POST by LEIKY: My Mighty Mum

Leiky and Fran at Niagara Falls

Hello my name is Leiki. I am 12 years old. I’m going to tell you a little bit about my life.

One day my family and I went to church. Our church is really big and I like it. Everyone sings and it is wonderful. After church, we all went back home and my dad was there, and he was really mad because my mum didn’t tell him we were going to church.

My dad grabbed a metal bar and began to beat my mum again, but my brother got in the way and told my dad that if he kept on hitting her, he would call the Police and lock my dad away.

My dad left our house in a really mad state. He went to his other wife’s house, and my mum went to my aunt’s house.

My mum stayed with my aunt for a week and my mum called us by cell phone and told my brother not to worry about her. My mum was fine but said that she was going to call the Police about my dad and his abusiveness.

My dad and mum ended up separating. Now my mum is following God’s path for her. Even before this final problem with my dad, my mum suffered a lot of abuse from my father.

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This story was written by a Nicaraguan youth, and was voluntarily given to Capital on the Edge for publishing. The subject choice was his entirely. He has elected to write about his experiences for the glory of God and so that others may learn from his experiences. The translation of this work is performed voluntarily and not professionally, hence there may be some errors. Any decisive deviation from the text is in consultation with the author, and is done so to make clear the life events written about and to provide further information so that the story is more understandable.

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Leiky, performing CREATED at Wellspring Family Life Church in Syracuse, New York

hola mi nombre es leiki y tengo 12 anos, les boy acontar un poco de mi vida, un dia mi mama fue ala iglesia con mis hermanos y yo, y la iglesia es grande y me gusta porque cantan bonita y entonces fuimos ala casa y mi papa estaba ayi y estaba muy enojado porque mi mama no le dijo que ibamos ala iglesia, entonces mi papa agarro una barra de yerro y le pego entonces mi papa le iba a pegar de nuevo pero mi hermana se metio y le dijo ami papa que si le pegaba loba a echar preso, entonces mi papa sefue donde su otra mujer entonces mi mama sefue donde su hermana y paso una se mana y mi mama llamo por telefono ile dijo ami hermano de que no se preo cuparan porque eya estaba bien pero mi mama dijo que lo iba a echar preso porque ledaba mucho maltrato estonces mi papa y mi mama se cepararon y mi mama a hora si puede seguir el camino de dios pero antes de esta historia ya le abia echo muchas cosas malas y la maltrataba mucho y si quieren saber mas sobre ami vida den like

POST by BEYCKER: Bloody Murder

Beycker, from Capital on the Edge

When I was just 11 years of age, my classmates used to beat me at school and I was sad. I could not defend myself, but I had a friend who took care of the bad guys for me. He was older than I was, he was 15 years old.

My friend’s name was Cristian, and he was my best friend. I always played with my friend and I was happy that he was my best friend. After four years of friendship Cristian and I were still best friends.

I was 15 years old and my friend, Cristian, was 19, the day I went to visit him in his house. When I arrived, I saw many Police around his house. I asked myself, “What is going on here?” and when I looked inside Cristian’s house I saw a dead person on the floor.

I asked myself “What’s happened here?” I saw the dead person on the floor and became very nervous – there was a dead person lying on the floor of my best friend’s house!

I went looking for my friend, Cristian and found him in a park crying. I asked him, “Cristian! What are you doing here alone in the park in the dark?” I said “Sombody's dead and they’re lying on the floor of your home!”

Cristian sorrowfully cried “I regret what I’ve done, Beycker! I’m so sorry! I didn’t mean to, Beycker, I’m so scared!”

I asked Cristian, “Why are you crying, what's happened?” Crisitan replied “some guys gave me some marijuana so that I could see what it felt like. I then went home and my brother scolded me for using the drug. He was very angry that I had tried marijuana. 

So I left the house and went into the street with other kids who were smoking pot and became very angry with my brother for yelling at me. I grabbed a knife and stabbed him 5 times in his body. I murdered my older brother!”

Cristian looked at me in the eyes and cried. I asked him “Why did you kill your older brother?” Cristian responded. “I killed him! I killed the brother that I loved!”

