Last Saturday, January 31, I took Trey, Timothy, Luke, and Gabriel to a very small village east of San Jose called Cristo Rey or Christ the King. The conditions were very poor with raw sewage running through the middle of the little village. I went with 2 other couples from school. We played games with the kids and then one student presented the gospel with a rope magic trick. My classmates invited them to a Bible study the next Saturday to learn more about Jesus Christ.
While there, I examined one boy's foot who was hurt playing soccer because he played barefoot. Please see the picture of his shoes. He had no laces so his shoes would not stay on. One student, Danny Fredericks, took off a shoe lace from his own shoe, cut it in half, and put in the boy's shoes. See the picture of 4 boys and look for the white laces.
I also talked with a 23 year old mother about her 3 year old daughter who was sick with a virus. We gave her a pack of soda crackers for her daughter because that is all we had. The mother did not know what soda crackers were, she asked, "Are they sweet?" She was so poor that she didn't know what soda crackers are (saltine cracker).
Looking down on Cristo Rey from a bluff where we played games.
The village is extremely poor. The residents are all Nicaraguan refugees.
Two village girls.
Getting ready to play red light-green light.
Access to the village is mildly treacherous.
This boy desperately needs new shoes.
Look for the new white shoe laces.
Danny on the right presented the gospel to the children.
Timothy and Luke playing soccer.
Gabriel having fun.
May God shower forth his love and provisions on the people of Cristo Rey. We plan on continuing to go to this village and minister to the people. See the post below for more pictures.
