Coloring at the new table in Meco
Little Charlene with her mom and sister.
Apperently, Charlene had tuberculosis when the team from Florida came down.
She is now healed and full of engery
Barrio Meco
Since Brett no longer has use of the woodshop at the camp, he has been using a woodshop that belongs to the father of two of my English students, Yaime and Mainor. This is where he built the table for Barrio Meco. The kids needed a place to color, sit down, and eat their lunch. Felix had a connection with a family that owns a saw mill, so we were able to get donated wood to build the table. They need another table, since the program is growing.
Government Housing in Guatuso, known by some as the La Carpio of Guatuso,but the communty has named themselves Ciudad de Dios, or City of God
Brett with Juan and Pastor Batista posting flyers for the campaña
Guatuso
We went to Guatuso to visit with our friends Juan, Gabi, and Pastor Batista. The Methodist Church there was getting ready for a compaña, which is a weekend-long activity designed to bring unbelievers to Christ. We went with Juan and Batista to post signs in a new government housing project that is currently housing about 150 families. Many people have come from as far as La Carpio in San José to take advantage of this new housing opportunity. The church hosted a kid’s Vacation Bible School in this community several months ago, so they have several new members of the church from this community. The problem is that the neighborhood is probably an hour walk from the church. They have a cell group established in a home, but would like for interested members to be able to participate in Sunday services as well. Another local church has a mini bus, which they use every Sunday to load up families to go to their church. The Methodist Church is now praying that the Lord would provide such a ministry tool to them as well.
Below are pictures that Juan gave us of their youth trip to Nicaragua this past summer. Brett drove them to the border in Larry and Jerry`s Church Bus.
Loading clothes and supplies from the trailor to the boat
Youth and pastors from Guatuso on the boat to the Solentiname Islands in Nicaragua
Kids enjoying VBS in Solentiname
Kids enjoying VBS in Solentiname
Vbs in action in Solentiname
