Thrivent Builds WorldwideFR Ambassador Trip – Nicaragua

April 18 – April 26, 2015

The Team

• Volunteers work side by side with homeowners.

• Homeowners put in hundreds of hours of labor building their home, as well as homes for others.

Habitat for HumanityA hand up, not a hand out

• Homeowners buy their homes with no-profit, no-interest mortgages.

• Their mortgage payments are used to build more homes.

Your Picture Here.Proof that you went.

The Housing Need

Our Families

Maria Belmudez• 74 years old• Widow• 18 children (1 special

needs child)• Receives $50 per month

from husband’s pension

Xiomara Melendez• 31 years old• Widow• 3 children (14, 9, 2)• Earns $120 per month

Anelema Gutierrez• 28 years old• Widow• 2 children (12, 4)• Earns $185 per month• Lives with in-laws

Build Site

Build Site

Relaxation

Dedication

Each home had a personal dedication

• We spoke about what it meant to work on the home

• The homeowner expressed their gratitude

• Each family is presented with a bible

• We prayed over each home

• The homeowner the cut the ribbon on their new home

Community Celebration

Exploration

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