“Why should I be discouraged?”

“Why should I be discouraged?”

Martha Espinoza fell off a moving train when she was seven years old. As this Nicaraguan girl lay helplessly on the tracks, the train ran over her, dismembering all four of her limbs. After our staff delivered a new wheelchair to forty-two-year-old Martha, she shared,...
A visit to the Balm of Gilead clinic

A visit to the Balm of Gilead clinic

Tucked among the remote hills of Nicaragua, CAM’s Balm of Gilead clinic receives at least sixty patients each day of operation. Two American nurses diligently work to meet the needs of the many patients who are at the gate by 7:00 a.m. Nicaraguans are often willing to...
A mother’s face brightened

A mother’s face brightened

Our staff in Nicaragua visited Javier and Gloria, who live in a lean-to building with a dirt floor. Poverty was evident all around. Javier earns around $5-$6 each day doing odd jobs. This minimal income creates a challenge for him to support Gloria and their three...
“Grateful for the food parcel program”

“Grateful for the food parcel program”

Lucas had an accident where he fell into a tank of pesticide several years ago. He shared with our staff that he now struggles with diabetes, vision problems, and blood pressure issues that hinder his ability to work to provide for his wife and three children. Lucas...