Read a reflection from our most recent intern at El Ayudante.
Read our recently returned Mission Team Liaison's reflection of his year at El Ayudante!
They were a community under attack. Every year the waters would rise, and when they descended they took with them the well-being of the people. Families lost their homes, their...
EA photo booth – Happy from EA Nicaragua on Vimeo. Learn more about our kiddos and how you can get to know them HERE.
Greetings from Nicaragua! I hope this note finds you and your families well! The El Ayudante team wanted to send you an update on the activities of the children...
Old Loneliness (Vieja Soledad) is not the most welcoming name. Yet, for about 65 years, this was the self-chosen identity for a community in the periphery of Quezalguaque. During the...
Meet Jesús. At a time in El Ayudante’s life when finances were tight, staff was overworked, and the future held many questions, Jesús and his brother, Franklin, were brought to...
...And is this not—at least in part—the meaning of Communion? It is a time for each of us to extend our hands and hearts beyond the spiritual, emotional, and physical prisons that every human experiences in order to remember what it is to feel something genuinely good and true and beautiful.And is this not—at least in part—the meaning of Communion? It is a time for each of us to extend our hands and hearts beyond the spiritual, emotional, and physical prisons that every human experiences in order to remember what it is to feel something genuinely good and true and beautiful....
A big thank you to Julie Downes and the rest of the Auburn UMC team for bringing this beautiful ministry to Nicaragua. You all truly blessed the ladies of Mt. Sinai! ...
As I look back over the past eight weeks that I have spent here in Nicaragua, I am amazed by a lot of things, but mostly by the people. I...
The Special Needs School in Leon is a favorite spot for many teams that come to serve with El Ayudante. A group from Grace United Methodist Church in Tampa, Florida,...
Prisoners and Dignitaries | Fayette Presbyterian serving prisoners and their families When Fayette Presbyterian team came to El Ayudante last year they visited the prison and were greatly impacted by...
We Are a Family | A story of child sponsorship In 2005, my wife, Keila and I moved to Tennessee after I had been serving as a missionary for five...