Doing what the people will: CDCA’s sustainable approach in Nicaragua
U.S. Spring Speaking tour schedule March 10 - May 20
Sarah Junkin Woodard is traveling to share the work of the Jubilee House Community, a nonprofit she helped form in 1979 in North Carolina, where they developed responses to meet the needs of the homeless and battered women for more than a decade. Working for the last 32 years in Nicaragua, with the project name of the Center for Development in Central America, the JHC-CDCA's goal has always been to help the poor accomplish what they see as their priorities, which has led to ever-changing work particularly in the areas of sustainable economic development, organic agriculture, health care, and education. Now, in 2026, with the world in chaos, Sarah's U.S. tour is focusing on educating those in the global north on the amazing realities developing within Nicaragua where both the social and political will are aimed at helping the majority of the population, the poorest of the poor.
For more information on the JHC-CDCA: https://www.jhc-cdca.org/
For speaking tour information contact sarah@jhc-cdca.org.
Events are scheduled on a first come first serve basis.
This schedule is updated in as timely a manner as possible. Email Sarah with questions and possible additional invitations, as well as with offers of travel help (i.e. airplane miles, etc.).
March 10 - fly Managua, Nicaragua (MGA) to Atlanta, GA (ATL)
overnights Geoff & Susan Boyer
March 11 - visiting with Joseph & family
5 - 6:15pm Speaking - Decatur Presbyterian Church & family night dinner
March 12 - fly Atlanta, GA (ATL) to Huntsville, AL (HSV)
Speak Huntsville area - arrangements by Bill O’Connell
overnight Huntsville area
March 13 - bus or ride to Birmingham, AL
Speaking to be arranged
March 14 - bus Birmingham, AL to Knoxville, TN
overnights probably in Sevierville
March 15 - SUNDAY - something being arranged by Bob Grimac, TVUUC & Millie Gimmel - West Knox Friends Meeting
March 16 - available
maybe zoom Charlotte International Rotary
March 17 - possible Rotary - Sevierville, TN
March 18 - available
March 19 - possible Rotary - Sevierville, TN
March 19 - available
March 20 - fly Knoxville, TN (TYS) to Asheville, NC (AVL)
pick-up & car borrowing - Duane Johnson
overnight Asheville or drive to Anderson, SC
March 21 - Drive to Anderson, SC
Evening with NACCP (North Anderson Community Church Presbyterian)
overnight Sharon Fowler
March 22 - SUNDAY - AM with Upstate Friends Meeting, Spartanburg, SC
Evening available - visit Beth and new grandbaby?
March 23 - available - maybe Rock Hill?
March 24 - available - maybe Rock Hill,
March 25 - Dinner & presentation - Trinity Presbyterian, Hendersonville, NC
overnight Pam Agner
March 26 - drive to Abingdon, VA
Evening & dinner speaking at ElderSpirit - Linda Mashburn - overnight
March 27 - drive to Burnsville, NC - lunch Karin Rolett
return car to Hendersonville
overnight Pam Agner
March 28 - JHC “Gang” social evening - Asheville, NC - probably at Carolyn Haag’s
overnight Pam Agner
March 29 - PALM SUNDAY - Jubilee! in Asheville
overnight Steve & Rose Wilkerson
March 30 - fly Asheville, NC (AVL) to Jacksonville, FL (JAX)
pick-up Dick Glessner
Evening - St Augustine, FL - UUC & overnight
March 31 - fly Jacksonville, FL (Jax) to Tampa, FL (TPA)
overnight Bill & Peggy Junkin, Clearwater, FL
April 1 - April 4 - Bill & Peggy Junkin / annual NGO paperwork
April 5 - EASTER - available
April 6 - fly Tampa, FL (TPA) to Harrisburg, PA (MDT)
pick-up Hillary Marotta
April 7 - April 10 AM - available Bucknell / Lewisburg, PA
April 10 - evening speaking Hillary Marotta arranging - Harrisburg, PA
overnight Hillary
April 11 - fly Harrisburg, PA (MDT) to Raleigh, NC (RDU) - looking for airline miles help
borrow Nan’s car - overnight Nan & Rob
April 12 - SUNDAY - Chapel Hill Friends Forum in AM
drive to Winston - Salem
Evening - Nora Laws & Becky Trowell
overnight Nora & Becky
April 13 - speaking Salemtowne? asking Tom Mann
speaking 5:30pm Charlotte International Rotary?
April 14 - available
April 15 - drive to Raleigh, NC
Evening presentation & family night dinner - Western Boulevard Presbyterian Church
overnight Nan & Rob
April 16 - 12:30pm Crabtree Rotary - host Rob Robinson
IMMEDIATELY afterwards rush to The Cardinal - host Nancy MacCormac
overnight Nan & Rob or swap cars in Greensboro
April 17 - swap cars in Greensboro? - date available for speaking
overnight Steve & Evelyn?
April 18 - available
end up overnight in Charlotte area?
April 19 - SUNDAY - AM Charlotte Friends Meeting Forum
4:30pm Greensboro - New Creation Community Presbyterian
return car to Evelyn & Steve, overnight
April 20 - fly Greensboro, NC (GSO) to Denver, CO (DEN)
overnight Tiff Woodard
April 21 - April 22 - available - with Tiff
April 23 - fly Denver, CO (DEN) to Portland, OR (PDX)
Evening - Betsey Kenworthy planning event
overnight Betsey
April 24 - fly Portland, OR (PDX) 10:35am to Seattle, WA (SEA) 11:42am - Alaska 3036
pick-up in SEA with ride to Northwest Yearly Quarterly Meeting - Jonathan Brown
April 25 - speaking Forum & workshop - NW Quarter Meeting
April 26 - ride back from Meeting to Seattle - Edmonds, WA
Evening & overnight - Doris Black
April 27 - EITHER fly Seattle to Anchorage OR fly Seattle to Spokane
IF to Spokane, arrangement via David Brookbank
April 28 - end up in Anchorage, AK, for sure
overnight Cassie & Coury
April 29 - available Anchorage
April 30 - daytime available Anchorage
overnight flight Anchorage to Chicago, IL (CHI)
May 1 - possible Chicago event - Stan Smith arranging
overnight & visit - Jon & Sonya Pedersen
May 2 - fly Chicago, IL (CHI) to Charlottesville, VA
Overnight Susan Schaller
May 3 - SUNDAY - speaking CONNECTIONS in Charlottesville, VA
overnight Susan Schaller
May 4 - mid-day Amtrak Charlottesville, VA to Washington D.C.
Evening - available in D.C. area
Or go on to Wilmington on Amtrak
May 5 - possible Amtrak to Wilmington, DE - speaking at Sanford School?
borrow Tom & Beth’s car
May 6 - 9 use borrowed car - speaking available
Possibly speaking at Sanford school on Friday, May 8
May 10 - SUNDAY - AM at Red Clay Creek Presbyterian - Wilmington, DE
Flight Philadelphia (PHI) to Boston (BOS)
train to N Billerica - Jessica
May 11 - May 15 - available - with Jessica & overnights
May 13 - annual medical visit
May 16 - fly Boston (BOS) to Cedar Rapids IA (CID)
overnight Jonathan & Karla Ice
May 17 - SUNDAY - St Stephen’s & elsewhere in Cedar Rapids - arrangement by Jonathan
overnight Jonathan & Karla
May 18 - 2pm at Meth-Wick - Live, Laugh, Learn Center
overnight Jonathan & Karla
May 19 - fly Cedar Rapids (CID) to Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW)
overnight David & Meg and families
May 20 fly Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) to Managua, Nicaragua (MGA) and be home!