While we have not been able to complete a face-to-face in-country mission since January of 2020 due to COVID-19, we are still working closely with the Miskito people in Nicaragua in the villages of Kisalaya and Kururia. In the spring of last year (2020), we were able to provide for the installation of five new clean water wells in the two communities. In the past week (March 21-27, 2021), we have been able to provide the financial resources necessary to complete two new wells in the village of Kururia. This includes the drilling and completion of the actual well along with the construction of the bailer buckets that are used to bring up the water from the well. For more information on the well drilling system we are using in Kisalaya and Kururia, please take a look at Clean Water page. The reason we are unable to enter into Nicaragua at the current time is that there are no commercial flights in or out of Nicaragua that are available to us. We are trusting Him to open the doors for our return.
In the meantime, we are able to continue to conduct monthly “conference” calls with the leaders and the pastors to gather updated information as to the overall physical, mental, emotional and spiritual health well-being of each community. We are also able to determine needs and explore ways we can partner with the villages to meet those needs.
God also seems to be bringing the right people together, as a missionary from Honduras can assist us in meeting the Miskito people on the Honduran side of the Rio Coco. While we cannot legally cross the border created by the river, we’ve recently learned that there are multiple Miskito villages that are in need of developing clean water, agricultural assistance and medical necessities. About one-half of the Miskito people group lives in Nicaragua and the other half lives in Honduras. More information on that can be expected on our upcoming missions page.