To Encourage the Enduring by Gianna
"The Spirit of the Lord is upon me," because he has anointed me to bring glad tidings to the poor. - Luke 4:18 Well, I'd say that verse above pretty much sums up a missionary's motto, mission, and well, their life. Today I'll be telling the story of how we brought ''glad tidings'' to the poor through a woman named Doña Ana. Doña Ana is a single mother living in Coopevega, a town about an hour away from our house. She lives in a shack (not even) with no indoor plumbing, and no electricity or water. She has to walk to a neighbor's house and haul water for drinking, cooking, and bathing. Soon after our arrival in Costa Rica, we were asked if we would like to participate in helping Doña Ana pay and legalize a new plot of land that she and her daughter could move onto. We were blessed to be able to help through the support of our generous mission partners. Unfortunately, the process took over seven months, and, during that time, someone had th...
