Prayer Requests

• The Nicaraguan pastors


• The preparation of the course material


• Safe travel


• Financial provision


• Nicaraguan Translators


• Our Team (and our spouses)


• Building a solid foundation for future ministry


• That our teaching would impact the ministry in Nicaragua

Our team is finalized!

We got the word this weekend that Todd Lovell was definitely in on board for the March trip, which completes our four man team (Seth Richardson, Josh Robles, Todd Lovell, and Chris Kear). Praise the Lord for this answer to out prayers.

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Prayer Requests

We will do our best to post various prayer needs for this ministry as often as possible. Prayer is a powerful thing and we welcome any and all our brothers and sisters in Christ to partner with us in prayer. As of today here are some of the most prominent areas that you can pray for:

• The 4th member of the team, this is still up in the air
• The March bible institute curriculum as we are writing, compiling, and translating the material
• Financial provision both for individual team members and the sponsoring of the pastors
• God preparations in Nicaragua and opening doors for the pastors to come

Thanks for your prayers.

Sponsor a Pastor

The Nicaraguan pastors are usually supported by their congregations and usually live in a "parsonage" attached to the back of their church. In order for them to be able to attend the bible institute for the week we need the help of our brothers and sisters in the United States. For just $20 you can make it possible for a pastor to attend the bible institute. Your $20 provides lunch during the institute and money for transportation to and from the institute.

It is that simple... $20 gets a pastor or church leader a week of biblical training.

Contact me (Chris.kear@gmail.com) if you want to sponsor a pastor. You can send checks payable to Fellowship Church Arkadelphia to 990 Carter Rd. Arkadelphia, AR 71923.

Map of Nicaragua

Financial Support

It actually doesn't cost a whole lot to put on the bible institute (I guess that is kind of a relative statement though). We have done our best to keep the cost as low as possible. Each member of the team is responsible for raising $1,000. The financial support for the Rivas Bible Institute can be sent to Fellowship Church Arkadelpia by mail (Fellowship Church, P.O. Box 1332, Arkadelphia, AR 71923) with Nicaragua in the Memo line or you send a donation via one of the Team Members (Seth Richardson, Josh Robles, or Chris Kear). We make a point to not ask the Nicaraguan pastors to pay anything to attend through the support of the believers in the states. I'll be posting more info soon about how you can sponsor a pastor to attend the bible institute for the week.

Rivas Pastors' Council Leadership

These are the leaders of the pastors' council in Rivas that are partnering with us in the Rivas Bible Institute.

From Nicaragua Oct 06

Nicaragua Bible Institute Vision

The Bible Institute based out of Arkadelphia takes upper classmen Christian Studies students from OBU and to mature believers in the church to Rivas, Nicaragua teach at a Bible Institute twice a year for the next 5 years. The bible institute aims to educate and equip local pastors and church leaders. Over the course of the 5 years the institute will teach through a basic bible college curriculum. This educational opportunity is not officially operating through or as part of the OBU or in any way count towards a degree, but the leaders will learn the very practical and theological truths to better equip them to carry out their ministries. The Curriculum begins with the biblical story of which we will cover the OT story in March and the NT story in August.

Having a commitment no less than 5 years actually increases the effectiveness of the ministry because the locals will see our dedication to them and the area, and therefore trust us much more. So many short term mission trips work with people for a week and never return again. This continued effort of the Bible Institute over 5 years would allow for short term mission trips to have prolonged impact in the lives of the people.

The primary goal is to bring a theological education to those leaders that do not otherwise have the means to acquire one. Another goal of this ministry is to give the students the opportunity to gain experience teaching the same principles that they are spending their time studying in Christian Studies. Students will derive the benefit of fortifying the education they have received by instructing others in their very course of study. They have been afforded a great privilege to study God’s Word at a wonderful institution and this ministry would provide them a means of sharing some of their blessings with those that have not been so fortunate. The Bible Institute will also provide the students a great opportunity to get a taste for both cross cultural ministry and theological education.

We are not attempting to “fund” other ministries in the area, as it would not be possible to support every ministry and/or church that we would come across and would not want to cause division amongst the local believers. Our purpose is not to bring funding, but instead to teach.