Oscar desperately needs help now in Nicaragua !!!
Item #1:
We need help with the
Christmas outreach celebration for the children in December. We are trying to
get this request out early so that everyone will have enough time to help us
raise the needed funds. The cost per child this year is $3.00. We want to share
the love of Christ in a practical way by getting each child one toy and
preparing a nice meal for them. We hope to make a big day of it in the villages
by bringing in clowns and having piƱatas and candy with music in the back
ground. It will be an all day activity where we will share the gospel with the
adults that come on that day. Last year we were able to bless and put smiles on
the faces of 3500 children with the help and support of IIM. This year we
are waiting to see what God will do and you could be a part of this event. Please
keep in mind that many of these children will never get a toy on Christmas unless
we step up and do something because their parents can't afford to buy them
anything in most cases.
Item #2:
We need help to be able to
make the monthly payments on the new land where we have the warehouse used to
store the food for the feeding units. This food is used to feed over 9000
thousand children a day in the different villages and cities in remote areas in
Nicaragua .
The monthly payment is $1200 for 12 months. We have been doing ok with payments
with teams funds but as the year ends we do not have any more teams. Our September
trip canceled therefore we will not have the extra funds to make payments until
teams pick up next year. Anything we can come up with the owner will take and subtract
it from the total amount. We are blessed that he is not very demanding on the
time or the money. We will not have to pay any extra taxes on the land.
Item #3:
We also desperately need
to update our truck. The white Chevrolet we have has a gasoline engine and is
constantly breaking down. We are spending a lot of our resources to keep it
running plus it uses a lot of fuel. If we could replace it with a better 4-wheel
drive diesel truck that would be a big help! We must have a truck to deliver
the food to the churches and villages where we feed the children. Many pastors,
churches and villages are in the mountains in places we can only reach with a
4-wheel drive truck. This truck is also our primary way to get around to do
sports ministry and all the other ministries God has sent us to do.
There are other needs in
the ministry but we consider that these three are the main ones for now.
Thank you all for taking
the time to read our needs. Please pray about them. On behalf of my family, our
ministry and all the children and lives that we are able to touch because of your
obedience to come down or to give to help the kingdom grow in Nicaragua thank
you and may the Lord bless you.
With Love in Christ always,
Oscar Corea and family