Street Kids Visit the Zoo in Costa Rica

One of our favorite ministry partners is Amor en la Calle, the ministry with street kids and extremely-at-risk families in Costa Rica that is led by Edwin and Sonia Brenes. Here are some images they sent us of a day in August when they took a lot of teens from their ministry to a beautiful zoological park. For some of these young men and women, it was the first time they had ever seen any animals other than a dog or a cat. Sonia and Edwin used this visit as an opportunity to teach them that God is creator of all, and that He loves all His creation, including them (the teens). This is a critical message for them to hear, because they have been "taught" in so many ways that they are invaluable and worthless, rather than being taught that they are precious creatures of God whom He is calling back to Himself through Jesus Christ. We are very thankful for the opportunities we have to partner with Sonia and Edwin in their incredible ministry. Please pray for them, as you also to continue to pray for us. Much Love, Dan and Nancy