Enrich Missions

Nicaragua is the second poorest nation in the western hemisphere and families are forced to make challenging decisions when it comes to their children’s education. Public schooling is free to walk in the door, but parents need to provide uniforms, books, school supplies and more, all while living on an average of $2 a  day. Because of this, 70% of students who begin first grade drop out before they reach sixth grade.

Enrich Missions extends Christ’s love to children living in extreme poverty so that they can fully engage their educational opportunities. Since founding in 2015, we’ve been doing that in a number of different ways — Nutrition, Enrichment, Tutoring & Medical/Dental Care — all while speaking the salvation message of hope, love and life in Jesus Christ.

We learned early that it is hard to learn when you’re hungry, so the foundation of our ministry is our Nutrition Program. Students are served a hot, nutritious lunch three times a week, along with a multivitamin. Enrich Missions works to ensure that our students have a diverse menu of proteins, fruit, veggies and other things they don’t have access to at home.

Our Enrichment Classes provide our students with extracurricular classes like Ballet, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Library Time, Computers and Art. Tutoring is offered to anyone who needs it by partnering with local college students who volunteer their time. Our students receive regular medications for their overall wellness like anti-parasite medications and fluoride treatments to stop cavities.

Our goal has always been to make our Enrichment Center replicable and branch out to reach more students in more areas. People-resources are important as we move forward into more spaces so that we don’t burn out our staff. Each location will also need startup resources to get the ball rolling. Hiring and training staff, plus outfitting each new project area is our current need.

By riding on behalf of Enrich Missions, cyclists and donors will be helping provide much needed resources so we can expand our programs into new communities. Prayer for wisdom in the selection of new staff and new partnerships in local communities is important so we can be sure we’re following God’s will in these new endeavors. Additionally, greater exposure of the organization to our friends in the US could lead to relationships with new churches for more short term trips or even recruitment of new cross-cultural workers.