Tsunami is the big news...but not necessarily to the people of the Limon and Puerto Viejo areas of Costa Rica. The pictures below depict a little of the involvement we had after the recent floods in those areas.
After floods in the same area for two successive weeks, many of the residents were about wiped out. They didn't have much to start with, but the flood waters ruined most of their household goods. That, along with the ruined crops from which most of the people derive their income, left many without food or a means to get any.
We didn't do much, but did buy and bag up two pickup loads of food and basic toiletries, enough for about 100 families. As you can imagine, the people were very grateful.
A local church handled the organization of the distribution. They made a list and issued a number to each family to insure that the goods were evenly distributed. The pictures below were taken in and outside the meeting place of the church. You will notice that it appears to be a corral. Well, that's exactly what it used to be. They put a roof (of sorts) on it and put up palm fronds around it for walls. Actually, a few months ago, Mitzi translated for a service there. The people are poor and live a simple, but hard life. It's hard for them to break away from old traditions and cultural religion, but Pastor Evelia faithfully ministers to the people and teaches them the truth of the Word.
The appreciation of the people made it a blessing for us to be able help in a small way, and they were able to identify the help as coming from a church that taught and demonstrated the love of Christ.
