Shown here are the 38 packages we distributed, each contained 20-25 pounds of food (rize, beans, sugar, milk, cooking oil, noodles), and personal hygiene items (soap, detergent, toilet paper, etc).
Ashley and Matt worked alongside youth and leaders from the Local Church (Cristo Nuestra Roca) in Tipitapa to prepare the packages for distribution.
The community San Benito, Nicaragua. There are hundreds and hundreds (possibly thousands) of homes in this community. All are living in deplorable conditions, struggling to survive.
The community San Benito, Nicaragua. There are hundreds and hundreds (possibly thousands) of homes in this community. All are living in deplorable conditions, struggling to survive.
This woman, despite living handicapped and in poverty, was delightful and extremely grateful to receive her package of food and hygiene items.
This photo shows a common home and living conditions in the Cristo Rey community near La Chureca.
We distributed the 38 packages from the back of a pickup truck, which is also where our distribution team rode while driving.
This pregnant woman lived with several other children in a small shack. One of the children struggles to pick up the sack of food.
Two familied receive pacages in the Cristo Rey community near La Chureca.
A woman searches the trash dump near La Chureca looking for food.
A group rests for a moment beneath the tree until the next load of trash comes. They will then search through the load of trash for food.