Day 5

Today we went back to La Carpio because we were told that the children rummage through the garbage looking for food and scrap metal and other items that they may sale. We were not allowed in the garbage dump where the truck were unloading, the person in charge claims that they don't allow any children there because of the contamination.The children informed us that there was another where many go rummage. A worker there heard what we wanted to do, and pointed towards the other site. He told us that we will find people looking through the garbage. 

Explaining about the other site

Adela and Whitney were told that we are not allowed in.

It is disturbing to know that there are people without any resources and their best bet is the garbage dump.


The location we were led to reminded me of the Grand Canyon, it is huge, and I could not comprehend why...as Adela looked out at this canyon, she remembered how 20 years ago, she was paid 500 colones, the equivalent of one dollar to wash a bag full of dirty clothes. She says that she would wash it there, what today is a garbage dump, used to be a river. it is all dried up filling up
with garbage. 

We later prayed for the pastor who was suffering from sciatica nerve and his daughter who has been with fever and an infection for a few days.

Releasing healing to pastor and daughter

Adela and his family/neighbors all commented that since the last time Whitney and Rebecca went, which was January the family is more united and together and more loving, before then, they barely spoke to each other.

Later we had a lunch/training by Sandra before going to the brothel. She gave us the do's and don't's. when we walked in, we found about 80 girls of all ages. The men that were present were all Americans. Rebecca had a word for one of the girls working and we ministered to her. She is 37 years old and the first thing that came out of her mouth was that she does not do this for a living. She explained that she only does this once a month to complete her rent money. She and Rebecca shared pictures of their children and she expressed that she feels that God is punishing her for what she is doing, because she four months ago completed radiation treatment for cancer in the uterus, she claims that there in Costa Rica they have a therapy that is vaginal and very painful. she said this was her fourth time since and is afraid for her health but have no choice, stating that its not like USA or Europe where you can have up to three jobs.

We are not to judge just to love on them, let them know how much God loves them and hears their cries. As much as I wanted to pull up with a bus and grab everyone of them and take them to a safe place, I couldn't, I would be risking the lives of those left behind.

Research, develop ideas and strategies...get the safe house back and up and running. All in a safe way for the children and us.

San Jose