We recently returned from a Medical Mission Trip to Nicaragua with a group of our friends. Our facilitator who is also a friend and works with Forward Edge lead our team. Two of our friends on the team are doctors and the rest of the team was support staff in one way or another. Once we arrived in Managua we were transported by school bus to the compound where we were staying which is home to at-risk girls.
A dirt road leads to the entrance of the Villa Esperanza,
The neighbor’s live in Shanty’s along the road.
The compound is surrounded by cement walls and an iron gate. Armed guards opened the gate to let our bus enter.
Inside the gates is a beautifully laid out facility with well kept landscaped grounds and nice basic housing for the girls as well as the teams.
We stayed in nice dorms with bunk beds and a bathroom with a nice walk~in shower however there is no hot water on campus so that took some getting use to. Men and Women were assigned separate buildings, no exceptions.
The girls who live on campus are assigned to houses in groups.
Their houses surround a playground and soccer field.
The grounds are patrolled 24/7 by armed guards and 3 guard dogs.
I was in charge of craft time with the girls and prepared and pre~packaged the supplies for the projects before our trip. Our last evening was craft night for the girls at the Villa.
We decorated water bottles and made felt bookmarks. It was easy, fun and worked well for the the varied ages of the girls.
Blessings,
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