Local Nicaraguans were hired to build Nicasa, the future home of the North Country Mission of Hope.
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Bill Calmbacher and Bev Gogola from Our Lady of Lourdes join with Marty Mannix from Plattsburgh to supervise the construction of the home shelter financed by the parishioners of St. Joseph's.
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Yader Vallecillo waits for the corner post of his new home shelter.
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The first section of corrugated steel is nailed in place.
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The home shelter which will have no door or glass windows is finished.
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Father Sturtz poses with a family who have just been given their 12 X 12 foot home shelter.
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Many Nicaraguan families who are forced to live in homes like this must await home shelters constructed by the Mission of Hope.
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Father and Bev Gogola present the Director of the Managua Disability Center hundred pound bags of rice and beans for the residents who often do not have enough to eat.
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Father Sturtz administers the Sacrament of Anointing and Holy Communion to an elderly Nicaraguan women.
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Victor Castilla meets for the first time Father Sturtz who is sponsoring him for his education.
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