Category: Stories of Hope

Gabriela Cortez is 27 years old, and serves her community as a Volunteer Mother. Gabriela explains: “I have lived in the area of Nejapa all my life. Three years ago, I moved to a sector in Nejapa called Villa Ferrufino. There, I live alone with my husband and children.” Villa Ferrufino is a new sector…

Susana is 50 years old. She lives in the community of Nejapa, where AMOS is located. For many years, Susana has been coming to the Samaritan Clinic to alleviate the pain in her hands caused by arthritis. “Neighbors recommended this Clinic to me, and I have been coming here for a long time. From my…

Reyna is a young mom who lives in Nejapa. She is married and has a daughter. And, for the last 6 months, she has been a Volunteer Mother in Nejapa leading a support group and educating other mothers on important topics such as breastfeeding, nutrition during pregnancy, newborn care, among many others.  In a recent…

Reyna’s heart shrank hearing her daughter in so much pain. She herself was in terrible pain, too. Fever, vomiting, diarrhea with blood, acute stomachache. Reyna looked around as she lay on her bed. Her 6, 10, and 15-year-old daughters all lay there, too, one holding her belly and crying. Her husband was on the ground,…

Recently, Yahaira visited the Samaritan Clinic in Nejapa because her daughter has cavities. She is the mother of two children, a girl of nine and a boy of four years old.  Yahaira has visited the clinic before whenever her kids have been sick. For her, the Samaritan Clinic is the best option because it is close…

Seeing their child sick is one of the most difficult experiences parents face. There is very little you can do once your child is in the hands of doctors, or in the case of families in rural Nicaragua you help us serve, in the hands of Health Promoters. Parents hope for the best and pray for God to…

Martha used to live in a sector far away from the community clinic in El Calderón, before she moved closer this year. She did not know about all the services offered there by Silvina Lainez, a long-time Health Promoter trained by AMOS. A few months ago, Martha’s daughters, who are 3 and 4 years old,…

As parents, we do everything we can to make sure our children can grow up healthy and strong. And when they grow older and begin leading their own lives, we continue to care for them, often putting their needs ahead of our own. Caring so deeply for our children can take a toll on us,…

This week, we share with you a journal entry from one of our team members who recently visited El Cedro, in the South Caribbean Coast Region, the most remote community you help us serve. In Nicaragua, just as in many other countries around the world, there is a clear and visible line between those who…

Imagine being pregnant with your first baby in the uncertainty of a pandemic, and living hours away from any doctor or hospital with emergency care. This is Carolina’s story. Hola amigos y amigas (Hello friends), I am 22 years old, and I live in the rural, remote community of Fila Grande in Matagalpa. It is…

Poor moms in Nicaragua face incredible challenges in caring for their children. Read a letter from one of them. Dear Friends,  My name is Sara. I live in the remote community of Apantillo, amid the mountains of Matagalpa, in Nicaragua. I am the proud mother of 22-month-old and 3-year-old boys. They are my biggest treasures…