Ander Laguna is a student in our afternoon session. At 17 years of age, he finds himself living in the Remar rehab facility. For five years he had been abusing alcohol, marijuana and crack. His mother sent him to the facility here in Leon for help. His parents have not lived together and his father has been at the Remar facility in Managua for one year. Ander has 3 younger sisters. Ander is not as talkative as the other students. He associates with the other boys and works hard at the projects, but usually has very little to say. He is polite, well-groomed and has a desire for change in his life. His wants to go back to school and one day work full time in order to help his mother.
To look at him, it is hard to imagine someone of his age being anyone other than a "normal" teen, hanging with his friends and doing what teens do to have fun. Life must have been unbearable for him to make the choice to begin using mind altering substances at such a young age.
He now has hope for a future and we know that God has His eye on him. Last week, a group from New Day Church in North Carolina came to Nicaragua for a short term mission trip. They spent time in our school praying over the students. Ander was one of the many boys who received a life-changing touch from Father God. Tears drip from his chin, a sign that life will forever be different.
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