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Amigos for Christ
2012 ANNUAL REPORT
What the
world needs
is people
who have
come alive.
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2012 IN REVIEW
At Amigos for Christ, we love to celebrate our successes. In the following pages,
you will see why 2012 was the best year yet of our 14 year history. Together with
community members, we sprayed more water, shared more meals, graduated more
students, and sold more crops than ever before. We want to share this joy with you in
our annual report.
In the past year, we have evaluated our development model in search of ways
to make our programs more effective. We continued our mission to serve the poor
through bringing clean, abundant water to remote areas that have gone without a
healthy drinking supply. But water alone is not enough. In 2012, we improved health
conditions for the rural poor, we helped children stay in school past the second grade,
and we offered resources that will help families rise out of poverty. With our focus on
these four goals, we have found that our work can have a dramatic impact on thousands
of families in Nicaragua.
You are a huge part of our ongoing success. Your willingness to contribute your
The Bland Family talents and blessings fuels our work. At the very heart of Amigos for Christ, we are a

Robert, Annie, Sabrina, John, Nidia mission of people sharing our gifts with others to honor our awesome God.
Thank you,
John Bland
Executive Director
Table of Contents
Community Development Areas How We Support These Areas How You Support Us
Water & Sanitation ...........................2 Missions............................................6 Our Supporters ...............................10
Health Care .......................................3 Program Support ..............................8 Thank You .......................................12
Education & Nutrition ......................4 Financial Accountability....................9
Economic Development ...................5
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Water & Sanitation
0 102
Dry Wells Drilled Toilets Installed
by our water team in El Chonco and
Rincon de Garcia
59,000
Feet of Pipe Laid
in Rancho Pando, Rincon de
Garcia, Esteli, Las Gallinas
150
49,450
Hours Worked Nights Spent
by community members to away by staff to work in
install their water systems remote communities
Inspired to Give Back
When we met the 23-family commu- community in their quest for clean water.
nity of Rancho Pando, we estimated Like the poor woman at the temple that
that their clean water system would take at Jesus commends in Mark 12, Rancho Pando
least eight months to complete. After three gave not out of an abundance of resources,
months of hard work, the community had but out of an abundance of faith. Their story
finished their system and water was flowing inspires us to continue creating opportuni-
to every house. The families were so inspired ties for communities to experience the joy
that they traveled two hours to help another of giving and receiving love through service.
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Health Care
54 72 $2,887,409
Health Classes Taught Surgeries Performed Medical Supplies Donated
in rural communities by visiting surgical brigades to Nicaraguan hospitals and clinics
6,656,172 1 7
Vitamins Distributed Prominent Partnership Formed Model Homes Built
in hospitals, health centers with the Nicaragua with Modern Bathrooms and
and schools Ministry of Health Healthy Kitchens
Investing in the Infrastructure
In 2012, we solidified a partnership with confidence and pride, knowing that they
the Nicaragua Ministry of Health to bring have the materials they need to give quality
long-term solutions to under-resourced hos- care. Our medical brigades worked along-
pitals through material aid and American side Nicaraguan doctors and nurses in the
surgical brigades. Through the distribu- local hospitals to not only help individual
tion of equipment and medicines to local patients, but to invest in the medical profes-
institutions, we encouraged hundreds of sionals who are at the forefront of patient
health workers to approach their jobs with care in Nicaragua.
3
Education & Nutrition
140,000 330 115
Meals Served Classes Taught Bows Taken
to students in our feeding centers by student leaders by children after theater productions
15 $16,433 120
Cents Spent Sports Equipment Distributed Futures Changed
on each meal at our to youth sports leagues by scholarships
feeding centers
A Structure for Success
Looking for a way not only to feed the and a fun environment for children to attend
children of El Chonco, but also to en- educational presentations outside of class.
gage them in extra-curricular activities, our In order to participate each day, a child must
engineers designed a groundbreaking new attend school and pay four cents for her
feeding center model with enough space meal. We’ve been blessed to witness how
to serve 500 students. Now complete, the this model has led to increased school at-
center provides ample space for community tendance and renewed parental enthusiasm
members to safely prepare and serve meals for investing in their children’s education.
4
Economic Development
542 190
Animals Distributed Acres of Land Farmed
through the Pay It Forward program by Micro-Loan recipients
6,788 166,435 $88,093.28
Articles of Clothing Sold Paper Beads Made Earned
in the Amigos for Christ thrift by Bead Amigas by Economic
store in Nicaragua Development projects
Innovation for Advancement
In 2012 our Amigos for Christ farm became crops, and we became innovators in the
a model facility for training in diversified field by building the largest aquaponic fish
methods and technical assistance in ag- farming system in Nicaragua. We believe
riculture, which is the leading industry in that through building a vision of what could
Nicaragua and the chief source of income be and providing the resources to make it a
for many rural families. Our use of alterna- reality, our work at the farm can help trans-
tive energy sources and growing methods form the stories of rural families from pover-
has made the farm a testing ground for new ty and struggle to stability and abundance.
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Missions
2,782,860 28,084 3,944,976
Miles Traveled Hours Spent Feet Climbed
by missionaries between the on buses in Nicarauga up Cerro Negro Volcano
US and Nicaragua
103 16,520
Gallons of Sunblock PB&J Sandwiches Made
used by missionaries and consumed by mission groups
49,560
Hours Spent Shoveling 6,570 $1.55
alongside community members
Toilets Scrubbed Earned
by our Missions staff at per hour by our
the Amigos Complex full-time missionaries
6
A lthough we’re firm over 1,400 week-long volunteer worship and devotionals. As our
believers in the life- missionaries to serve together reflection wall said, “We will all
changing potential of the in Nicaragua, more than any be changed,” and we were.
smallest actions, 2012 brought other year in our history. Each
some pretty big milestones for week provided an opportunity
our missions team and visiting for our volunteers to dig ditches
missionaries. After inaugurat- for water systems, laugh with
ing our brand new missions new friends, and experience God
complex, we were able to host in profound new ways through
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Program Support
18 2,520,000
Team Members Hired Pounds of Materials Delivered
for our Nicaragua office to communities for
construction projects
243 55,500 64,533
Runners Participated Meals Prepared Hours Worked
in our Celebrate Service 5k by Patricia for staff and groups by volunteers
22 2,217
Goals Scored Supply Boxes Sent
by our Nicaraguan staff to Nicaragua
soccer team
11
New Partnerships Formed
with organizations working
2,448 in Nicaragua 1
Checks Written Successful Audit
in our Nicaragua office
8