Education has always been a vital part of what we do at Rainbow Network, but learning doesn’t stop when children leave the classroom. I’m sure that, like me, some of your own fondest memories from your school years didn’t take place in a desk- they were of those trips to the apple orchards, local caves, [...]
Over the last two weeks I have come to realize that perhaps the greatest source of humility is to be asked to do something grand. Two weeks is how long I have been serving as the Interim Executive Director of Rainbow Network. I have never really been all that concerned with job titles and this [...]
A total of 20 young people from the rural communities around El Crucero received a special scholarship for technical studies during the 2010-2011 school year in INTAE (The National Technical Institute for Administration and Economics), located in Diriamba, Carazo. The majority of these students graduated high school in 2010 with sponsorship through Rainbow Network, which [...]
Un total de 20 jóvenes de las comunidades rurales de El Crucero, tuvieron el beneficio de una beca especial para estudios técnicos en el INTAE (Instituto Nacional Técnico para la Administración y la Economía) en la ciudad de Diriamba, Carazo, desde Agosto de 2010 hasta el mes de marzo de 2011.- La mayoría de estos [...]
The 2010 Annual Report is ready for you to download and read today. Find out how things are going: updates on ministry programs, fundraising, and more. You can download and print a copy now or wait for your copy in the mail if you receive our mailings. Either way, we’re sure you’ll find the report [...]
The highly anticipated new children’s book, H is for Hope, is now available! Author Louise A Jackson has written a masterful exploration of life in rural Nicaragua and photographer Chase Heilman has brought the book at the life of rural Nicaraguans to life with breathtaking clarity. H is for Hope, is available [...]
Right now, I’m sitting in the airport waiting on a flight to Nicaragua. I’m going to meet some of the members of St. Thomas Lutheran Church in Omaha, NE. This congregation represents one of Rainbow’s newest partner congregations and I am excited to meet them shortly. I’ve just received the following update on the housing [...]
Rainbow Network’s own Ryan Owen was on KWTO yesterday to discuss Rainbow’s ministry in rural Nicaragua. You can hear the interview by clicking here.
I am pleased to report report the continued progress on the new housing project in Los Arcos in the La Paz Centro Network. When this project began in June we set as our goal the complete of 10 homes by July 31. We are set to meet that goal with five houses in the final [...]
I work for The Rainbow Network; I have been a part of the Rainbow Network family for three years. I was born in a humble community located 207 km from the capital of Nicaragua, called Villa Nueva. My home community is located in the Department of Chinandega in the western part of Nicaragua. It is [...]
