Winter

January 6th, 2012

Things are humming along as usual here at Calvary Managua. Since the last update, we have been visited by Ed Clark’s CC Melbourne team, Pastor Howard’s CC Merritt Island team, and we saw the arrival of some new missionaries.

CC Melbourne was with us for about a week in September. As always, having them was a blessing for us. The team helped with several projects including painting and odd jobs all over the church.

Janice

Janice

Shortly after CC Melbourne left, Matthew Helliwell arrived from Victoria, Canada to serve with us in the children’s and youth ministries. Matthew has experience in children’s ministry and speaks fluent Spanish. Matthew helps the English teacher at the school as well as carrying out various duties in the church including driving and computer duties, and sings in the worship band.

Matt Helliwell and dental patients.

In November CC Merritt Island came to Calvary led by Pastor Howard. The team was a great blessing and helped with many projects including painting in the school, plumbing at the church, and no shortage of odd jobs in between. David Deforge, a dental hygienist, came down to perform teeth cleaning for the school kids as well as several adults. Pastor Natanael Del Toro taught at the couples meeting that was a huge success.

Pastor Natanael Del Toro praying with the couples.

The team had several opportunities to get out and outreach in some nearby neighborhoods.

As a reward for all their hard work the team was able to see the kids at the orphanage in Jinotepe as well as a day at the volcano in Masaya.

Jeff Larsen and twins

At the end of September the Moore family arrived from Farmington, New Mexico. They are going to be serving here in Managua in many forms for approximately a year. John was the assistant pastor at Calvary Chapel Farmington. Currently he is taking Spanish classes to be able to be fully effective here in Nicaragua. Franny home schools Cysco and Jadin, 14 and 10, respectively. We know that God will use this family in incredible ways here in Managua and we ask for your continued prayer that they be able to adapt to Nicaraguan life.

Jon and Franny Moore

The school year is drawing to a close, as some of you know the schedule here is different and runs until December. This means of course that next year we will no longer see the sixth grade students and we will have some new students in the younger grades. Please pray for the sixth grade students. Many will attend Christian secondary schools but some will go to public school which is really not the best environment for them. Please continue to pray for the school.

Recently, we lost our dear friend and church member Horacio Ernesto Barboza. Horacio was hit by a truck November 14th, and was in hospital for two weeks until he went to be with the Lord on Sunday, November 27th. Horacio was heavily involved in the church activities, assisting with the youth, leading the children’s ministry, and as the PE teacher at the school. His passing will be lamented, but there is no doubt that he is with our Lord and Saviour. Horacio is survived by his wife Luz Marina, and two children Jerson and Nayca. Please pray for strength for them as they continue to lead the children’s ministry.

Luz Marina and Horacio

Las cosas siguen bienes aqui a Capilla Calvario Managua. Desde la ultima vez, nos han visitado dos equipos de misioneros, y vinieron unos misioneros para quedarse mas tiempo.

El equipo guiado por Ed Clark vino desde Melbourne por una semana. Fue una bendicion tenerlos aqui. Ayudaron con muchos proyectos como pintar, etc.

Justo despues de que se fue el equipo, vino Matthew Helliwell desde Victoria, Canada. Matthew vino para ayudar con los ninos y jovenes. Matthew habla bien el espanol y tiene experiencia en misiones y con ninos. Ahora esta ayudando a la maestra de ingles y ayuda en muchas maneras, manejando el microbus, con la computadora, y cantando con el equipo de alabanza.

Al fin de septiembre, vino la familia Moore desde Farmington, New Mexico. Van a servirnos de muchas formas. John Moore fue co-pastor a Calvary Chapel Farmington. Ahora esta en clases de Espanol para ser efectivo en Nicaragua. Franny trabaja en casa, dando clases a Jadin y Cysco. Sabemos que Dios va a usar esa familia en gran manera aqui en Managua. Siguan orando que ellos pueden adaptarse a la vida aqui en Nicaragua.

Se esta terminando el ano escolar, como unos saben el horario es diferente que los estados. Asi que el ano que viene no vamos a ver a los de sexto grado pero vamos a tener unos nuevos en los otros grados. Por favor oren para los alumnos de sexto grado. Muchos van a secundarias cristianas, pero unos no, y las publicas no son buenas para ellos.

