Appropriate technology helps 
food production

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Farmers throughout Nicaragua, especially those who live in the driest areas of the country, struggle with producing food year round due to Nicaragua's dry season, where it may not rain for up to five months. CEPAD is helping farmers to overcome this challenge by teaching them to put in irrigation systems in their farms, allowing them to produce food for their families 12 months of the year. Click here to read about Alejandro del Carmen Esteban Ramos and the difference it is making in his life. 
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NEWS

*Twenty-six students earned high school diplomas from CEPAD's Marcos Mendieta Institute in Leon. Next year the institute will offer opportunities for vocational training as well. 

*Radio CEPAD celebrated 20 years as a Christian radio station offering a variety of programming, including: Christian music, a christian perspective on local news and prayer programs. 

*CEPAD finished up 2012 with a training for pastors from all over Nicaragua providing them with tools they can develop in their congregations. 

Gospel Changes

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Carl Agsten Jr. and Rev. Leslie Clay have spent the last four years as Presbyterian missionaries in Nicaragua working with CEPAD. We are sad to see Carl, Leslie, and their family leave, but wish them the best in their next adventures.

Please click here to read a reflection that Carl wrote on their experience of being missionaries with CEPAD in Nicaragua.