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| Alekcey, Judith and their son. |
Looking for solutions
for domestic violence in the Cabécar Reservation. We heard there was an eight day old baby that
died in the Cabécar reservation last week. The Puentes de Vida health promoters
suspect this is a case of child abuse, but it takes time to get to the bottom
of things like this because the Cabécar culture is very individualistic and
people do not look out for their neighbors. The health promoters will continue
to ask people what happened and hopefully in time the truth will come out. As more incidents of domestic violence have
been reported Dr. Alekcey Murillo, Director of ICDI, and his wife Dr. Judith
Dunteman, Directors of Puretes de Vida, have begun talking with government and Cabécar
leaders about possible solutions.
Alcohol abuse is very widespread in the reservation and that is the
cause of much of the abuse. People
really need to know Jesus and let him transform them and their families. Please
pray for all involved in finding a solution.
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| Joel, Rebekah, and their son. |
Another bridge has
been completed. About a year
ago the footings were poured for another bridge in the reservation that would
connect a couple of communities and make it safer to travel during rainy season
when the river runs high and fast.
During Holy Week Joel Stoll, one of our fellow ICDI missionaries, and
his Dr. Rebekah Jones and their son hiked into the reservation. They brought
building supplies and tools, while the community provided the wood. A near by soccer field was used to stage the
bridge including the cables from the old bridge. After everything was laid out
the construction of the foot bridge began by stringing the cables across the
river. The final phase was constructing
the wooden walkway of the bridge. It
will be a blessing to the community to have a safe means to cross the river as
the rainy season begins.
We are selling and
buying a vehicle. We sold our
Montero Sport because the frame of the car had a lot of rust. Pablo, our
mechanic in San Jose,
patched the frame and repaired a few other things to prepare it to sell.
Because it was Holy Week and many businesses were closed, Paul had to take two
trips to San Jose
in order to meet with the buyer, the lawyer, and have the money deposited in
the bank, but he finally got it done.
Now he is looking for a new vehicle to buy. Something that could take
the rough roads out here better and he could use it to haul stuff for the farm
and building projects at the mission center.
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| Bridget and Paul |
Looking for
opportunities to share the Gospel. Like I (Bridget) said things close down
for Holy Week and that includes schools, so I was not teaching English classes. One day I listened to a sermon on Matthew 9
where Jesus healed five people and treated them with tenderness and
compassion. It reminds me that God deals with us as individuals for His
purposes and glory. That chapter ends with Jesus describing the crowd as
weary and helpless and comparing them to a field ready to harvest. It sounds just like people today. All around
us are people that need to hear God’s truth and the Good News about Jesus. It
is amazing Jesus lives in us and humbling that He uses us to share what He has
given us with others.
Happy Easter!
Bridget and Paul
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