Employee of the Month-
Tessa Sulimirski |
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If you have ever called or visited our Buford office, chances are that you have spoken to Tessa Sulimirski. She's the effervescent voice of Amigos for Christ. Tessa coordinates several
important operations for us: mission trips, goods and supplies, and fundraising event logistics. Ever resourceful, Tessa suggested the Pay it Forward Program to us several years ago and it has become our most appealing project. She too, delighted in vaccinating and delivering chickens (see above and right) during the San Jose mission trip. Tessa deeply feels the call to service and it accentuates all aspects of her life. She is most proud of her family: husband Mark, and 3 children. Her eldest, Anna, 18, is a summer intern this year in Nicaragua and hopes to someday head our medical mission.
Blessings Tessa! |
| Help Re-NEW old Wells! |
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Over the past 10 years Amigos for Christ has drilled over 80 water wells in communities all over Nicaragua.
Age has taken a toll
on some of these wells and they are in desperate need of repair and
water quality testing. Please help us continue to provide clean water
to thousands of people each year by clicking here. |
Anywhere you go in the world, communities come together to play together. Whatever your game is from basketball to biking we have an event for you at this year's 'Celebrate Service' music festival. Read more to the right or click here to become involved!
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Greetings!
Summer mission activity is hitting its stride! Every week new and returning groups pass through the Casa Blanca, our guest house in Chinandega. Each person and each group brings extraordinary talents and incredible spirit to our mission, whether they hail from California, Colorado, Mississippi, Georgia, Louisiana, North Carolina, Georgia, Indiana, Canada or anywhere between. We are blessed to know them. God has brought us together for His good. Enjoy the beautiful season wherever you are! |
| Groups Go Back and Give Back! |
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 This month we salute two groups who gave back to the communities they grew so close to during their mission
stay.
Pictured right is a very exciting day for members of the San Jose, California group and the people of the community Dulce Nombre de Jesus.
During the 2008 Christmas season, Holy Spirit Church in San Jose raised enough funds for our Pay it Forward Program to provide 7 cows, 20 pigs and 220 chicks to poor families like this. They also had the rare pleasure of delivering animals to the recipient families! Our program is based on The Heifer Project, an animal distribution program bringing animals and opportunity to needy families around the world. Read more about Pay it Forward and how you can help on the Business Opportunity Projects area of our website.
 The photo to the left shows the group from Washington, North Carolina busily working on a house for a family in Villa Catalina. In addition to raising all the money to fund the project, they came close to finishing the full construction of the house in the single week they spent in Nicaragua! Be it for a week, a month or many years, thank you to all the groups and missionaries who take time out of their lives to share their spirit and love with the people of Nicaragua! Click here to read about what mission groups are doing right now in Nicaragua! |
| New Amigos Land! |
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We affectionately call our guest house in Chinandega "Casa Blanca" and it has served us well through 5 years of mission group activity. Alas, the old house is showing its age and we  have outgrown its limited space, inside and out. We are proud to announce that we've just broken ground on a future Amigos complex just steps away from Casa Blanca. It will include a warehouse to store our well drilling supplies, construction equipment, and project supplies. We will also have a guest/retreat house designed for our visiting groups and office space for our 30 Nicaraguan employees (including a kitchen for Patricia!). The location next to Betania gives us the potential to host seminars, retreats, Young Life Club, and sports events for the local Chinandega community. We thank the supporters who are making the complex a reality and we promise to treat it with care and respect through the coming years.
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"Celebrate Service" Music Festival is Coming! |
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We are all about service and so are many other organizations, so let's celebrate together on September 26, 2009 at Suwanee Town Center Park, Suwanee GA. We invite all our Amigos for a 10 year reunion. Please help us make the day a success by going to our website and signing up to play your part. If you are involved in churches and other non-profits in the Atlanta area, encourage them to explore our website and sign up now! We offer live music, 4 competitions, plus a chance to win a $10,000 grant!
Let's fill the park with happy people! |
Want to see what is happening in Nicaragua this week?
Read blogs written by Amigos employees? Upload and view mission trip photos?
Go to www.amigosforchrist.ning.com to view our new online social network where you can do all of the above and more!
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The Amigos Projects
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 Stay involved all year long
Click here to visit the projects page of our website. You can read about current activity in our different project areas in Nicaragua and sign up to become a monthly or one time donor.
We hope to see you this summer!
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