Day 4

This day was another greatly blessed day, though there were many moments of wanting to break down crying out of love, and desire to see better for these children, I was blessed.

We drove back to San Jose, on the way whenever we stopped we'd give a word or pray for healing and I witnessed pain gone instantly in Jesus' mighty name!

A street in La Carpio

We picked up a missionary couple that reside in Costa Rica. They guided us to La Caprio. This town is extremely poor and at the end of it is the garbage dump. At the entrance of the garbage dump is the trail that leads you to homes. The living conditions is beyond comprehension. These children for survival go to the dump a rummage through the garbage looking for food to eat.

Adela and Rebecca

Adela, a 64 year old woman, who took in two children, a brother and a sister and cares for them. She doesn't even have the means to care for herself, yet her heart goes out for others, and these two. The mother abandoned them and this woman took them in and loves and cares for them as her very own. Rebecca is doing everything possible to get Adela a home. The plan is to buy a pre-made house and place it there on her land. So living conditions may improve. A small grocery shopping was made for Adela.

I had an opportunity to work with some of the children.
I was blessed with more than explaining to them how much God loves and cares for them, but also about focusing on their abilities and God given gifts. I did the shaving cream project with whatever was at hand and the children absolutely loved it. One little girl did not want to do stating that she doesn't know how, and I explained that this is a project that everyone can do. She was the last one, sat on my lap and did it, there are no words to describe how she felt. Now every time a child looks at the art that they produced, they will see how much God loves them and all the gifts He gave them. They were commenting, amongst themselves of how they were going to put it on the wall by their bed.

Afterwards we played with the shaving cream.

 
Kerry gave an amazing word and we prayed for the healing of a woman with asthma and a baby with fever and an infection.

I held back tears so many times while I was there. But kept it together, looking forward to getting back in the bus to just let it all out. Though they all called me an angel sent from God, they do not realize how much they have blessed me.

I hopped onto to Rebecca's project to get Adela her home, we need donations for this woman of God who gives from her heart out of love, without thinking of herself. I have seen many deplorable conditions of living, but this woman takes in children that are abandoned and loves them as her own, without knowing whether they'll have a meal.

These neighborhood kids are filled with innocence and love, they support and encourage each other, that art session we had demonstrated that and more. They all watch over each other, love each other and every neighbor cares for the other.

Most of them are from Nicaragua, and according to one of Adela's neighbors, their living conditions right now is far better than how they lived in Nicaragua, and she has been living there for 20 years.

La Carpio