Give thanks and give back

This week we Americans celebrate Thanksgiving and all the good things that we have been blessed with in our lives, however little we actually deserve any of it. Hardly a day goes by in my time here in Nicaragua where I don't find myself humbled in thanks by all the opportunities, resources, and good things that have been given to me throughout my life. Among them: the privilege to be able to serve down here in this country that I love - the beautiful beach sunsets and ocean waves - the children whose lives I am allowed to enter - and the opportunity to really make a difference in a way that I really believe in.

One of those opportunities is a new partnership with Fabretto's Children Foundation, a well-established and highly respected non-profit providing much needed education reinforcement services in Nicaragua. With Fabretto, Nica HOPE will be launching a new computer training program in February 2008 to provide increased education and future job opportunities to children attending the 3 main schools that serves La Chureca and the surrounding community. It is opportunities such as these that we believe can provide real change in the future of these youth!

So while you are home with family and/or friends this Thanksgiving, I just ask that you take a moment to appreciate all that you have been given in your life - and consider giving back to some of the least privileged in a country that has found itself at the bottom of the economic ladder on this continent. Nicaragua is seeking to pull itself up after decades of political strife, civil war, and natural disasters that have destroyed the country and the economy that sustains it. The children here do not enjoy the same opportunities that most of us did as children. Please consider helping us to open up these doors of opportunity so that they may find hope in a future where their own efforts and hard work can bring them a better life.

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Deanna Ford
Nica Hope - Director
Managua, Nicaragua