I stood there watching my broken-hearted wife. Through gentle sobs, she said "This is not right. They should not have to live like this." It's a moment I'll never forget. We stood in the middle of the city dump in Masaya, Nicaragua surrounded by mountains of trash, enormous birds, emaciated dogs and cows as far as you could see. The stench was overwhelming. A strong wind blew the smell and thick brown dust everywhere stinging your eyes. The sight of young children and adults digging through the trash was heart-breaking. This was their job - searching for plastic bottles and bits of metal. The yield is only pennies a day. 

"Look, there's a Bible", my wife said. I looked down in the midst of all this trash and sure enough there was a torn, dirty Spanish New Testament. At first I was angry. How could someone throw a Bible in the trash? Then God reminded me that, in the same way, these people had also been discarded. Left to fend for themselves in the worst possible place. They desperately need to hear the good news of Jesus Christ. They desperately need an education. We spoke with a young mom and her son and she told us that all three of her children need to go to school, but have no uniforms or school supplies (see interview above).

There are thousands and thousands of children who are not able to attend school in Nicaragua because of the lack of school supplies. A Yellow Bag helps these children have a better future and enables them to read the Word of God. The Yellow Bag also gives us an opportunity to share Christ with these children and their families. Our Nicaraguan staff have identified over 65 specific children that we can HELP RIGHT NOW. School begins NEXT WEEK.  We were so humbled last year as you helped us put nearly 1,000 children in school through the Yellow Bag Challenge! We only have enough funds for about 20 children right now. Will you consider helping us? Your gift is tax deductible and the investment is ETERNAL! You can click on the link below to give online or call our office at 864-599-0067. Thank you in advance for helping these children!