Schmitz Family in Nicaragua

18/09/2026

70 children got to hear the Gospel and to learn more about Jesus today in Cristo Rey! We had two piñatas, games, worship songs, crafts, and so much fun. Tile was laid. Our Nicaraguan brothers and sisters were encouraged and prayed over. The community saw our love for them. Lots of hugs and tears but rather than goodbye...it is see you later! God is good!

17/09/2026

There were so many amazing, beautiful, important moments of ministry that happened today that we didn't even capture. Lunch ended with a deep time of prayer with our Nicaraguan brothers and sisters and a life rededicated to Christ! Praising God that the Dighton team is healthy and that they serve with so much love and care. They are an incredible blessing and we are thankful.

15/09/2026

A full day in Cristo Rey! The team gave it their all! Construction, lots of soccer, games, crafts, lesson, songs, hugs, walks in the community and even a birthday celebration...it was great and meaningful!

15/09/2026

Our friends from Dighton Wesleyan made it in safely and will hit the ground running tomorrow morning out in Cristo Rey. We are so excited to see what God will do!

14/09/2026

Exciting News!: Over the next year we are planning to work with our Nicaraguan dental partners to provide dental clinics at several of our churches and schools. We partner with Doctor Alicia, a Nicaraguan dentist who works with her team to put on mobile dental clinics. With a gift of $20 you can provide a dental appointment for a Nicaraguan child. Our team will do 30+ visits per clinic: onsite cleanings, filling cavities, and in dire situations they will even do extractions. $600 will cover an entire clinic.

If you would like to donate towards one appointment or several appointments, you can do that using this link: tiny.cc/dentalwork

Thank you for making this important ministry a reality for under resourced communities here in Nicaragua.

We are Ryan & Sarah. Our family serves as Global Partners missionaries to Nicaragua. For more on becoming part of the team, click the 'Learn More' link.

14/09/2026

This incredible group from Dighton Wesleyan Church in Tustin, Michigan is on it's way! We are excited for a great week of ministry together with the Cristo Rey Church. There is no school this week so we will have so many kids around as soon as they see the van pull up. This team has planned some great lessons and activities for them.

13/09/2026

We are looking forward to meeting up online this afternoon with a team that will be coming from Trenton Wesleyan Church in Ontario, Canada. We have made some very meaningful friendships over the years with Trenton teams and really appreciate how well they train together before they come. They are always such a blessing!

12/09/2026

Out in Cristo Rey this afternoon with Pastor Jose Ramon as our construction supplies are being delivered. We are excited to start on our next project to tile the parsonage and the children's area of the church. It will be great to have more hands on deck next week! Teams bring a lot of momentum and our Nicaraguan leaders really appreciate their help.

11/09/2026

Our deepest gratitude to all those that make missions possible.

10/09/2026

Thanking Jesus this morning for helping us and our Nicaraguan leaders that we work with to complete some major administrative tasks and goals this week. Behind all organizations are constant, tedious hours of paperwork, accounting, and meetings that keep them going and the mission moving forward. There are a lot of responsibilities on the ground that aren't exciting, Instagram worthy photos out in communities and churches but they are the steady steps that must be faithfully taken in offices and spreadsheets. God is good. We press on!