Based in Managua, reaching out to Nicaragua: Christ for the City International.
Something has been on my To Do list since last year when my friend Matt suggested it to me as an idea for building momentum for our blog: write a Wikipedia entry about Orosi, the town we live in here in Costa Rica. Well, someone else did the work that I’ve managed to put off for months. [...]
Read full post...Amber’s aunt, Paula, sent us some great pictures from our Costa Rican adventure last week. Paula’s a nature lover, so she took a lot of shots of plants and animals. There’s a good one of a little camouflaged flog. Very cool. He should be on a t-shirt or something. There’s also quite a few pictures from the [...]
Read full post...The blog updates have been sparse lately. I apologize. Amber and I have been touring the country with Paula and Brooke (Amber’s aunt and cousin, respectively). By the way, what do you picture in your head when I say touring the country, a leisurely car or bus ride through rolling hills and farm land? That’s not exactly [...]
Read full post...Today marks the beginning of “Semana Santa” - Holy Week - in Costa Rica. This is a big deal here. School is closed all week, most people take off work, and there are festivals and parties every day and night. Basically it’s the country’s biggest holiday (as it is in much of Latin America and the Catholic [...]
Read full post...After six months of living, working, and serving in Costa Rica at El Jardin Sagrado, we’ve updated the ministry video with new pictures, footage, and information. We hope you enjoy this glimpse of life in Costa Rica, the ministry at El Jardin, and how you can “join us” in the work being done here. This [...]
Read full post...The first reaction when Amber or I tell people that we’re planning to leave for the mission field of Costa Rica is usually, “Why do they need missionaries in paradise?” or “That’s a tough assignment [wink, wink]!” Of course, Costa Rica is a paradise and one of the most popular tourist destinations for surfers, mountain [...]
Read full post...The Republic of Costa Rica (Spanish: República de Costa Rica [re'puβlika ðe 'kosta 'rika]) is a country in Central America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, Panama to the south-southeast, the Pacific Ocean to the west and south, and the Caribbean Sea to the east. Costa Rica was the first country in the world to [...]
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