I am currently working on the following projects in Nicaragua. If you see any area you can help in, please feel free to contact me.

Adopt-A-Family

During this months trip I found a village that is on the Honduras border and the men and women are so far away from town that they choose to smuggle goods across the border to feed their children. Mothers and fathers risk their lives every day.

They desperately need employment but there are no jobs to be found.

After talking to them I found that just having food to feed their kids would help in this process so I am asking people to join me by Adopting one of the families in Coffadia.

For $65 I can buy a shovel, hoe, mattic, seeds and an irrigation system and teach these people to grow their own food. This investment would last for years to come.

Would you be willing to Adopt one of the 46 homes in this village?

If you can't pay the full amount would you consider donating something toward the cost of a wheel barrow? They are very expensive in Nicaragua so I am going to purchase several for them to share.

Are you a part of a Sunday school class, a bible study? If everyone chipped in it could be only dollars per person.

Make a difference in someone's life today. Provide them with a way to eat on a regular basis.

All monies received is tax deductible, you can mail your check to the address listed on the left and mark it Adopt-A-Family.

Shoes for The Shoeless

Each year I purchase new shoes to send down on a container or we carry them in our luggage. I purchase them from local stores at the lowest cost I can find, which is usually .50 cents a pair. I can never have enough so if you see Flip-Flops on sale, grab them or call me so I can.

Bucket Drip Irrigation

God has connected me with a wonderful family that shares my desire to help the families of Nicaragua become self sufficient. He told me about an irrigation system that has been proven to work in drought locations and we are not working to start this project in poverty stricken villages in the Somotillo area of Nicaragua.

The Bucket Drip Irrigation system will allow families to irrigate their gardens and produce excellent crops which they can not do today due to the consistent heat. This process has been working in many third world countries successfully. The cost is $15. We will also provide seeds and gardening tools to assist in this project. The total cost to help a family will be $25. This project has been introduced to several pastors in the area and all are extremely excited for us to get started. They see this as an avenue to not only provide food for these families but possibly an income for them as well.

If you would like to sponsor a family for $25 and change their lives drastically, please click on the Irrigation button to the left to pay by Debit/Credit/Check or mail your check to the address below and mark it Bucket Drip Project, remember all donations are tax deductible:

The Power of One Ministry
198 Mellwood Drive
Charlotte, NC 28214

Reading Glasses Needed

If you are over 40 it's likely you have purchased reading glasses or you are about to. If you have glasses that you don't use any more and you know the strength of them I would love to take them off your hands.

I can't use prescription glasses because they are made for the indiviudal and giving them to a needy person may cause more problems than being helpful.

Your Junk Is Someone's Treasure

Each time I send out a newsletter I try to pick something that I know I will need come July. You may think it is just junk, but to a little boy or girl who has nothing, that old McDonald's Happy Meal toy is a treasure. Here is a list of the items I am always in need of