Whilst we were talking the Police arrived. They tackled Cristian to the ground. They handcuffed him and took him away. As Cristian was leaving he called our to me “Beycker, Beycker, don’t let them take me away! I don't want to be a prisoner!” I was very nervous and because of this I could not do anything to help my friend.

At that moment I remembered back to school when Cristian used to protect me from the guys who would beat me up. I felt bad for not being able to think of anything I could do to help my friend when the police were taking him away.

Cristian killed his brother whilst high on drugs and for that reason he remains in prison, still paying his sentence to this very day.

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Mi nombre es beycker manuel.cuando yo tenia la edad de 11 años en mi escuela mis , amigos me golpeaban y yo me sentía triste, no me podía de fender pero tenia un amigo que me cuidaba de los chicos malos que me golpiaban el mi amigo me de fendia el era mayor que yo tenia 15 años el se ya mava cristian , el era mi mejor amigo , el siempre jugaba con mi amigo y yo estaba feliz de que cristian mi amigo pero ,paso el tiempo y después de 4 años cristian y yo siempre era mos amigos yo ya tenia de edad 15 años y mi amigo cristian 19 años pero llego un momento que fui a buscar ami amigo a su casa pero cuando llege a su casa mire muchos policía alrededor de su casa y yo me pregunte que havia pasado en la casa de cristian y mire en la casa de mi amigo una persona muerta en el suelo y me pregunt que havia pasado pero yo no savia y me sentí muy nervioso al ver una persona muerta en la casa de mi amigo ,pero luego yo fui a buscar a a mi amigo cristian y lo encontré en un parque llorando y le ,pregunte , cristian que estas haciendo aquí solo en el parque en lo oscuro y yo le dije hay un muerto en tu casa y el me dijo beycker me arrepiento y el me decia no no no por que lo hice beycker y yo asustado y nervioso le pregunte pero dime cristian ?por que estas llorando cristian ? y el medijo :unos chicos me dieron mariguana y yo fume para ver que se sentia la mariguana y luego fui a mi casa y mi hermano me regano por que andava en la calle con otros chicos fumando mariguana y el me trato y yo me enoje y agarre un cuchillo y lo a punalie 5 veces en su cuerpo y mate ami hermano mayor .entonces me a sute yo y le dije que /por que hicistes eso cristian y cristian me mirava y me lloraba y me lloraba mate a mi hermano lo mate beycker lo mate a mi hermano que tanto amaba y

depues llego la policia al parque y me encontro con el en el parque y la policia lo tiro al suelo y se lo ye baron preso ala carcel por omicidio y mi amigo cristian lloraba y me decia beycker, beycker no dejes que me lleben preso no quiero estar preso y yo muy nervioso y pues las timosa mente yo no podia hacer nada para a lludarlo y rrecorde en ese instante cuando el me protejia en la escuela de los chicos que me gol piavan y yo me sentia mal no poder verle a lludado en nada cuando la policia se lo llebaba preso . y pues mi amigo cristian el mato asu hermano lo acesino por que el estaba drogado y el sigue en la carcel todavia pagando su condena

 

POST by BEYCKER: Family & Adventure

Beycker at the train station in San Carlos

My name is beycker and I am 20 years old. I have 4 brothers and my parents are no longer together. My dad was abusive to me and my siblings, he hit us and my mum as well.

My childhood was very sad. I was never happy with my dad because he always hit us, and for no good reason. He hit my mum when she didn’t do what he said. He treated us badly. So that he wouldn’t hurt me any more I left home for two weeks – so that I wouldn’t be treated like an enemy.

But then I returned for my mum and my brothers. When I returned home my mum had already sent a complaint to the police and the police evicted him. The saddest thing for me was when I found out that my dad had another woman and I had another brother (from his new woman). Unbeknown to me, he had lived with our family for 12 years, but had a second family that we didn’t know about.

It was hard for me when my mum told my dad to leave. Because then I was in charge of my siblings and I started to work. The money that I earned I gave to my mum so that my family could eat. My siblings couldn’t work, because they were too little. I was the oldest son.

I worked one week during the night and the other week during the day. For me it was very draining of my energy. Sometimes, when I worked, I didn’t eat very well and my body felt very weak. However, I had to work so that my family would not starve to death.

