Maderas Artisans Mission Collective
Meet Cory & Stacy Martin
Cory and Stacy Martin are the driving force behind Maderas Artisans Mission Collective (formerly known as “Impact Nicaragua”). Cory, Stacy & their children served as full-time missionaries in Masatepe, Nicaragua from 2012 to mid-2022. Recently they returned to their home in North Carolina to focus on family health matters.
Their work in Nicaragua continues, however, only focusing on directing their wood shop vocational school and college scholarship program thanks to their trusted staff in Masatepe. The wood shop is located onsite at the Arms of Love International children’s home where boys receive this important vocational training, with the goal to adding even more students in the future.
The Martins believe that God is love and take his command to love others quite seriously. They are from a nondenominational background and don’t let denominational names, legalism, or belief systems create barriers between themselves and the Body of Christ. They believe we all bring something different to the table and diversity within the church is one of its most beautiful qualities.
More About The Martin Family
Cory is a furniture designer from North Carolina who decided his skills would be better put to use helping the impoverished instead of the wealthy. Stacy is an educator and former Compassion International advocate. She has been working to help children in poverty for over 20 years. They are both ordinary and unqualified people that chose to let God work through them despite their shortcomings.
Cory and Stacy Martin have been married for 23 years and have 4 children: Gavin, Emmet, Sydney, and Amelie. Gavin is 22 years old and married to his Nicaraguan girlfriend, Dayana. He recently graduated from Calvin College with a computer science degree. Emmet is 19 years old and beginning the second year at Kendall College of Art and Design. All three of them live in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Sydney is 17 years old and Amelie is 15 years old. They both still serve alongside their parents in Nicaragua.