“It has not been in vain…”: Ligia Berrios on Strategy of Urban Transformation
Ligia Berrios is a member of the Santidad de Jehova church in the neighborhood of Eugenio Perez, Leon. A neighborhood located next to the city dump. In this neighborhood, the majority of families survive by foraging for recyclable plastic and other materials, many of whom live below the poverty line. In addition to the economic […]
Gilberto & Nuria: A story of transformation
Gilberto Alguera and Nuria Mendiola, husband and wife, are associate pastors at their childhood church, Centro de Fe y Vida Nueva, with Daniel Boniche, former director of the Nehemiah Center as the head pastor. Currently, their roles include taking care of the needs of the church, especially when Pastor Daniel is invited to other churches […]
Story of Transformation: Nereyda Andino
This transformation story is about Nereyda, the Impact Club coordinator at the Nehemiah Center, and about her journey with the Cohort of Missioners program. The Cohort of Missioners is a 1 year program that is run in partnership with CRWM, one of the Nehemiah Center’s international collaborators, and immerses ‘Missioners’ into a new culture. Missioners […]
Business as Ministry: Jesse’s Story of Transformation
This transformation story is about Jesse, a volunteer with the Nehemiah Center and Resonate in the Kingdom Business program. Jesse was living in Grand Rapids, Michigan the first time that he started getting involved with business programs in the church.  At the time, he was working with the youth group with the Spanish speaking church, […]
The Nehemiah Center & World Renew take on Climate Change
The Nehemiah Center and one of its partner organizations, World Renew, held a workshop on Tuesday, February 21, 2016 in the community Todo Será Bien in Leon, Nicaragua through the program the Strategy of  Urban Transformation  (known as ETU for its Spanish initials).  The workshop is a part of a series for men and women […]
Transformation Story: Olga Romero
ACECEN had the privilege of meeting with Olga Romero and hearing her story of faith. Olga is married, has a son, and is a graduate from Colegio Bautista Emanuel in the city of Diriamba. She went on to graduate from UNAN with a degree in Business Administration in Jinotepe. With the help of the school […]
Healthy Churches Need Healthy Leaders
Luz Urania Largaespada, the director of the Nehemiah Center, and her husband, Manuel, have a passion for strengthening the marriages of pastors and their wives. On Wednesday, February 15th, they gave a marriage workshop on Interior Health and Managing Trauma, in the hopes to promote healthy marriages. Luz and Manuel emphasize emotional health, spiritual health, […]
Story of Transformation: Keysi Gonzalez
ACECEN is pleased to share with you how the students in the Christian schools, despite their rough circumstances in life, stand out all throughout their education, even into college. This story is about Keysi Gonzalez, a previous student of the Colegio Filadelfia in Ciudad Sandino. Â Keysi Johanna Gonzalez Valle is 21 years old and […]