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Bright Spots

What Even is a Bright Spot?

Working at Amigos for Christ, I have the privilege of being inspired by incredible people on a regular basis. I hear my fellow team members say, “Oh they are total Bright Spots!” or, “Oh yes, that family is definitely a Bright Spot in their community.” As a new missionary at Amigos, at times I wondered, “What even is a Bright Spot?” Well, that is until I met Luis Enrique Sanchez Rodriquez and his beautiful wife Efejinia Epifania Altamiro. The moment I met them, saw their welcoming and generous smiles, and felt the genuine embrace of their hugs, I knew without a doubt: They are Bright Spots.

February 17, 2021

Bright Spots

Hope For a New Normal

Santos and Angela Soriano are ambitious, warm, and hopeful people from the community of El Chaparral. After living in El Chaparral for over 50 years, they have become prominent members of their community. During a visit with the family, the warm sounds of children laughing and playing echo in the background. When asked, Don Santos’ smile widens as he proudly states that he has 8 children and 20 grandchildren. He explains that one of his sons is even a member of the Community Leadership Committee. His pride for his family is written plainly on his face.

January 25, 2021

Bright Spots

We Never Stop Learning and Leading

Oscar is a quintessential patriarch. He is humbly grateful and typically proud of his family all at once. He lives close to almost all of

January 25, 2021

Amigos Story

Team Spotlight: Marierling

On any given day, you can find Marierling in the communities where we work, walking from house to house, visiting with families. She is one

January 13, 2021

Amigos Story

Walter, Water, the What and the Why

Walter Alexander Lopez Dolmus started working at Amigos for Christ when he was 17 years old. As the warehouse boy, Walter ensured that all of

October 10, 2020

Amigos Story

Meet Donald

For over two decades, Amigos for Christ has been committed to transforming lives in rural Nicaragua, and by God’s grace, we continue to reach families,

July 27, 2020