Recientemente, nuestro amigo y hermano Horacio Ernesto Barboza se fue con el senor. Horacio se choco con un carro el 14 de noviembre, y paso dos semanas en hospital en coma. Horacio fue un miembro muy activo en la iglesia. Fue maestro de educacion fisica en la escuela, encargado del ministerio de ninos, y ayudante con los jovenes. Guarda en oracion la familia Barboza.

Jorge Horacio

Jorge Horacio

Summer 2011

September 12th, 2011

CC MANAGUA NEWS SUMMER 2011

 

We have had an action packed summer here in Managua this year. We started off in June with a lively youth team from CC Boca Raton. They were willing to take on any project, from moving large piles of dirt to cleaning roofs and rooms, and had great hearts to evangelize at any moment. 

 

CC Pasadena came in July to do a dental clinic, and Jorge Leal lead an Inductive Bible Study Seminar. Both were a huge success. It is good to see the love of Christ shown in practical ways to many who do not know Him, and to see the building up of the body of believers. One man came from the Atlantic Coast for the seminar and stayed with us at the church.

CC Chelmsford came down with an unbelievably talented crew. Linda is an occupational therapist who helped make life a little easier for some of our older church members. Joe completely rewired the main electrical line to the back house and to the generator backup for the main building. Victor made a window for ventilation in Eufemia’s house and the team donated baseball equipment to the orphanage in Jinotepe.

In August a team came down from Ride Nature whose ministry focus is spreading the gospel through skate/surf outreaches. Miraculously they were able to find a skate park here in Managua and do an outreach as well as a movie night and a trip to San Juan del Sur.

Dot Pirrello came down alone to do a reading comprehension seminar for the teachers at our school, and it was a great success. We are having the best year ever at the school and continue to praise the Lord for Carolina’s endless enthusiasm for the ministry.

 

The youth ministry did a talent show that was definitely the highlight of the summer for them. Parents and church members alike were delighted to see the abilities of our youth, and many neat prizes were given out.

The new music teacher Jose Dolores, is doing a great job of teaching music every Saturday. Right now, they have been focusing on how to read music as well as play an instrument. We hope to see great results in the future.

New puppy Oso: Our old faithful German Shepherd, Pinky died in May and Sasha literally went into depression; so we had to find a replacement. Oso is half Siberian Husky and half German Shepherd. Jessica thinks that he is cute beyond words, and we have high hopes that he will become a good guard dog. He already has a respectable bark even though he is not quite five months of age.

El verano ha sido muy ocupado en este año. Empezamos en junio con un equipo de jóvenes de CC Boca Ratón en Florida. Ellos estaban dispuestos a hacer cualquier trabajo, como mover un montón de tierra a otro lugar y limpiar los techos y cuartos de los edificios. Ellos estaban listos para evangelizar en cualquier momento.  

CC Pasadena de California vino en julio para hacer una clínica dental y una conferencia de cómo estudiar la Biblia inductivamente. Las dos obras tuvieron gran éxito. Es bueno para ver que podemos mostrar el amor de Cristo en maneras prácticas a muchos que no le conocen a El y edificar a los creyentes aquí en Managua. Un hermano vino desde la costa Atlántica para asistir a la conferencia y alojó en la iglesia con nosotros. 

CC Chelmsford de Massachusetts vino con un equipo con muchas habilidades. Linda es una físico terapeuta que ayudó a los ancianos de la iglesia para quitar algunas de las dificultades que tienen en sus hogares por causa de sus enfermedades. Victor hizo una ventana en la casa de Eufemia y el equipo regaló accesorios de béisbol al orfanato de Jinotepe.

Un equipo de nombre Ride Nature vino en agosto se enfoca en alcanzar a los jóvenes surfeadores y de patinadores. Es un milagro encontrar un parque de patinetas aquí en Managua para ser una actividad con los jóvenes. Ellos presentaron una película en el santuario y visitaron San Juan del Sur.

Dorotea Pirrello vino para hacer una capacitación con los profesores de nuestra escuela en el asunto de la lectura comprensiva, y tuvo gran éxito. Este es el mejor año de todos para la escuela. Damos gracias a Dios por la nueva directora, Carolina.

El ministerio de jóvenes hizo una noche de talentos y muchos de los padres y miembros de la iglesia disfrutaron la actividad. Los equipos ganadores recibieron premios.