I wanted to study and practice the sport I love so much (tricking – a street form of gymnastics/martial arts). But I couldn’t study or practice Tricking, because I didn’t have time. I needed to work. When I got home I was too tired. Yet God almighty gave me strength and was with me through it all.

One day I met “Capital on the Edge.” The people’s names are Jed & Elizabeth Brien. They supported me and thanks to them I am here now in the US with my friends. We have formed a group with the Briens. In our group, we dance, represent Nicaragua and show who God is.

I am very happy to have flown in an aircraft, and taken a ride on a train, and be experiencing another country. Everything is exciting to me. It is like a lifelong dream that I have always wanted to have.

Since I’ve been in the USA, I have had a lot of different experiences and have met a lot of people. Right now I am experiences problems with tendons in my left knee. My heel, on my right leg, is also constantly in pain, because I was doing a flip in the air and fell into an incorrect position. I have had a lot of pain for 5 months and I find it difficult to do Tricking and there are times I cannot support my group, because of my pain.

I ask God that HE will heal me. I have faith in God, that HE will heal my pain. I also have problems in my kidneys because I drink too much coffee and Coca Cola – so now my kidneys hurt too.

Now in the Californian City of San Carlos, in the train station, we were waiting for the train, so that we could go to Davis. All of my friends got on the train, but the train left me. I was there all alone in the train station, because I went to the bathroom and didn’t get out in time. I was very nervous but at the same time excited because I was going to have an adventure.

Thanks to God, there was a girl at the train station who spoke Spanish. I don’t speak any English. Thanks to this girl, a Mexican, because she could speak Spanish. I told her about my predicament and the Mexican girl spoke with the train station staff and thanks to her, I was able to get a ticket to go to Davis. It was fun for me to have that moment of adventure, and all in another country.

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Mi nombre es beycker tengo 20 anos tengo 4 hermanos  mis padres  desgraciadad mente ya no estan junto mi papa ami y mis hermanos nos dava maltrato nos golpiaba y ami mama tambien mi nines fue muy triste nunca fui feliz con mi papa por que el siempre nos pegaba por cosas que no hera para que lo hiciera y ami mama la golpiaba mucho cuando no hacia lo que el decia yo y mis hermanos y mi mama mi papa nos dava maltrato ficico yo  para no seguir sufriendo yo me fui de la casa  por dos semana para no seguir viendo como mi papa me tratava como un enemigo y ami mama tambien pero despues volvi por mis hermanos y mi mama pero  cuano yo ye ge mi mama lo avia de mandado a mi papa y la policia lo saco pero lo mas triste para mi  fue que me di cuenta que mi papa tenia otra mujer y  otro hijo por 12 anos atras el estaba viviendo con nosotros pero al mismo tiempo el tenia otra familia y cuando mi mama corrio de la casa ami papa por medio de la ley para mi fue dificil  por que yo me hice cargo de mis hermanos yo comence a trabajar en una empresa y con el dinero que ganava se lo dava a mi mama para la comida  mis hermanos no podian trabajar por que ellos estavan pequenos y yo era el mallor de los hermanos yo trabajava una semana de noche y una de dia y para mi hera muy agotador y a veces no comia muy vien y  mi cuerpo me lo sentia muy devil para trabajar pero yo trabajaba por nesecidad y por mi familia que moce muriera de hambre yo queria estudiar y practicar mi deporte que tanto me gusta que  hes el tricking pero no podia  estudiar ni practicar no tenia tiempo por que tenia que trabajar y ye gava muy cansado a la casa pero dios todo poderoso me dio fuersa  y el estubo con migo  depues   todo lo que estaba pasando en vida conoci a capital on the egde son dos parejas que su nombre es jed brien y elizabeth brien ellos me estan  apollan en mi vida  gracias a ellos  yo estoy aqui en los estados unidos   con unos amigos que haora somos un grupo de vaile  y rreprecentamos nuestros paiz  y le ensellamos a otras personas quien es dios y para mi yo estoy muy feliz poder ver viajado  en un avion y en tren  y estar en otro paiz para mi es muy emocionante y es como un sueno para mi que tanto lo deciava en mi vida   des de que estoy en estdos unidos etedido mucha experiencia y conocido muchas pesonas buenas  pero en estos momentos estoy pasando en estados unidos un problema con mi cuerpo tengo un tendon malo en mi pierna izquierda y mi tovillo de mi pies derecho  me lecione por que hice un jiro en el aire y cai muy mal  y me las time tego como 5 meces de tener est el tren para hir ha Davis todos mis amigos abordanon el tren pero el tren me dejo y me que de solo  en a estacionamiento por que por al bano y no salir a tiempo y yo estaba muy nervioso pero a la misma ves esta alegre por que para mi era como una aventura pero en estacionamiento gracias a dios aula una chica que ablaba espanol y yo no ablava ingles y gracias a la chica mexicana eya podra ablar ingles y yo le conte que me avia de jado el trens y mis amigos ya se avran hido y la chica mexicana ablo con las persona de el estacionamiento y gracias a dios y la chica mexicana que me ayudaa a que meolieran el boleto para irme a davis y para mi fue muy libertad por pasando tiece momento de aventura en mi vida y en orto paiz.

