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Friday, 02 April 2010 13:07 |
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Semana Santa is the week before Easter that is celebrated throughout Latin America as a time for vacation and family get-togethers. Stores close, and in Costa Rica, thousands go to the beach. It's a perfect time to relax in San Jose where the traffic is minimal and everyone is pretty relaxed. There are various "processions" or parades with themes taken from Passion Week. Today we attended a procession where a statue of Christ carrying the cross was pulled along by "Roman" soldiers. Every 500 yards or so it would stop and there would be a small live drama acted out. Some of these can get out of hand though. One friend told me about a procession where the Jesus figure was a live actor who was being hit by the crowds and soldiers as part of the drama. Apparently he eventually got tired of the role and jumped up and started beating the beaters. Not exactly historically accurate, but it was a point of great hilarity for the onlookers. Read more: |
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Saturday, 13 February 2010 19:17 |
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Thursday, 11 February 2010 08:58 |
Although neither Brian nor I are in Haiti at the present time, several Reachglobal (EFCA) mission leaders, our friends, Linda and Mike Gunderson, Reachglobal have just arrived as various missionaries rotate in and out to form initial infrastructure so that short and long term teams are able to minister to the Haitian people for the long haul...
To continue reading about relief efforts until one of us is in Haiti, please read
Mike and Linda Gunderson's blog
and the Haiti Crisis Response blog
We thank those of you who donated to the doppler/women's health needs post, and to those who support us regularly, or dug deep with funds for relief in Haiti. Doors continue to open and the hands and feet of Christ are actively serving in Haiti. Pray for those answering the call and for those living out in the open as the rainy season has begun.
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