While some college students took vacation trips during spring break, Leann Beasley of Frankfort and Jaci Thompson of New Richmond went on a mission to Nicaragua. From March 30 to April 7, the Franklin College students and 16 classmates were based out of the capital, Managua. They helped construct a new worship center for a church, assisted at the local clinic and school, and led worship services for a university ministry. I'd like to do that when I graduate. The program provides schooling for the children who are forced to beg by their families.
Education is seen as a way to break a destructive cycle.
This was probably the hardest thing I had to deal with. They told us not to give the street kids money. It was hard to refuse them. A member of Frankfort Baptist Church, Beasley said the most memorable experiences involved worshipping with villagers. We then invited the people to a special church service.