Monday

Today was a great day of ministry. After a good night's sleep, our teams headed to their ministry areas. The construction team met with the architect of the building project and began their work. They soon discovered that the Costa Rica method of doing stucco was not for them after they got more stucco on their faces and hair that on the wall. They then reverted back to the US way of doing the task. They had wonderful weather (thanks for the prayers) all day and accomplished a great deal. They will resume early in the morning. They all worked hard today and all look pretty tired. We were reminded again tonight of the awesome ministry that our construction team is helping as the missions training center continues its building projects.

The medical team saw over 165 people today. We were housed in a very small building in Los Guido.Los Guido, Costa Rica, has a population of approximately 38,000 people, 85% of whom are Nicaraguan refugees whose parents fled to Costa Rica during the Santanista Wars. Most live in dirt poverty as they are here illegally and, because of that, have a hard time with steady employment. The Costa Rican government does allow them to go to the public schools as long as they can pay for their own uniforms, supplies and books. In general, there is no welfare system here to help them with food or medical. The Costa Rican government does, however, supply emergency medical treatment when necessary. We were partnered with Lighthouse Baptist Church. The pastor had an awesome testimony, God has given him a great vision for a part of Costa Rica that is so often ignored. It was such a blessing coming alongside these people and helping them to declare the glory of God in that neighborhood. I was once again amazed by the flexibility of the team and the love of God that pervaded their every action. To God be the glory.

Our evangelism team hit the streets at the beginning--some visiting a nearby school. They spent much time sharing the good news of Christ with the people coming through the clinic.

Lots of photos have been added to the blog. Tomorrow the med and evangelism teams work in Aserri. Please pray for all of our teams that God will be glorified in our work and people would be drawn to Him.