Steve and Kim Holtrop

Mission and Vision

“Already but not yet” is a description of God’s Kingdom here on earth. In spite of good advances by the government in recent years, suffering from natural disasters and, generational poverty makes it easy to see how most Nicaraguan Christians focus on the “not yet” portion of the Kingdom. Yet, slowly a new view is setting in as the Nicaraguan church discovers that Christ claims all of creation as His, now and in the future.

Steve works primarily with Nehemiah Center, a community of service and learning which trains lay and pastoral leaders in a biblical worldview and encourages local, national, and international collaboration for Christ-centered, transformational development of communities and nations. In short, the Nehemiah Center exists to help Nicaraguans and North Americans further understand the “already but not yet” of God's Kingdom.

Ministry in Nicaragua

• Biblical Worldview: Helping Nicaraguan leaders define and understand what a biblical model for a healthy church looks like in their context. This involves both self and peer evaluation to create action plans for moving forward to become more of what God would desire.

• Impact Clubs: Encourage adolescents and youth to accept Jesus as their Lord and Savior and to help them serve their community with service projects.

• Cohort and Service and Learning: Promote relations between evangelical churches in Nicaragua, the United States and Canada.

• Evangelical Youth Leaders: Develop the evangelical youth leadership through evangelism, training and theological formation to strengthen the Nicaraguan Evangelical Church.

Thank You

We praise God for His work around the world and the privilege of serving Him. Thank you for your prayers, generosity and support for our ministry with Resonate Global Mission, a ministry of the Christian Reformed Church of North America. Together, by God's grace, our efforts are transforming lives and communities worldwide. Thank you.