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Welcome to the Calderon Family in Masatepe, Carazo 1/2 Mile walk to the Centro Escolar "Rafaele Herrera" School with supplies... Visit with the Guzman Family in San Marcos, Carazo Kitchen at the Casa Grande Hotel in Jinotepe, Carazo Hogar De Ancianos De Masaya (Old Peoples Home in Masaya, Carazo) Wheel Chair and other Items being delivered to the Old Peoples Home in Masaya, Carazo Leaving Casa Ulrich in Managua for San Marcos, Carazo (2004) Casa Ulrich in Managua (2004) Ready for Departure from Itasca (2004) Grandmother cooking in the Guzman home, San Marcos, Carazo Cano family matriarch sweeping in front of kichen during rainy season in Masaya, Carazo School supplies delivered to an elementary school in Masaya, Carazo Pupil at a pre-school in San Marcos, Carazo waiting for constructive surgery. Residents of the Hogar De Ancianos De Masaya (Old Peoples Home in Masaya, Carazo) Back entrance to the Market in Masaya, Carazo Town square in San Marcos, Carazo School damage on Pacific Coast after Hurricane Mitch in 1998. Bananas flourishing at Casa Ulrich in Managua Laboratory in Hospital San Jose, Diriamba, Carazo Street scene from Jinotepe, Carazo New Super-Market in Jinotepe, Carazo Street scene from San Marcos, Carazo Residents of the Hogar De Ancianos De Masaya (Old Peoples Home in Masaya, Carazo) Public transportation all over Nicaragua... Home near to Leon Squatter settlement on the outskirts of Managua. Five days prior to this photo, the land was vacant. (2004) Entrance to Masaya market bus terminal. Par of the Guzman family in San Marcos, Carazo Clothing plant employee; San Marcos, Carazo Damaged school building by the Pacific Coast. Children in the Cano family, Masaya, Carazo. Teacher at the Nehemias school in Sta. Teresa, Carazo Teacher at the Nehemias school in Sta. Teresa, Carazo Teacher at the Nehemias school in Sta. Teresa, Carazo. Daily catch of the coast of Corinto, Chinandega Fishermens housing in Corinto, Chinandega Elementary and Pre-school administrator of the Centro De Dessarrollo Infantil "Samuel Calero", San Marcos, Carzo and Jens. Soup being prepared for the students at the Centro De Dessarrollo Infantil "Samuel Calero", school in San Marcos, Carzo Young learners assmbled at the Centro De Dessarrollo Infantil "Samuel Calero" school in San Marcos, Carzo. Jens with two former students, Ruth Gutierrez and Rodolfo Castellon at Ave Maria Colleges of the Americas, San Marcos, Carazo. Items ready to go in 2002. Unpacking in a dorm room at the Ave Maria College, San Marcos, Carazo. Three employees at the Ave Maria College, San Marcos, Carazo. Road from Managua to Masaya, Carazo. Waiting for bus in Masatepe to go to San Marcos, Carazo. Barber shop in San Marcos, Carazo. Focused pupil at the Nehemias school in Sta. Teresa, Carazo. Nactamal & Tamuka kitchen in Masatepe, Carazo. Old Building in Granada Mauricio Calderon Martinez family in Masatepe, Carazo Ometepe Island in Lake Nicaragua with its two vulcanos; Concepcion 4,410 feet above sea level, and Maderas 3,830 feet above sea level. Only fresh-water lake in the world with Sharks. Mr. Fred Ulrich k., Food Service Director at Ave Maria Colleges of the Americas with employee. Without Fred our work in Nicaragua would be substantial more difficult. He is always willing to assist and knows the region well. Thank you Fred! Home to Student at Centro Escolar "Rafaela Herrera" school, San Marcos, Carazo Resident of the Hogar De Ancianos De Masaya (Old Peoples Home in Masaya, Carazo) reparing his pants. Home to Student at Centro Escolar "Rafaela Herrera" school, San Marcos, Carazo 2006 Jens with items to be distributed. 2006 Rodolfo Aburto Castellon with items ready for distribution. 2006 Ready to purchase 100 Lb. bags of Rice, Sugar and Beans to be delivered to 4 Senior Facilities in Carazo. 2006 Jose Herrera & Jens ready to deliver food items. 2006 Residents at the Old Peoples Home in Jinotepe, Carazo. 2006 Senior Center in Diriamba, Carazo where one meal a day is being served to approxemately 70 seniors from the area. 2006 Senior Center in Diriamba, Carazo where one meal a day is being served to approxemately 70 seniors from the area. 2006 Senior Center in Diriamba, Carazo where one meal a day is being served to approxemately 70 seniors from the area. 2006 Jens with residents at the Old Peoples Home in Masaya, Carazo 2006 Jens with delivered Food items, residents and staff at the Old Peoples home in San Marcos, Carazo. 2006 Bulletin Board with listed need of items at the Old Peoples Home in San Marcos, Carazo. 2006 Street outside the Old Peoples Home in San Marcos, Carazo. 2006 View of the Masaya Lagoon from the Flor de Pochote Ecotourist Center, Masatepe, Carazo. 2006 Jens with 3 of 6 staff members at the Old Peoples Home in Masaya, Carazo. Please read the 2006 report for more information on the affairs at the home. 2006 Food preparation a catering function at Casa Ulrich in Managua. 2006 Leaky Roof situation on the outskirts of San Marcos, Carazo. We purchased and delivered 50 Zinc Roofing Sheets to 3 families in the area. 2006 Jens with Aleyda and daughter surveying the leaky roof situation. 2006 Wheel Chair being delivered to the Old Peoples Home in Jinotepe, Carazo. 2006 Street by Aleyda's house after a rain. 2006 Farm House, Carazo. 2006 Cooking area in Farm House, Carazo. 2006 Jens with Cafeteria Staff at Ave Maria University in San Marcos, Carazo. 2006 Jens with Barbara Mackey in the Ave Maria University's Library. Barbara is also involved in humanitarian work in Nicaragua. 2006 Roofing Sheets ready for delivery. 2006 Ena & William Guzman receiving 10 Roofing Sheets to repair part of their roof in San Marcos, Carazo. 2008 - Some of the items brought to Nicaragua 2008 - Rolando Guzmann family 2008 - Food purchase in Jinotepe for 5 Senior Care facilities. Escolar-Hernado Rojas Zuniga - San Marcos 2008 Escolar-Hernado Rojas Zuniga - San Marcos 2008 L a Chureca "The Dump" in Managua where 2K+ people live permanently; many of them children. 2008 L a Chureca "The Dump" in Managua where 2K+ people live permanently; many of them children. 2009-Robert Anthony with Nicaragua-Direct display. 2009-Donated School material. Donated material for 2009 journey 2009-26 pieces of luggage. 2009-The garbage dump in Granada where people try to pick up useful items. 2009-Pinata Decorations ready for action. 2009-Lake Nicaragua - View from Granada. 2009-Flavio receiving a laptop computer from Bob & Jens. 2009-Second of three wheel chairs handed over to a relative of a needy person. 2009-Carey Franklin taking Rodolfo Aburto Castellon home. 2009-View at the Masaya Volcano National Park 2009-Visiting Sylvia & Herman Solorzano in Managua 2009-The Danish Ambassador Mr. Søren Vøhtz with Rodolfo, Bob & Jens 2009-School supplies being delivered to Samual Calere school, San Marcos, Carazo 2009-Young student at Samual Calera. 2009-Pupils at the Samual Calera School in San Marcos, Carazo 2009-Robert Anthony giving out supplies to Teachers at Rafaela Herrera School, Los Maroqueces, Carazo 2009-School supplies being given to teachers at Centro Publico Dr. Pedro J. Chamorro school, Las Esquinas. 2009-Teachers at the Hernado Rojas Zuniga School, San Marcos, Carazo 2009-Purchasing Rice, Beans, Sugar, Cooking Oil and Powdered Milk. 2009-Watching out for mice... 2009-Seniors at Hogar de Ancianos Dr. Agustin Sanchez Vigil, Jinotepe, Carazo 2009-Food being delivered to Comedor de la Edad La Purisma, Diriamba 2009-Hogar de Ancianos La Providencia, Granada receiving food supplies. 2009-Entrance to Hogar de Ancianos La Providencia, Granada 2009-Fr. Robert Ringus Cafeteria Employee who received a wheel chair for a relative. 2009-Pacific coast after a storm. 2009-Family living too close to the water. Pacific Ocean. 2009-Horse show in Masatepe 2009-Mauriccio with donated miter-saw. 2009-Astrid with Jens in Masatepe. Astrid was a student of ours in 1995. 2009-View of the Masaya Lagoon. 2009-Sunset on the west coast. 2009-Food items for two facilities in Granada. 2009-Horse carriages in Granada. 2009-Planting red beans the old way. 2009-Cafeteria employees receiving food items and eye glasses. 2009-Leaky roof in San Marcos. Was replaced. 2009-Family of twelve living in tight quarters with leaking roof.

