Fellowship Greenville
Serving In Costa Rica
June 15, 2024
Community: Tilaran
Partner: Iglesia Biblica Emanuel de Tilaran
Staff: Ishi Vega, Gabriel David Bentancourt Cortes, Karina Quesada Salazar
by Karina Quesada Salazar | June 15, 2024 6:47 PM
Here they are! Ishi, Karina and Gabriel. They will be serving with us in the upcoming week. They are ready and excited to serve alongside Pastor Kenneth.
![Staff is Here!](https://trip-journals.storage.googleapis.com/19433/129323.jpg)
by Karina Quesada Salazar | June 15, 2024 8:55 PM
Thanks for your prayers we made it to Costa Rica.
We pray that this will be an amazing week. We will be serving with love and passion in the community of Tilarán.
Definitely we can’t wait to see what God has in store for us!
![Safe and Sound](https://trip-journals.storage.googleapis.com/19433/129336.jpg)
by Karina Quesada Salazar | June 15, 2024 11:06 PM
After a warm welcome and a delicious meal we had our orientation meeting.
We received instructions and guidelines from our PPM staff to be safe during the trip.
![Orientation Meeting](https://trip-journals.storage.googleapis.com/19433/129346.jpg)
by Gabriel Cortes | June 16, 2024 5:09 PM
Today we had the opportunity to meet the church and introduce ourselves as a group. We think it will be a great week alongside the church.
![Sunday Service](https://trip-journals.storage.googleapis.com/19433/129441.jpg)
by Gabriel Cortes | June 16, 2024 5:15 PM
![Testimony Time](https://trip-journals.storage.googleapis.com/19433/129443.jpg)
by Gabriel Cortes | June 16, 2024 5:27 PM
![Time of Preaching](https://trip-journals.storage.googleapis.com/19433/129447.jpg)
by Gabriel Cortes | June 16, 2024 5:29 PM
![Time to Have Fun](https://trip-journals.storage.googleapis.com/19433/129448.jpg)
by Gabriel Cortes | June 17, 2024 12:39 AM
After a fun afternoon sharing, in the evening we had the opportunity to visit another church that works with the local church where we are working this week
![Sunday Service](https://trip-journals.storage.googleapis.com/19433/129529.jpg)
by Gabriel Cortes | June 17, 2024 12:47 AM
![Testimony Time](https://trip-journals.storage.googleapis.com/19433/129530.jpg)
by Gabriel Cortes | June 17, 2024 6:35 AM
![Time to Get to Know the City](https://trip-journals.storage.googleapis.com/19433/129540.jpg)
by Karina Quesada Salazar | June 17, 2024 6:57 PM
We had a beautiful morning today so we went to the supermarket and bought all the food for food distribution.
![Grocery Shopping](https://trip-journals.storage.googleapis.com/19433/129670.jpg)
by Karina Quesada Salazar | June 17, 2024 8:27 PM
Getting the food ready! We know that each bag of food is going to be a gift from God for all the families that we are going to visit.
![Packing Bags](https://trip-journals.storage.googleapis.com/19433/129695.jpg)
by Karina Quesada Salazar | June 17, 2024 8:35 PM
And my God will meet all your needs according to the riches of his glory in Christ Jesus.”
Philippians 4:19 NIV
![Praying over the Bags](https://trip-journals.storage.googleapis.com/19433/129696.jpg)
by Karina Quesada Salazar | June 17, 2024 10:27 PM
It is wonderful to see how God calls us to serve Him even when we have fears, insecurities or doubts and then He uses us in different powerful ways.
Today Pastor and Pastora shared their testimony of how they accepted the calling of Jesus Christ to serve Him no matter what.
We prayed over them for wisdom, love and strength!
![Time with Pastor and Pastora](https://trip-journals.storage.googleapis.com/19433/129725.jpg)
by Karina Quesada Salazar | June 17, 2024 10:46 PM
“‘Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know.’”
Jeremiah 33:3 NIV
![Thank you Jesus!](https://trip-journals.storage.googleapis.com/19433/129730.jpg)
by Karina Quesada Salazar | June 17, 2024 11:56 PM
Today we had a very special and fun time with the kids!
We visited a School in Tilaran and we spent time doing some handicrafts, playing games and sharing a Bible story in Genesis 1: 26-27
![VBS Day 1](https://trip-journals.storage.googleapis.com/19433/129750.jpg)
by Gabriel Cortes | June 19, 2024 7:18 AM
On day 2 of VBS we share a story of how Jesus loves children so much, that he just wants us to get closer to him and have a lot of fun with Jesus.
![VBS Day 2](https://trip-journals.storage.googleapis.com/19433/129997.jpg)
by Gabriel Cortes | June 19, 2024 7:22 AM
![VBS Day 2](https://trip-journals.storage.googleapis.com/19433/130000.jpg)
by Karina Quesada Salazar | June 19, 2024 2:24 PM
We had the opportunity to meet 10 wonderful families in Tilarán.
We also got the chance to meet Eliecer. He shared his testimony with us and how he trusts God even in the struggles.
It was a special time!
![Food Distribution](https://trip-journals.storage.googleapis.com/19433/130076.jpg)
by Karina Quesada Salazar | June 20, 2024 12:35 PM
We had a lot of with the elderlys.
We played bingo and everyone enjoyed it. It was so sweet to see how charming, fun and welcoming they are!
![Bingo Time](https://trip-journals.storage.googleapis.com/19433/130236.jpg)
by Karina Quesada Salazar | June 20, 2024 12:46 PM
![Sharing love!](https://trip-journals.storage.googleapis.com/19433/130240.jpg)
by Karina Quesada Salazar | June 20, 2024 1:14 PM
![Construction Project](https://trip-journals.storage.googleapis.com/19433/130246.jpg)
by Gabriel Cortes | June 20, 2024 4:25 PM
During the construction ministry, we were working on a wall of the church where we removed the old concrete to put ceramics on the wall. It was a good time of hard work
![Construction Project](https://trip-journals.storage.googleapis.com/19433/130257.jpg)
by Karina Quesada Salazar | June 20, 2024 5:18 PM
What a wonderful week of ministry! We are beyond honored to have been able to serve in Iglesia Bíblica Emanuel.
In our last service we shared some testimonies, highlights and were able to pray for each other as a family in Christ.
It is always hard to say goodbye but we are thankful for the connections and memories we made!
![See you later!](https://trip-journals.storage.googleapis.com/19433/130261.jpg)
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