notebook, hey, this is the one I took to Costa Rica last summer. The Bible verses are from I Corinthians
After landing in Miami,our next flight had already started boarding. This flight should take close to
three hours. And we shall change two time zones. The juice / cola cart came by first. In a little while,
Steve gave us a tour of the facility. The bedrooms all have bunk beds. There is a kitchen, eating area
and a place for daily meetings. Up the steps, the upper room is for staff meetings. Us Mobile men went
approach to cleaning the kitchen table with dishes, silverware, glasses, etc. Its a simple concept... you
children. Today we will take 24 of them to the Pacific Ocean. A highlight on the drive to the beach is a
There are lots of iguanas in the area. Most of these children had never been to the Pacific Ocean. Well,
college aged Mexican young ladies served as translators as we Americans tried to talk to the guests, one
by one. Matthew and I tried talking to Hank. He really was a man of few words. He mostly listened and
talk. She would eventually like to do full time missionary work. Such an interesting lady. Im in bed by
with tomato and garbanzo beans, biscuits, turkey bacon, pineapple, tea and orange juice. A devotional
in the lives of hundreds, maybe thousands of young people, mostly woman. There is hope besides a life
of selling your bodies on the streets. Help is given by intervention, prevention and restoration. There
At 5:30 supper is ready. There is black bean soup, tuna casserole, salad and fruit tea. After cleaning
name, I will be there in the midst of them. And also surely the presence of the Lord is in this place.
Philippians 3. We are running a race... to our goal. We strive for Christian perfection. What are our
hearts motivated by? What are we chasing after? A little sweeping of the stairs and basement and were
these teenagers have been placed here by Child Protection Services. There is a quick facilities tour for
school. They are all learning a skill or trade to be prepared to secure a job and care for their families.
folding clothes. And also assisted with babies. Steve drove us 5 men to one of the buildings. Today, we
will paint the cafeteria and restrooms. We paint with two colors. The top part is white and the lower
part is beige. I used a roller with an extension and by climbing on a ladder, I was able to paint 20 feet
for one hour. After supper, we had an orientation about the street ministry we will participate in tonight.
A few ladies that have worked here for a couple of years have a strong rapport with the street people.
We made 5 stops to visit with transvestites. Each one was offered coffee and cookies. Some like Eileen
Everyone was asked about prayer requests. Prayers were then offered. At a central park, only men from
out to talk... and receive coffee and cookies. After prayer requests (mostly for their family members) we
facility near the top of the mountains offers beautiful views of the capital city in the distance. There is
capacity of 18; however, only 16 men live here at the moment. Brother Keith is the spiritual leader of
special prayers for one of the brothers as we all placed a hand on his shoulder. That was powerful! I
district for a few hours. As we left and drove downhill, I was thrilled to pass by the Hogar Metodista.
were told not to take photos of the kids... for security reasons. The children range from infant up to 6
of us were given a tour of the facility. 4 year old Roxanna came to me after saying hola to two of the
photo of her bed with its princess sheets. Yabonny then wanted me to take a photo of his bed. Both kids
me to climb. My next job was to clean the gutters. There was not much to clean out... a plastic bag and
6 nails. Okay, next we find a bucket of white paint and will paint the laundry room. As we left through
shower! Ah, lifes simple pleasures. Spectacular! At 5:30 we are served supper.
