Since acquiring the property we call El Trillo, we have since been able to construct a Rancho, or covered meeting area that has no walls. Our rancho can fit about 35 people comfortable for meetings with our students and also we loan it to the local church where our student receive discipleship training and have home group. We have had numerous get togethers with our students. In the spring we got together for a dinner and some training. The pictures of our boys from the Casa Juan Marcos, and our girls from the Casa Esther are shown here.
Almost all of our students come from poor to extremely poor homes. Most are also from deep into the countryside where transportation limits their ability to get to a University or Vocational school. For this reason we have homes located in Jinotepe, where both Universities and Vocational schools are readily available.
In this group we have student engineers in many disciplines (Agricultural, Industrial, Mechanical, Computer Science) and we have 4 in Medicine (both nursing and PhD.) We have Business administration and Accounting. We also have a handful of auto-mechanics.
Our program is not easy to participate in. These young people are required to set high goals, be productive and give voluntarily to others.
We believe that in the rural areas, as well as the cities, there are many young leaders who are overlooked because of a lack of opportunities. Our program mines these exceptional kids and offers an opportunity not only to achieve a career, but to be a standout in life. In a country that overlooks these kinds of young people, and excellence in general, we believe our students have the potential to stand above the crowd. They are the future of Nicaragua.
