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Tuesday
Jul062010

it's bout time

DateTuesday, July 6, 2010 | tagged ,
After way to long, updates are coming to the website and blog. As the ministry grows Chris and I are finding it increasingly difficult to keep you caught up on the happenings in Nicaragua. And to be honest, Chris and I are having a hard time just keeping up ourselves. The Lord continues to give vision and open doors, and Chris and I are being as faithful as we can to walk through them. This translates to added work and responsibility for Chris and myself. But, help is on the way. Many of you have heard us speak of our ministry partners, Jeff and Kristi Link. They will be contributing more to the website and a new email newsletter that we will be publishing soon. We will also be looking to some of our visiting teams for testimonies and their own personal perspectives of the work going on here. All in all, you can expect to see changes in these areas in the coming months.

New Life has given birth to another area of ministry in 2009, and many of you don’t know about it. New Life Nicaragua’s Relief & Development Alliance. We’ve been referring to this ministry as Cristo Rey because that’s the name of the neighborhood where it all started, but we know there will be more barrios in the years ahead. While we’ve done projects like these in the past they’ve mostly been one-off projects.  Our Relief & Development Alliance represents a new ministry emphasis and commitment to the those that live in poor communities all over Nicaragua. Look for the link at the left to read about this exciting new area of ministry.

Once again, we want to thank all of our ministry partners. We couldn’t have accomplished anything in Nicaragua without your prayers, faithful giving and working alongside us. I know we don’t say it often enough, but you are much loved and appreciated.

 

AuthorTim Bagwell | CommentPost a Comment |
Friday
Jun122009

new email & phone numbers

DateFriday, June 12, 2009

Please make a note of the following changes in your address book. Chris and I have a new email address: tim@newlifenicaragua.org.

Our phone numbers have changed as well because Nicaragua is running out of phone numbers. They have adopted a new 8 digit numbering system. All land lines have the prefix 2, and mobile numbers have an 8 added before them. So our Nicaraguan home number has changed to 505.2265.7468 and my mobile number has changed to 505.8964.4301.

There has also been a change to our USA line. A bad storm destroyed our phone equipment. We switched to a new system so we have a new US phone number. It's 864.641.1116 and it's local to South Carolina.

Thank you for making these changes.

AuthorTim Bagwell | Comment1 Comment |
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Monday
Apr132009

thanks for visiting!

DateMonday, April 13, 2009

The response to the website has been overwhelming. We went online roughly 2 weeks ago and already we've received over 1000 hits. While I don't want to make the website about the website, I want to ask you for your patience as we finish adding content to the remaining pages. This week we are focusing on the "want to know more..." sections to the left. Chris is also working on the children's profiles at our nutrition center. Hopefully, next week you will able to see a picture and read a short biography on each child and the extraordinary circumstances that brought them to our door. Once again, thank you for helping us raise awareness about the abandoned and malnourished children we care for. We can't do this alone. We need your help!

AuthorTim Bagwell | Comment1 Comment |
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Sunday
Mar292009

2009 q1 newsletter

DateSunday, March 29, 2009 | tagged , , , ,

a look back at 2008

For the most part, this past year has been a year of great growth and success in various areas of our ministry. So much so that Chris and I find ourselves spread thinner than ever. No doubt, our greatest failing has been in the area of communicating with you. When we started this ministry 7 years ago, we had no way of knowing the physical and emotional challenges we would face. It is no small task being the vision and voice for an international ministry that is:

  • operating with 40 employees.
  • facilitating team ministry.
  • ministering to pastors and church leaders.
  • being a general contractor for a large building project.
  • parenting 49 children plus our own.

Babies here, babies there, babies everywhere.

I’m not complaining. God has shown Himself strong in all of our challenges and we are so very grateful to Him for all He is doing. We are still amazed at the opportunity He has given us to be a part of it all. We just want to use this opportunity to thank you all for being so kind and patient and understanding of who we are and what we deal with. You are amazing people and I’m so proud that God has put us in each others lives. We hope as you read this report you’ll have a greater awareness of where we are right now and maybe get a sense of how you can help and pray. All of us at New Life Nicaragua want you to know that we use every opportunity to lead those He’s brought to us to the Amazing Grace of our Lord Jesus Christ. 

If you would like to download and read the entire newsletter click HERE.

AuthorTim Bagwell | Comment2 Comments |
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Wednesday
Mar182009

our web-site's maiden voyage

DateWednesday, March 18, 2009 | tagged

Finally, after seven years of living in Nicaragua, we have our own blog. Yes, I know what you’re thinking - “it’s about time”. We have been so honored to live in Nicaragua and be a part of what God is doing here. The Lord has been so faithful to us and really blessed our work. But in saying that we have to acknowledge our own shortcomings, especially in the area of communicating with our sponsors and ministry friends. I’m really grateful to the Lord for the grace He’s shown us in this area, and grateful to you, who have put up with us all these years. God bless you!

Looking forward, with communication in mind, this journal and website will be our primary method to connect with our supporters and the public. We will continue to publish a printed newsletter but with less frequency (3 or 4 per year). We also have Facebook accounts for Tim and New Life. We will eventually have a MySpace page as well.

The Lord has given us a lot of great ideas for the future, utilizing technology to push the boundaries of a traditional missions ministry. I won’t give away all my secrets just yet, but how about a child-sponsorship program where you can have live video conferences with the child you support. Cool, huh? Most of these ideas will be implemented through this website. I know it’s a little primitive right now but please check back often as I plan to put a lot of time into developing this site. There will be significant changes over the next few weeks.

I couldn’t end this first post without thanking everyone for making this ministry possible. We've been blessed to help many people over the years and you’ve had a part in it all.

AuthorTim Bagwell | Comment2 Comments |
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