Rafael, the epitome of "boots on the ground," loses his long battle with cancer.
Ninoska and Rafael taken in El Castillo, Nicaragua. Taken in January 2020.
Rafael left us this last Thursday after a six-year battle with cancer. He will be missed by all of us. He was in Managua at the hospital with his devoted wife Ninoska at his side when he entered heaven. He leaves quite a legacy of service that most of you had a chance to be part of. We worked with him since 2006. No mission to the Sabalos region of Nicaragua happened without his planning and execution. He was John Jones' primary interpreter for all the mission work. He and his wife Ninoska were the primary points of contact with the government and the contractor for the construction and equipping of the Sabalos Surgery Center. It was his persistence that was able to move our mission work to El Salvador. He leaves behind his wife Ninoska and two sons (now in the states). Expect to see Ninoska working at future mission to El Salvador!
Ninoska earns a modest income and John along with other members have expressed a desire to pool together financial assistance. We are looking into the best way to facilitate this.