POST by BEYCKER: Testimony

Beycker, Teaching at Capital on the Edge

My name is Beycker Manuel. I am 20 years old. When I was younger, as a child, my life was very difficult. My parents divorced because my dad treated us very badly. My father assaulted my mum and left my family for another woman. He left my family all alone.

I got a job and worked during the days in one week and then alternated to the evenings for the next week. I could not study and with the money I earned we were able to buy food for the family. I helped her mom and my brothers. I worked for my family and for me it was very difficult because I could not go to school, but God was always with me and he blessed me a lot.

Thank God he gave me a talent, “tricking.” I thank God for this sport, for through it I was able to meet some people who are Christians from Australia. Their names are Jed and Elizabeth. They are people God has put into my life to bless me and I thank them known for offering me opportunities and many experiences. We have been able to travel to many different countries.

 

Flying to Miami



I thank God for Elizabeth and Jed. They have helped me with my life. With them I was able to fly and it was exciting flying for the first time.

When I was 13 I drove a car and smashed into a bridge. I was meant to be going shopping. The car hit the side of the bridge and rolled over. Thankfully I didn’t die, because many people have died on that bridge.

Well my dad, he is with another woman. They have lived together for 12 years. I have a half-brother with my father’s other wife.

My full sister is 23 years old and she has a baby. It is very difficult for her because her husband left her alone and went to another country. My sister has had a very difficult time, trying to both work and raise the baby. When I was working I helped my sister by buying milk.

Beycker with His Little Nephew

I have 4 siblings, there are 5 including me. I thank God that he always takes care of me. I love God, he blesses me.

My problem now is I have a twisted tendon in my left leg. I was tricking and had an accident. I made a turn in the air and fell badly. I have had 5 months of problems with my right leg. My heel is also sore and I can hardly do my tricks. However, I pray a lot to God to remove these pains that I have in my body and I know God is going to heal me.

Beycker, in PAIN...

