April 2009 Update

7:44 PM

Resident Program

In March more girls were relocated by Family Services. The oldest girl went back to live with her adoptive mother in Managua. The second oldest was placed in a foster home while she waits for her adoption process to be finalized. Three girls have returned to live with their mothers. Another girl whose mother lives in the same city where CINAG is located goes home for night, but spends the afternoon at CINAG. CINAG is working with the mother so that better care can be provided for her daughter. Two new girls have come to CINAG so at the present time there are only two that are resident and one that comes after school. Please pray that the ones that have left will now be better prepared to face life and make good choices.
The board and staff are preparing documentation for a new license for a resident program for boys ages 4 – 10. If approved they would then be working with boys only in residence.

Volunteer Teams

Eight volunteers spent two weeks (February 17 – March 3) in Nicaragua. This was an inter-provincial team, Cole & Mary Clifford, Jim & Vida Thiessen from B.C., Peter & Susan Thiessen from Alberta, Janette Brandt from Manitoba and Juanita Thiessen from Ontario. The women painted the new addition (inside and outside) and the dining hall and the men installed the suspended ceiling and installed the plumbing.
A team (Henry Froese, Candace & Jayden Froese and a friend) from La Crete, AB came to build furniture for the new addition, closets, bookshelves, benches and desks.

Construction Project

The new addition is now complete. The inauguration was held April 18. The security wall has been strengthened and improved and a new gate for the entrance was installed. Thanks to all the volunteers that have helped with this construction. The building is already being used.

Community Programs
In March the Life Skills Formation program resumed. Having worked with a group of 30 children for three years there was good improvement, so they decided to survey the community to identify 30 children that were in need. These children ages 7 – 12 come three afternoons a week for Bible classes, singing, life skills instruction, crafts and recreation. Before they go home they receive a nutritious snack. Esther Vado is the teacher assisted by Angie Noguera in crafts.
José Ramón Noguera, the social worker for CINAG has begun a program for a dozen youth which runs one afternoon a week. The teaching gives pointers toward positive life choices in morals, sexuality, recreation, and choosing a vocation. In time they would like to increase to two days a week and include some area of vocational training. He teaches a similar class to over 400 students in grades 9 & 10 in the largest High School in Diriamba.

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