Stories of Transformation

The Amigos Podcast

Joey, Kristin, and Danny bring you stories and guest interviews from Amigos’ work in Nicaragua. Amigos for Christ is a non-profit organization that works shoulder-to-shoulder with Nicaraguan neighbors to bring community leadership, clean water, health, education, and economic opportunity to rural communities in need.

The Latest at Amigos:

A group of eight young adults sit and smile on concrete steps, with several children standing around them outside a building in a rural area. Everyone appears happy and relaxed.
Amigos Story
Francisco Desbas

Bright Spots Everywhere

Bright Spots are everywhere. There is always a person who has had a positive impact in each of our lives. For me, this person was

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Two men, one in a maroon shirt and the other in a red shirt with a blue cap, laugh as water splashes over them, soaking their faces and clothes.
Bright Spots
Ivette Rivera

Change is Hard, Not Impossible

Oscar Hernandez is a dreamer, farmer, and teacher. He lives in Valle los Morenos, where he has cultivated his small parcel of land into a successful farm with grains, vegetables, and dragonfruit. Oscar’s farm has become a model for other farmers in the community who are inspired to increase their own production after seeing Oscar’s success.

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A man wearing a cap sits outdoors in front of a brick wall, holding up a sheet of paper with a large printed table. Sunlight filters through green trees in the background.
Model Organization
Morgan Coil

Waterlogged

Alan Perez Lopez, water system treasurer, heads out on his monthly journey to visit every family in his community of Rincon de Garcia. A journey

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A smiling woman in a blue shirt holds a young girl in a pink dress. They are outdoors, with trees and sunlight in the background.
Amigos Team
Sabrina Bland

Testing for Parasites

In La Coyotera, 35 families patiently waited in line as they brought their second round of stool and urine sample to the Amigos for Christ

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A man in a striped shirt and cap stands smiling next to a woman in a red top holding a green cup, outdoors with trees in the background.
Bright Spots
Ivette Rivera

Generational Change

Herminio is a 58-year-old man from the community of Nance Dulce in Nicaragua. He shared that since he was young boy, he remembers his community’s

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Amigos Story
Joey McGinn

Making People Feel Valued

It’s 5:30 am, May 2009. The roosters have started to crow, dogs have begun to bark, and Ivette Rivera is dressed, books in hand, patiently

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Two young girls smile in front of a colorful mural with a rainbow and a giraffe painted on a yellow wall.
Life Transformation
Sabrina Bland

A Dream Come True

In the Nicaraguan community of San Marcos, primary school teacher, Marisela Ordoñez, proudly looks out at her on this special day. The school’s classrooms are

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Amigos Story
Sabrina Bland

Here for the Ride!

“Never be lacking in zeal, but keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord.” Romans 12:11    In 1999, Tomas Caceres picked up John Bland from

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