 

Cano family matriarch cooking "great" meals in the family kichen in Masaya, Carazo. The administrator, Sister Claudia Fernandez, Hospital San Jose in Diriamba, Carazo and Jens. A lady in Masatepe on her way to sell homemade items i.e. Candy or Beverages on a street corner or on a public bus. Street Market in Chinandega. Teacher at the Centro De Dessarrollo Infantil "Samuel Calero", San Marcos, Carzo shown with supplies brought to the school. Daughter in the Guzman family, San Marcos, Carazo showing off her pet hamster. Dr. Pao and patient in Chinandega. Junita, an employee at the University of Mobile's San Marcus Campus with her Son.Her Resident at the Hogar De Ancianos De Masaya (Old Peoples Home in Masaya, Carazo) The gentlemen, in this picture, years ago worked in downtown Chicago. We brought him some pictures off Chicago, a Chicago Tribune and a large box of Franco Mints to be shared with the other residents at the home. Young boy showing off a few species of fish on the beach by Corinto, Chinandega. Unfortunately, the waters are not clean due to polution. Mr. Rodolfo Castellon, a former student of ours, is making great progress on his way to becoming a Computer Engineer. He is always willing to assist us with the distribution of items when we are in Nicaragua. Furthermore, Rodolfo is volunteering his time to teach younger students at the Nehemias Schoolin Sta. Teresa, Carazo. Thank you Rodolfo! Mr. Darol Pao graduated from the Ave Maria Colleges of the Americas recently with some support from us. He will make a difference in the lives of his fellow Nicaraguans. Guzman Family in San Marcos, Carazo Coffee being dried outside home in San Marcos, Carazo Old Peoples Home in Masaya, Carazo Boy bringing wood home for cooking. 2006 Resident at the Old Peoples Home in Jinotepe, Carazo. 2006 Resident at the Old Peoples Home in Jinotepe, Carazo. 2006 105 Year Old resident at the Old Peoples Home in Jinotepe, Carazo. 2006 Resident at the Old Peoples Home in San Marcos, Carazo. 2006 Jens with Resident and Supervisor at the Old Peoples Home in San Marcos, Carazo. 2006 Jens with Carmen and Rafael in Managua. Both of them are assisting us with our efforts in Nicaragua. Thanks for all your help!. 2006 Outhouse on Farm in Carazo. 2006 Jens with Olga who we have known since 1995. Olga work for the Ave Maria University in San Marcos, Carazo. 2009-Road to the Granada dump site. 2009-Gettings organized for distribution. 2009-The Guzman family's daughter. 2009-Marco receiving sports equipment. 2009-Robert Anthony trying things out at the Masaya market. 2009-First one of three wheel-chairs being delivered to a lady in Jinotepe. 2009-Jens with young lady at the Samuael Calera School in San Marcos. 2009-Rodolfo with his 6th grade teacher in Las Esquinas. 2009-Delivering food items to old peoples hom in San Marcos, Carazo. 2009-Wheel-chair being delivered to a lady in Las Esquinas. 2009-Cafeteria employee, Victor with friend who received crutches for a neighbor. 2009-Bob and Jens with food items in Jinotepe, Carazo. 2009-Resident with Carmen Meiner & Jens in Jinotepe. 2009-96 year old resident sorting red beans. 2009-Carmen & Bob in Diriamba, Carazo. 2009-Food items being delivered to Hogar de Ancianos La Providencia, Granada. 2009-Resident at the Hogar de Ancianos La Providencia, Granada 2009-Resident at the Hogar de Ancianos La Providencia, Granada 2009-A little self glorification, perhaps?

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