Costa Rica
Serving Costa Rica Through Lifeline
Costa Rica, home to approximately 5.2 million people, is a beautiful country with breathtaking beaches, lush rainforests, and incredible wildlife. Despite its advancement, inequality remains a major challenge, resulting in vulnerable children fighting for their needs to be met.
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About our Partner
In Costa Rica, Global Orphan Care partners with Tibas Baptist Church and their 1:27 Mission. The focus of this ministry is to equip and walk alongside church members as they seek to serve and make disciples of vulnerable kids and families in their local community.
Program Focus
Support: Providing care kits for foster kids through Casa Viva programs.
Mentorship: Guiding more than 25 aging-out kids through mentorship programs in the Casa de Pan Residential Program.
Foster Care: Encouraging, equipping and connecting members of the church with Casa Viva foster care programs to empower these families to fulfill the gospel mandate of caring for the vulnerable.
Adoption: Walking alongside adoptive families and connecting them with other potential adoptive families within the congregation to create a culture of adoption within the church.
Awareness: Facilitate a group that brings together 20 local churches with the goal of building an awareness of the Biblical call to care for the orphans and vulnerable.
What's Happening in Costa Rica
The Overlooked Foster Care Crisis During Back-to-School Season
In the thick of the back-to-school season, families across the country prepare for the familiar hustle of shopping for school supplies, adjusting to new routines, and sharing the excitement and
Inflation is Devastating Child Welfare
The impact of inflation is felt in every corner of our society, but nowhere is this more painfully evident than in the child welfare system. The devastating effects of inflation
Planned Parenthood’s Dangerous Devaluation of Human Life at the DNCPlanned Parenthood’s Dangerous Devaluation of Human Life at the DNC
As the Democratic National Convention (DNC) is officially underway, Planned Parenthood has chosen to seize the moment disturbingly by offering free abortions and vasectomies. This move, deceptively labeled as “reproductive
Call to Pray: Praying for the 2024 Election
On the cusp of yet another polarizing election cycle, abortion is once again a battleground topic where ideologies clash on both sides of the aisle. Amid political malice and slander,
The Olympic Spirit Bridging Divides
With the 2024 Olympics in full swing, I can’t help but think of what an exciting time this is for families worldwide, including my own. In my household, the Olympics
Living With FASD
According to Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Consultation Education and Training Services (FASCETS), Fetal Alcohol Spectrum can be described most simply as “an invisible brain-based physical condition with behavioral symptoms.” More specifically,
Fathers to the Fatherless
By Rachel Beatty Psalm 68:5 reveals to us that, “Father of the fatherless and protector of widows is God in his holy habitation.”The fatherless here on earth can take heart because of
Lives Transformed Through Worthy
A Story of Lives Changed Grace Reformed Baptist Church in Mebane, North Carolina, recently launched Worthy. Worthy is a church mentorship program that connects local churches with women who have
Standing Together for Orphans
By Jenny Riddle “As I explained our adoption story to strangers, it renewed a joy and love for the way God put our family together. Here we were, raising money for an organization
Hope: The Universal Language
Lifeline’s pregnancy counselors met a mother who recently moved to America and found herself unexpectedly pregnant. As the months passed, they tried to meet with her because she wanted to