Casa Birthday
In late October, the staff and mothers joyfully celebrated the 17th birthday of the Casa Materna and anticipate receiving the 13,000 mother by the time of U.S. Thanksgiving later this month. We will soon be welcoming a delegation of friends from Detroit's Central United Methodist church and look forward to other visitors in the coming year.

Economic Situation
Just as in the U.S. and all parts of the world, the economic situation here in Nicaragua casts dark shadows on our mountainous coffee region of Matagalpa. In addition to rising inflation, now close to 20%, the price of coffee on the world market is dropping.

Elections
People here rejoiced in the U.S. election of Barack Obama and Joe Biden. Yet, the November 9th municipal elections here ended in an eruption of unrest and violence, especially in the capital city of Managua. Many contests for local mayors and city councils were very close and the opposition parties are calling for recounts throughout the country. The government's decision to not accredit the usual international and national observers added to the unrest and accusations of possible electoral fraud.

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