La Comunidad (“the community” in Spanish) is a compassionate group of monthly givers determined to see children and families in Nicaragua overcome obstacles and thrive. They are everyday people choosing to use what they have to make a lasting impact on lives that will never be forgotten.
Choose your monthly giving amount:
The Impact
$10/month
Provides basic medical attention, including medications, for one of our special medical case patients. Our physician does home visits every month to patients with chronic illnesses or disabilities, to monitor their conditions.
$25/month
Provides a scholarship so that a teenager can go to school and work towards earning a high school degree. Scholarship students also participate in personal development and community service projects every month.
$50/month
Provides nutritious school lunches for 100 students. School nutrition not only contributes to improved health, but has also proven to have a positive impact on school attendance and retention rates.
$100/month
Provides materials and refreshments for meetings of our Young Life clubs. We currently have Young Life clubs organized and operating in five different communities, helping young people to grow in their faith.
Your monthly donations ensure that patients like Exequiel have quality medical services. Exequiel is six years old and was born with severe developmental disabilities. We have been providing medical attention for him, as it is very difficult for his family to transport him to the local hospital. Our physician visits him every month to make sure he has the proper medications.
Roberto is 15 years old and grew up without a father figure and lost his mom to a chronic illness two years ago. He and his two brothers were left with their grandmother, though she has little means to support the three boys. Roberto helps his grandmother with some expenses by looking for odd jobs, while also continuing his studies. He is currently in his second year of high and dreams of studying for a law degree after finishing high school.
Heysi is nine years old and lives with her mom and three siblings in a small house in the Lucidia Mantilla neighborhood in Matagalpa. Her mom has no steady work and the family struggles to meet basic needs, particularly food. Heysi was examined by our physician who told us that she is severely malnourished, meaning she is at least 40% under the average height and body weight for a girl her age. The good news is that Heysi gets a nutritious lunch at school every day and we have also provided direct follow up at home. The school nutrition program is adding vital calories and micronutrients to her diet.
Magdiel is 19 years old and lives in the Nuevo Amanecer neighborhood in Matagalpa. She has been involved in Young Life for the past four years and is training to become a leader in the organization. She has gone through some very challenging times in her personal life and thanks the Young Life club for helping to find the strength to meet life’s challenges with her faith. Magdiel is also a scholarship student, studying for a degree in education.
A Word From Members:
“We are grateful to be monthly supporters and have seen Rayo be an excellent steward with their finances. Rayo’s impact on Matagalpa is widespread, and we love how they seek holistic solutions that encompass the spiritual, economic and physical needs of the people. May God continue to bless this ministry!”
The Wiggin Family
MEMBERS SINCE 2017
“Todd and I support Rayo because we have had the amazing opportunity to visit Nicaragua and see these amazing kids and meet their families. We feel that we have an opportunity to give back some of the blessings that we have received and Rayo is doing great things. Our kids had the privilege to work and play with the students while we visited a memory that is still very special to them. We look forward to the day that we can visit again.”