Stories
Leadership Transition at Pres House: A letter from Rev. Mark Elsdon and Lee Tan, Board President
August 2024 Dear Pres House family, Serving as pastor and executive director at Pres House for the past 20 years has been a highlight of my professional career and of…
BWAP 2024: Nicaraguan Pride ~ Sophie Elsdon
Sophie is a high school junior in the STEM Academy at Madison College. Stepping out of the airport, I was welcomed to Nicaragua with a sweltering heat and dozens of…
BWAP 2024: Why Nicaragua? ~ Rev. Mark Elsdon
Mark is the Executive Director at Pres House. How did a group of folks from Pres House end up spending a week touring Nicaragua in January to learn about history,…
BWAP 2024: Opportunity ~ Aurora Kuelbs
Aurora is in her second year pursuing a degree in Biochemistry. When I first signed up for BWAP, I knew next to nothing about Nicaragua. In fact, when I first …
BWAP 2024: Power of Microfinancing ~ Jack Wilharm
Jack is in his third year pursuing a double major in Economics and Personal Finance (Financial Planning) along with getting certificates in History and Development Economics. The main focus of…
BWAP 2024: Perfect Solutions? ~ Mei Hippe
Mei is in her third year pursuing a degree in Public Health. Public Health, like Christianity, makes good use of allegory. One of the most popular allegories in Public Health…
BWAP 2024: Murals in Nicaragua ~ Kyle Digman
Kyle is in his second year pursuing a degree in Biology and Global Health. People who have known me for a long time know that I am not always the…
BWAP 2024: Politics & Faith ~ Nathan Tan
Nathan is in his third year pursuing a degree in History (European Studies), with a minor in Educational Policy Studies. Daniel Ortega has been the president for 17 straight years,…
BWAP 2024: Politics of Faith ~ Will Clancy
Will is in his second year pursuing a degree in Political Science. On our first day in Nicaragua, Kelden and I had a conversation with one of the Nicaraguans we…