Bedford youth visit Nicaragua to help the poor Brotherly love in abundance was extended by 13 local residents that visited Central America as a part of a 29-person group that recently undertook a goodwill tour to rural Nicaragua. Twelve were from Bedford. One was from Amherst. The tour, from Aug. 5-12, was presented by Color…
Bedford family helps Nicaraguan villagers use solar cooking By IRENE LABOMBARDE Staff Writer Imagine living in a shack without electricity, appliances or running water, where food is cooked indoors over an open fire. Most of your time and energy is spent cutting and gathering enough wood to fuel the fires just to feed your family….
We are in need of some crucial supplies from water pasteurizers $10.00 to portable solar cookers $25.00 to take to the village where we are headed! Nicaragua is the 2nd poorest country in the Western Hemisphere and many people we will be working with, are still living in “garbage dump” conditions after Hurricane Mitch devastated…