What's Happening?
The Friends of Esquipulas held its annual retreat and business meeting in September. It was an inspiring and renewing time to reconnect. It felt especially wonderful to be together in person, in the St. William space where this group has wrestled with challenging issues in the past.
For those of you who couldn’t be with us we wanted you to know we are exploring ways to get funds to Esquipulas in the face of government restrictions and other challenges. We offer this "update and statement" that we used at the retreat to summarize our current situation and our view of the future. We hope it captures our perspective on both our concerns and our reasons to be hopeful.
Read the article here.
The Friends of Esquipulas held its annual retreat and business meeting in September. It was an inspiring and renewing time to reconnect. It felt especially wonderful to be together in person, in the St. William space where this group has wrestled with challenging issues in the past.
For those of you who couldn’t be with us we wanted you to know we are exploring ways to get funds to Esquipulas in the face of government restrictions and other challenges. We offer this "update and statement" that we used at the retreat to summarize our current situation and our view of the future. We hope it captures our perspective on both our concerns and our reasons to be hopeful.
Read the article here.
Our Nicaraguan Family Needs Prayers
by Maria Price, Friends of Esquipulas Board
The common prayer we share with our sister parish, Our Lord of Esquipulas, includes “You have brought us together to live in solidarity and friendship.” Our prayerful solidarity is needed now.
On Monday, August 1, the Nicaraguan government seized control of 7 radio stations throughout the Matagalpa diocese that includes Radio Esquipulas from our sister parish, Our Lord of Esquipulas. At Our Lord of Esquipulas church, police in full riot gear confiscated the equipment and shut down the radio station. Leo Cisneros, who has visited Louisville and works as a technician in the Nutrition Project, is one of the volunteer radio show hosts.
Read the article here.
by Maria Price, Friends of Esquipulas Board
The common prayer we share with our sister parish, Our Lord of Esquipulas, includes “You have brought us together to live in solidarity and friendship.” Our prayerful solidarity is needed now.
On Monday, August 1, the Nicaraguan government seized control of 7 radio stations throughout the Matagalpa diocese that includes Radio Esquipulas from our sister parish, Our Lord of Esquipulas. At Our Lord of Esquipulas church, police in full riot gear confiscated the equipment and shut down the radio station. Leo Cisneros, who has visited Louisville and works as a technician in the Nutrition Project, is one of the volunteer radio show hosts.
Read the article here.
Welcoming a New Pastor St. William’s sister parish, Our Lord of Esquipulas and An Update on Casa Materna Mary Ann Jackman and its staff
by David Hulefeld, Friends of Esquipulas Communications Team
An update on the new pastor and a very interesting "Where are they now" article on Casa Materna since the facility was closed in 2017.
Read the article here.
by David Hulefeld, Friends of Esquipulas Communications Team
An update on the new pastor and a very interesting "Where are they now" article on Casa Materna since the facility was closed in 2017.
Read the article here.
This Earth Day, support our friends in Nicaragua who live with the effects of climate change
by Maria Price, Friends of Esquipulas Board Member
An informative and challenging article compiled from interviews with technicians in Esquipulas working with the Nutrition and Organic Vegetables projects. "To our family members in Nicaragua, climate change is not about the future. The effects are being felt right now. To learn more about the realities of climate change, and understand how Friends of Esquipulas can stand in solidarity with our Nicaraguan family, seven farmers shared their current observations, their fears and hopes for the future, and their ideas about how to best combat the effects of a changing climate."
Read the article here.
by Maria Price, Friends of Esquipulas Board Member
An informative and challenging article compiled from interviews with technicians in Esquipulas working with the Nutrition and Organic Vegetables projects. "To our family members in Nicaragua, climate change is not about the future. The effects are being felt right now. To learn more about the realities of climate change, and understand how Friends of Esquipulas can stand in solidarity with our Nicaraguan family, seven farmers shared their current observations, their fears and hopes for the future, and their ideas about how to best combat the effects of a changing climate."
Read the article here.
COVID19 Update from Esquipulas
Please watch this video from Dr. Yulissa Mairena Lopez discussing Coronavirus in Esquipulas. Dr. Yulissa is the clinic doctor at our sister parish in Esquipulas. Click to watch (2 minutes)
Click here to see a video overview of our projects and our work together
Click here to download a copy of our brochure (PDF)
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Friends of Esquipulas is a non-profit organization in Louisville, Kentucky which is organized to support the Sister Parish Relationship between the communities of St. William in Louisville and Our Lord of Esquipulas in Nicaragua, as well as the work of the Developing Communities organization in Esquipulas.
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