Mi nombre es beycker manuel mi nombre es beycker manuel. tengo 20 año cuando yo era  pequeño en mi niñees fue muy difícil para mi mis padres se separaron por que mi papa nos daba mala vida el agredía a mi mama  y nos trataba mal muy mal y cuando mi papa se fue de la casa se fue con otra mujer y nos dejo solo a mi y mis  hermanos y  entonces yo comencé a trabajar en una empresa trabajaba una semana de noche y una semana de día y no podía estudiar y con el dinero que ganaba  so lo ajustaba para la comida de la casa yo le ayudaba  amia mama  y a mis hermanos  yo trabajaba por mi familia  y para mí era muy difícil por que no podía ir  a la escuela  pero dios siempre estuvo con migo el me a bendecido mucho gracias a dios que me dio un gran talento que es el tricking gracias amia deporte y a dios yo pude conocer  a unas personas australiana  que son cristianos  gracias a dios y a las personas australianas  que son jed y elizabeth están personas dios me las puso en mi vida para bendición a mi gracias a ellos yo e conocido o tras países  y e tenido muchas oportunidades  e tenido muchas experiencia en mi vida   y le doy gracias a dios  y a jed y elizabeth  por que ellos me un a y u dado en mi vida  para mi fue muy emocionante viajar en avión por primera ves  en mi vida cuando yo tenia 13 años yo conduciendo un carro hacia un puente yo andaba de compra pero accidentalmente   choque en el lado del puente  y di muchas vueltas  y muchas personas que han tenido  choques en el puente que yo choque   han  muertos muchas personas pero gracias a dios a mi no me paso nada dios me cuido me protegió bueno mi papa el esta con otra mujer  el tiene 12 años de vivir con ella el tiene otro hijo de 13 años  mi hermana mayor de parte de mi  mama y de mi papa  mi hermana tiene 23 años ella ya es mama  tiene un bebe  y para ella es muy difícil  su vida por que su esposo la dejo  sola se fue a otro país y para mi hermana a sido muy difícil trabajar y criar al bebe  yo cuando trabajaba  yo le a y u daba a mi hermana para la leche del bebe  yo tengo 4 hermanos y con migo somos 5 de  hermanos pero le doy gracias a dios  el me cuida y siempre me bendice  amo a dios pero mi problema en este momento  es en mi pierna izquierda tengo un tendón torcido  golpiado por que hice un giro en el aire  y caí muy mal tengo como 5 meces de tener este problema en mi pierna  y también en mi pierna derecha el mi talón esta golpeado y me cuesta mucho hacer mis trucos pero le pido mucho a dios para que me quite estos dolores que tengo en mi cuerpo y yo se que dios me va a curar

POST by BEYCKER: You're HOT and You're Cold!

Beycker in San Diego

My name is Beycker. I'm from Nicaragua but I'm in California with my friends. We are 8 in total. We are a good dance group. We’ve been in California for about 4 days, and have been enjoying our time here. I have seen a lot of beautiful things in this country and I have learned a lot of things.

People here are very friendly and respectful. When I got on the plane I was very, very scared because it was all very strange for me – I had never been on a plane before! It was really incredible. 

Transiting in Miami... WE LOVE AMERICAN AIRLINES!!!

The weather in California is very fresh and cold. But I am more cheerful because we are living in the home of Pastor Camacho from Vista Assembly. They give us food all day, and me and my group had a good dance in the church with our choreography. Many people prayed for us, gave their time to love us, and I learned that God is love and blesses everyone.  

Performing "Created" at Vista Assembly in San Diego

The funniest part of the trip in California was when I realised that the taps in the pastor’s home have both hot and cold water, depending on how you turn the tap. I was in the shower and I turned the knob to the left and out came hot water and it burned me on my face - hahaha 

Spending Time with the Vista Assembly Latino Youth

We made many Mexican friends in California and had fun with them. My friends are humble and very happy. We ate hot dogs and drank soft drinks and we played ball.

Beycker and Raffy Playing Ball, when the Vista Latino Youth Came Visiting

Mi nombre es Beycker. Soy de Nicaragua pero estoy en California con mis amigos. Somos 8 en total. Somos un grupo de baile bueno quiero. Decir que cuando vine a California hace como 4 dias para mi asido muy fantatico he mirado muchas cosas linda de este paiz y aprendido muchas
cosas como ejemplo.  las personas son muy amable y son muy respetosas y cuando me monte en el avion medro mucho miedo fue muy exrano para my porque nunca abia montado en un avion pero fue muy incredible para mi tambre note que el climas de california es muy fresco hace mucho frio pero lo mas alegre que me apasado es que el pastorde una iglesia nos dia doned vivir en su casa nos dia comida y todo y yo y mi grupo de bale la pasamos muy bien en la iglesi del pastor hisimos nuestra correografia  y muchas personas oraron por nosotros nos dieron de su tiempo de su amor y he a prendido de que Dios es amor y bendice a todas las personas lo mas chistoso que he pasado en california es que cuandon estaba en la caza del pastor encendi la paja de la ducha
salia  agua caliente y helada  y cuando gire  la perilla ala izquierda salio agua caliente me queme  la cara jajajajaj y tambien tu vimos muchos amigos  mexicanos y tamben amigo de california fue muy
divertido  con ellos y con migo  y mis amigo ellos son humilde  y muy alegres  con ellos comimos hot dog y tomamos fresco y jugamos Pelotas.

Beycker in San Diego