 

José Dolores es el nuevo profesor de música que hace una buena obra con los jóvenes cada sábado. Ellos están aprendiendo a leer la música y tocar los instrumentos. Estamos esperando ver resultados en el futuro.

Tenemos un nuevo cachorro de nombre Oso. El viejo pastor Alemán, Pinky, se murió en mayo y Sasha sufrió la perdida en gran manera. Oso es una mezcla de raza pastor Alemán y Husky Siberiano. Jessica opina que él es cariñoso y esperamos que Oso sea muy bravo en el futuro.

Spring 2011

June 10th, 2011

We have had an exciting spring even though the rainy season has just now started here in Nicaragua. At the end of March, a large team of medical students from Miami (and their instructors) did a huge one day medical clinic. They were a blessing to many people here in the barrio.

In April a team came down from CC Camarillo with a pastor and a number of Spanish speakers. They made a tremendous impact on the neighborhood through house to house witnessing as well as counseling some of our church members and motivating them to make positive changes in their lives. One of the positive changes is that Eufemia and Horacio, the older gentleman she’d been living with for almost thirty years, were married on the 27th  of April.

 

Horacio_Eufemia

Horacio_Eufemia

Bryan Randolph, DDS, came at the end of April and blessed many children and adults with good quality dental treatment. Even some of the neighbors who would not normally enter the church came in.

Adela_Marylin

Adela_Marylin

In May, CC Melbourne sent a medical team of 28 people, complete with their own translators. It was a wonderful clinic because every single person was prayed over several times throughout the process of going through the clinic. We have had a few new faces in church on Sunday as a result of their hard work and prayers. They also helped us make some repairs at the church and school. Pastor Dean and Melinda Corns taught at a successful couples meeting, and many of the team helped with a VBS and children’s ministry.

Cubby_Jim_Sary

Cubby_Jim_Sary

En la primavera estábamos muy emocionados aunque ya empezó el tiempo lluvioso aquí en Nicaragua. En marzo vino un equipo de 40 estudiantes médicos desde Miami juntos con sus instructores para hacer una clínica médica de un día atendiendo aproximadamente 250 personas, Lo cual fue una bendición para la comunidad.

Cindy_MaryLou_Karen_Marylin

Cindy_MaryLou_Karen_Marylin

En abril vino un equipo desde CC Camarillo con un pastor y algunos traductores, que compartieron el evangelio casa a casa en la comunidad y ministraron a miembros de la iglesia. Uno de los resultados fue que Eufemia y Horacio, se casaron el 27 de abril.

Dean and Melinda Corns

Dean and Melinda Corns

El dentista Bryan Randolph, vino al final de abril para tratar a muchos niños y jóvenes, y también a vecinos.

Jorge_Jessica_MaryLou_Cindy

Jorge_Jessica_MaryLou_Cindy

En mayo, CC Melbourne envió un equipo de 28 personas médicas y traductores para hacer una clínica médica que fue de gran bendición por causa de la mucha oración durante el tiempo de la clínica. Tenemos algunas nuevas personas en la iglesia después de la clínica.

Noel and Maria

Noel and Maria

  Algunos miembros del equipo nos ayudaron con reparaciones en la escuela y en el edificio del santuario. El pastor Dean y su esposa Melinda Corns enseñaron en la reunión de parejas y el equipo hizo una escuela Bíblica de vacaciones para los niños.

Rosa and Geovanni

Rosa and Geovanni

Reporte de Alabanza:

 José Dolores Gaitán es el nuevo instructor de música,

 Carolina Chávez, la directora de la escuela está avanzando con la escuela.

Worship Team

Worship Team

 

Peticiones de Oración:

Por Valeria por que su padre se falleció el 23 de Mayo. Valeria quiere empezar a cantar con el grupo de alabanza en junio.

 Por José Dolores Gaitán, el instructor de música, que el Señor lo use para desarrollar el equipo de alabanza.

 Que algunas parejas de la iglesia se casen en este año.

 

Norman_Eliette_brother_sister

Norman_Eliette_brother_sister

Marvin and Rosa Elena

Marvin and Rosa Elena

Yeril and Vanesa

Yeril and Vanesa

Vanesa_baby_Grandma

Vanesa_baby_Grandma

Jairo and Gustavo

Jairo and Gustavo

Robert and Marisol Trohon

Robert and Marisol Trohon

Rosa_Claudia_Elvia_Maria

Rosa_Claudia_Elvia_Maria