Agros Blog

I returned this past Sunday from a 6 village visit in Nicaragua. Perhaps ‘visit’ is too tame a word. In reality, the trip was more of an expedition. Through videography and still photography, it was 16+ hour work days trying to capture stories, scenes, and experiences of the communities served by Agros Nicaragua. From Managua to Matagalpa to Rivas, we drove through stunning landscape, humble yet dignified communities, and met with a people who are simply some of the hardest working men and women I’ve ever met.

We visited four Agros villages (El Edén, Aduana Dos, Futuro del Manaña, and San Marcos de Belen) and two communities who may one day start their own sustainable Agros village. In each community we interviewed 3-4 people in depth, and then shot a variety of still photos of each person. We are now working on logging the video footage and translating the interviews, and once this is complete we’ll publish it all here on the Agros website in a series of photo essays (stay tuned for this) and short videos in our video gallery.

There is much I want to say about the people we spent time with… to tell of their determination, focus, faith, and commitment to create a new future for their children… but I do believe that there ARE times when the cliché is true: a photo is worth more than words. So to that end, I’ve posted a small sample of these photos here in the Agros Photo Gallery. Please take a look.

(Note: these photos were all shot by Trevor Snapp, professional photographer extraordinaire - be sure to check out Trevor’s website here).

Also, several of you recently and generously contributed to the Agros Nicaragua Truck Appeal letter we sent out (Agros staff were in urgent need of a new truck)… and let me assure you that over countless miles of pavement and gutted dirt roads, the new truck is greatly appreciated by ALL of the Agros staff! Your generosity enables the staff in Nicaragua to continue to serve and reach these communities no matter how remote. Here is a photo of the truck in action: