Future International missions are currently in the planning stages
St.Peter's continues to support local missions such as
The Food Bank, Distressed and needy Families, Funding Christian Education, Rise up Ministries, Leduc Hospital, Northern Ministries, and foreign relief.
† St.Peter's Church Leduc, Mission to Nicaragua † Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd Calgary † Immanuel Lutheran Church in Rocky Mountain House
† Zion Lutheran Church in Wetaskiwin
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January 21 2011 -- February 5 2011 |
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Nicaragua Nicaragua is the second-poorest country in the Western Hemisphere Per capita income $1,071
Government: Representative democratic republic
Captial city Managua pop 1,800,000, Nicaragua pop 5,955,928
Religion: Predominantly Roman Catholic, with rapidly growing Protestant congregations.
Languages: Spanish (official), English and indigenous languages.
Education: Years compulsory--none enforced . Literacy--81%.
National exports--$2.363 billion (f.o.b.): coffee, shrimp and lobster, beef, sugar, industrial goods, gold, bananas. Free trade zone exports--$972.2 million: mostly textiles and apparel, automobile wiring harnesses, cigars.
Currency: Nicaraguan Cordobas, U.S. dollars widely accepted |
Accomodation in Chinandega |
St. Peter's property @ La Resistencia |
We are making a difference |
I am as yet unable to pinpoint La Resistencia on a map, although it is near the volcano San Cristobol (shown below) which is in the Chinandega Region
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