martinez, age 82, currently lives with his wife Julia, 3 other adults and 2 kids in their home pictured below. He is now retired, and recently his health has been declining after sustaining a foot injury. One of their daughters works as a professor but is currently injured and receives a pension. Pictured together below are one of Jose’s granddaughters and great granddaughter.

 

ANA ELEUTERIA SILVA

Ana Silva, age 40, is a single mother who teaches at the local elementary school in San Joaquin. She lives with her two children in a room connected to the side of her parent’s home. At total of 8 people (4 adults, 2 adolescents, and 2 children) all live together in the same home pictured in the photos below.

MARIA ALEMAN BARRERA

Maria Barrera, age 40, lives with her husband Willian and two children. Axel is 4 years old, and her older son William is 9. In her schooling, she finished the first two years of high school.

She runs a small convenience store (Pulperia) out of her house that provides their family with a small secondary income of about $35 a month.

Their home is located in a neighborhood, where the land was donated to families by the local government of Nindiri. Their family has been living there for the past 5 years. Her current living situation and small shop are pictured below.