Lis: A Changed Life

One of the things I am doing with FundaVida (www.fundavida.org) in addition to helping with their programming for at-risk teens is collecting and writing stories about kids whose lives have been changed through the holistic presence that FundaVida has in some of the poorest, most violent communities around San Jose.  Below is a story about Liseth, one of the girls who participates in the bi-weekly discipleship program I help lead.  

I'm excited to be joining the other teen program leaders and youth leadership/discipleship kids on a trip to serve the indigenous Bribri people who live in a remote area called Talamanca in the southernmost part of Costa Rica later this month.  It will be a challenging trip, taking kids from the inner-city to experience poverty and need on a whole new level as we serve alongside a local church and nonprofit seeking to provide educational and income opportunities to these communities.  Many lack sanitary living conditions and struggle from subsequent illnesses and malnutrition.  

Please pray for us as we seek to bring hope, light, and tangible assistance to this area, as well as help these young FundaVida leaders better understand that leadership starts with serving.  Our tentative theme is it is better to give than receive (Acts 20:35). 

Lis:  A Changed Life