In Costa Rica we work in a small community called Tuetal Sur.  We are helping to build a Methodist church for the community and we work with the children by providing Vacation Bible School activities. We also do Bible games and other activities with the youth of the community.  In the future we would like to partner with the church and community by helping them with school uniforms and by providing snacks for their children on Sunday morning.  

 

In Ecuador we are working on Sunday School rooms for a church in Villaflora.  After the classrooms are completed the children of Villaflora will be able to participate in the Compassion International sponsorship program.  This sponsorship allows them to have daily meals, attend school, have medical care and be taught about the love of Christ.  We work in conjunction with S.I.F.A.T. (Servants in Faith and Technolgy) a mission organization from Alabama.  We hope to partner with S.I.F.A.T to build a daycare for children in one of the many poor villages.  Each afternoon there is an opportunity to work with some of the local shoeshine boys who range in age from eight to fourteen.  The shoeshine boys ride a bus into the city and shine shoes to help make money for their families.  We are able to help them with clothes, food, and sports activities in the afternoon.  Ecuador is a beatiful country and on a clear day you can see several snow capped volcanos that are visible in Quito.