The other day, we went to Alajuelita, which is a very poor village located just outside of the city of San Jose. We picked up Pastor Efrain (at the door in the picture above) of La Mision San Felipe church located in Alajuelita and he explained to us about Costa Rican Catholicism and how engrained it is in the people. He gave us some advice on how to share with them the good news of Christ in a way that they will understand it best. The first thing we did when we got there was hand out bags of food to some members of his church in need. It was awesome to get to go into these people's homes and pray with them and share the love of Christ with them in such a tangible way. Then, we split up into four groups and went door-to-door sharing the gospel with the people of the village. We got to talk to a number of woman, and it was surprising to me how they took time out of their lives to really listen to us, and they seemed to put thought into what we had to say. It was sad to hear that a lot of them were very unsure as to where they what would happen to them after they died. But it was cool to be able to share with them about the assurance that they could have in Christ. It was definitely an exciting day, and I can't wait to go back to Alajuelita.
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