Deliberately Dependent: Lessons from Costa Rica about Community & Leaning on God and Others

webmaster October 1, 2017

0 Comments

We were in our 20s, newly married, and fresh out of El Instituto de Lengua Española in Costa Rica when we began working way up in the mountain village of San José de la Montaña at Camp Roblealto. On Sundays, especially, we missed gathering at one of our family’s homes for Sunday dinner back in the States. We reminisced about the big pot of sauce with sausage and meatballs, raviolis, salad, and bread from Modern Bakery in Lodi, N.J. Equally, we sometimes found ourselves craving a turkey dinner, stuffing, mashed potatoes, and potato rolls.

Member-Only Access

Evangelical Missions Quarterly (EMQ) is available to Missio Nexus members as a member-only benefit or as a digital subscription.

Please login to gain access or join Missio Nexus!

Categories: Articles (EMQ), EMQ, Section, Volume 53 - Issue 4

webmaster

Welcoming the Stranger

Presenter: Matthew Soerens, US Director of Church Mobilization, World Relief Description: Refugee and immigration issues have dominated headlines globally recently. While many American Christians view these…

webmaster October 7, 2018

As Goes Costa Rica, So Goes the World?

Costa Rica’s church is big on outreach but small on discipleship, and that has led to a “backdoor phenomenon” with as many as half of new believers deserting evangelism. A quarter of Costa Rican evangelicals believe they aren’t called to share Christ because that’s the leader’s job.

webmaster July 1, 2003