North Country Mission of Hope: About Us

Did you know?

Did you know that according to the United Nations, 48% of Nicaragua's population live below the poverty line, 80% live on less than $2 per day, and 46.5% are under-employed?

Did you know that we've constructed approximately 400 home shelters in Nicaragua?

Did you know we currently educate 512 students on various levels from Pre-K to University to adult job training?

Did you know we feed over 612 children every day at Colegio Nino Jesus de Praga in Chiquilistagua and at the Mother of the Divine Son School in Nejapa?

In addition to our own healthcare and medical facilities, we support:

Velez Paiz Children's Hospital in Managua
Our Lady of Guadalupe Clinic, a poor inner city clinic in Managua
San Jose Hospital in Diriamba
San Antonio Nursing Home in Masaya
Parajito Azul Disability Center for special needs children
Juan Pablo II Baby Orphanage in Managua
El Crucero Girl�s Orphanage
Casa de Vida women�s shelter
Caritas clinics and facilities throughout Nicaragua
the Manna Project and many others

Did you know we have ongoing ECO training programs and continuing efforts to foster sustainable development on many levels in Nicaragua?

Did you know we facilitate the distribution of hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of donated pharmaceutical supplies via Catholic Medical Mission Board, American Nicaraguan Foundation and Caritas?

Did you know we have ongoing daily efforts to obtain donated medical equipment, supplies and pharmaceuticals, tools and supplies for ECO projects, school supplies for all our sponsored children, and a wide range of donations that need to be shipped to Nicaragua via containers?

Did you know it costs us approximately $7500 to ship one 40 foot container? We do this about twice a year...

Did you know that Sister Debbie Blow, a co-founder and Executive Director of North Country Mission of Hope, travels all over the US and Canada to give presentations on the Mission? These presentations plant many seeds, including perspective donors, future travelers, ways for organizations, churches and communities to volunteer and sustain their support of the Mission, and other ways we might not even know about! Feel free to contact us today about visiting your organization or place of worship.