Misión Para Cristo
Sharing Jesus as we serve
people in Nicaragua and Honduras since 1997.
How you can help!
You can help Misión Para Cristo in several ways. The Mission depends on financial support from folks like you, will you consider contributing to help further the sharing of Christ in Nicaragua?
If you would like more information on how to come and help us in person, please contact us.
If you would like more information on how to come and help us in person, please contact us.
Your help is needed to respond to the current crisis.
As we continuing our efforts to respond to the passing of two hurricanes. There are always stories that remind you on why we do what we do. Rebecca in her post below shares one of those stories. Thanks to God blessings of your support we have been able to provide.* food, clothing and water to 783 families (80 more families to be given to today) in twelve communities in the Wiwili area. Food distribute was enough for 3 to 5 days depending on the size of the family.
* Medical care to over 100
* Baby bags to mothers.
* Placed five water filters (with supplies purchased for 600 more)
* Roof repairs.
* Purchase $2,000 of supplies for the Northeastern Coastal area (to be distribute by the church in Managua).
* Friday, thanks to help of Joe Smith at Healing Hands, a container of dehydrated soup was shipped and scheduled to arrive in Nicaragua on the 12th.
* This week we will be placing additional water filters and puchasing food supplies for another 500 families.
With the container of soup mix, we also have three other containers coming to Nicaragua with over 10,000 Christmas gifts we call "Smiles" for the children and other supplies, these were shipped before the hurricanes. One is already in customs, one at the port of Corinto, and third to arrive around the 1st.
Rebecca, Director of our Casa Materna project, posted: We met four kids that they don’t have parents because their father killed their mom and some days later killed himself, it was a sad story to listen that, right now they are staying in a shelter with their grandparents and other relatives that lost their houses from the hurricane Iota.
We are in a position to respond in remote area with our Nicaraguan staff. We have the staff and transportation to move supplies. We have been blest several times by the Embassy to do more during times like these. Please let us know if there are resouces available that we might be able to secure to do more. We have worked with the government for their approval, to make sure we would not have a problem with the distribution.
Your help is needed to respond to the current crisis.
The mission is being challenged to respond. We were there before Hurricane Mitch in 1998 and responded after, we are there now and plan to be there to respond after. But in order to to respond we need your help.
- 1. In 2018, all 24 of our summer groups had to cancel because of the crisis. 40% of the mission's operating budget comes from groups that come to serve with us and 80% of our project funds come from groups. One of my greatest concerns is the wellbeing of our staff and their ability to provide for their families through this time. Some are saying that because of this crisis the country will could face 50% unemployment. We need your support so we can continue to pay our staff.
- 2. Our staff is working to see what is going to be needed when this over. We know that people are going to need food, medicine, emotional support and list grows. We have a container of food ready to ship when possible and we have second container of supplies ready to ship when possible. We will continue to make other plans for when that time comes.
Ways you can help today:
- 1. First and foremost we need your continued prayers.
- 2. We also need your financial support today.
- 3. Please consider sponsoring a child in Kingdom Kids. Thanks for those of you that currently sponsor a child. The emotional impact on the children cannot be overstated. You can sponsor a child through the mission website.
- 4. SMILES — This year our Smiles project, A Smile for Child at Christmas, is more important than ever. We may not be able to ship in November as we normally do but when we will be able the Smiles will be a greater blessing than ever.
WE NEED YOUR HELP AS WE COMPLETE 2017 AND LOOK FORWARD TO 2018 WITH GREAT ANTICIPATION!
As many looks at their year-end giving they ask are there any specific needs or challenges. And the answer is yes. We can only do what we do with God’s blessings of your continued support. Ways you can help:
- Completion of the building for the church in Pantasma -- $9,500 – we will be opening a new Kingdom Kids location in Pantasma when the building is complete.
- Completion of the building for a congregation in the south part of Jinotega: $7.500
- Funds for shipping of a soup container in January: $10,000 - The soup is free we just must pay for the shipping and distribution. The cost comes out to 3 cents a serving.
- Bibles – we are working on the purchase of additional 10,000 Bibles – total cost is $4.00 per Bible. That cost covers personalize contact information on the front cover of the Bible, printing and shipping to Nicaragua. This printing will also honor Glen Owens who work throughout Latin America.
- We need to reprint 10,000 of the first lesson of World Bible School with personalized contact information- $3,500
- Specific needs for Kingdom Kids Honduras – The School of the Good Samaritan –
- Funds to hire a minister to serve the children, family, and staff – Salary and supplies -$600 a month
- 10 computers for the computer lab - $375 per computer.
- Purchase new textbooks for the 3rd to 6th grade - $6,200
- Support for start-up cost for new P-Kindergarten and Kindergarten classes $4,000
- Sponsors – www.kingdomkidshonduras.com
- $7,200 to finalize the purchase of a van.
- School is out in Nicaragua and Honduras and we begin again in February. Over the next month we must address repair needs of some of our schools and the building in Honduras, $12,000 needed. Also, the beginning of the year brings the need for school supplies. Could you have a school supply drive at your school or congregation? We have a container that will be shipped out of Dallas in January. To purchase some uniforms, school supplies and books for the schools, we need $16,000.
- Children are one of our primary objective and support is needed to hire a full-time psychologist/counselor to work with the children and families in all our different outreach programs: Kingdom Kids, Hijos del Rey, etc. – Salary and supplies --$500
- General contributions: Above are things we can do with your support. But we also need general contribution to the mission as we end this year.
- And most all we need your prayers that we can continue to Share Jesus as We Serve Others…
We are asking your prayerful consideration of these needs and challenges. If you can help. Please send your check to: Misión Para Cristo – 525 N. Park Blvd, Grapevine, TX 76051 or by Pay-pal through the button at the top of this page.
Thanks for your continued support and encouragement.