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Declare his glory among the nations,
   his marvelous deeds among all peoples.

1 Chronicles 16-24

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Team members will respectfully engage with their teammates, team leaders, costa rica coordinators & pastors. Individuals will be able to integrate into the daily life of their Costa rica host family and enjoy the community of the mountainous village of colonia libertad while serving and getting to know the children, women and youth.Team members will form relationships with those in another culture which helps to understand the diversity of humanity in our world while striving to live in mutuality.  Listening respectfully to the testimonies and stories of the coordinators and host families and participating in a local church worship service.  

 

Team members will meaningfully engage with the Costa rica guanacaste community by learning typical dances for competition and fiestas and “bombas” (a bomba is similar to a limerick and is typically made up of four rhyming lines. Some have been passed down from generation to generation, that express daily aspects of life in guanacaste); eating a variety of local food and fruits; understanding what it means to be an environmentally conscious business person and exporter of local products such a cocoa and coffee; learning about the creation of hand made pottery from local artisans of the chorotega indigenous peoples group in nicoya; and enjoying the biodiversity of the flora and fauna of god’s creation in Costa Rica.

About

Hands of love / Manos de amor Costa Rica is a developing local Vancouver ministry that desires to bring the hope, healing and love of the gospel of Jesus to communities in Costa Rica.  Hands of love works with the local church, pastors and volunteers to minister to children and their families who live in impoverished communities. Juan Peña Villarreal and Marielos Mendoza Ugalde coordinate teams and volunteer their time as they share god’s word, a meal and love is a way to foster relationships and friendships with local families.  

Hands of love’s vision for the future is to purchase a property that will be a working farm and retreat centre for people to enjoy and learn more about the bible and teachings of Jesus.  The ministry moves to "Iglesia de  Colonia la Libertad", a local foursquare church, hands of love desires to bring the good news of salvation to all peoples in Costa Rica.

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WORDS FROM THE FAMILIES

For our family it is a great blessing to welcome people from Canada. It is a unique and enriching experience to share our traditional foods and our customs with foreigners.

Ditel’s Family

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But this I say, He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully. Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver. And God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work: (As it is written, He hath dispersed abroad; he hath given to the poor: His righteousness remaineth for ever. Now he that ministereth seed to the sower both minister bread for your food, and multiply your seed sown, and increase the fruits of your righteousness;) being enriched in every thing to all bountifulness, which causeth through us thanksgiving to God.

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2 Corinthians 9:6-11

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In John 13:34-35 Jesus commanded his followers to love one another

and Paul affirms it in Romans 12:10.

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