Rice and Beans Ministries – Costa Rica update

I received this email from Fred Curry of Rice and Beans Ministries.  They have many challenges ahead or them in Costa Rica especially since the recent rain and floods.  Please pray for Rice and Beans Ministries and for the people of Costa Rica, and if possible, give to this great organization.  For more information check out the web site for Rice and Beans Ministries 

Hello to all . I hope all is well with you and yours . We have been very busy here in Costa Rica. Since the storm was here last month we have been able to help over 1900 families with food and clothing. The team and I are on the road traveling now and delivering food bags to families and giving testimonies to churches to help empower them to reach out . The team has been giving so most powerful testimonies. If I wasn’t there and know i did not write them , i would have thought it was me speaking . Praise God we share the same vision. Our Goal for the Feed the Families program was to help 500 families but since the storm was here our focus has changed. We have delivered 780 bags and many bags of clothes and supplies for December or will by Sunday . With the focus as it is we are still short on helping now. 

    Some of the team will continue to reach out here , while 4 of us are going to Nicaragua next week to meet with the church leaders about empower them to have local mission programs. We are planting a seed for them to have a camp for teaching missions. As we are planning the outreach for them , there will be some folks from the USA helping them carry out the vision and we will help them understand the process.

 In the last 2 weeks we have encountered many things and people we need to pray for

 The school  Cristo Rey , it is a school that we have adopted . They have 41 students and do not get much if any help from the government. They have 22 kindergarden students coming in February and they only had 6 graduated from the 6 th grade . They had no space to begin with . They need 2 new class room. 15000.00 or 25000.00 for 2

 A child named Josibell . She is 3 years old and has a problem growing and she has a beautiful heart. She needs treatment. 

The Church in Buenos Aires CR .There building old and falling apart and the government will not let them rebuild where it is as it is too close to a creek and they have  also taken part of the property as road frontage so they have to move.

And for our team here as we need more donations. We need $20000 more for December and to start out January .  We have been praying for this and we have received $30000 plus dollars for our goal of $50000.00 USD. Our team and I will be serving the homeless on Christmas Day .  Pray as we visit the Island of Guaramal tomorrow as we have not been able to get there since the storm.

Please pray for Marie as she is alone during this season .

 For me and the team as serving the under resourced everyday is trying on the heart. 

Remember 

  Missions is a lifestyle, it is living outward not thinking of self, it is not missing an opportunity to help someone, it is a kind word , it is a hug ,it is faith, it is grace and it is what we are required to do , act justly , to love mercy and to walk humbly with God..

 

I thank each and every one of you that have given and support us with your prayers…

In service to him

Fred Curry 

President/ Director 

Rice and Beans Ministries 

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www.riceandbeansministries.com

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Micah 6:8

But he’s already made it plain how to live, what to do, 
   what God is looking for in men and women.
It’s quite simple: Do what is fair and just to your neighbor, 
   be compassionate and loyal in your love,
And don’t take yourself too seriously— 

   take God seriously. 

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