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:: Christ For the City International
Full Description:
Perched precariously on a mountainside is La Carpio, the largest shanty-town in San Jose, Costa Rica. It is accessible by a single road littered with potholes and barely wide enough for two cars. On either side is a sharp drop off created by machines digging in a rock quarry. Huge trucks endlessly rumble over the beaten road toward a city dump, past the makeshift homes of La Carpio; past the children playing in the street; and past the crushing pain and desperation of 5,000 squatter families who call La Carpio home.
Amidst the darkness of La Carpio, God has placed a beacon of light through the ministries of Christ For the City International (CFCI). God set a vision for La Carpio in the hearts of two CFCI missionaries, Sara Bautista and Susan Grosser, while they were working in a similar community nearby. After much prayer and hard work they began ministering to the people of La Carpio. Today they operate a small medical clinic in the area, serving those who may otherwise have no access to affordable healthcare.
You can make a difference in La Carpio and the ministry of CFCI. Bringing your nursing skills to the La Carpio medical clinic helps expand the number of people served by this amazing ministry. As a nurse at the clinic, you would have the opportunity to share God’s love with some of the poorest people of San Jose while simultaneously addressing their physical needs. After clinic hours, you will also have the opportunity to become involved in some of the other ministries CFCI operates in the area. Children’s programs, sports ministry, and women’s ministry are just a few ways you can choose to be even more involved in spreading God's Word to this needy community.
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| Location Information: |
| Country(s): |
Costa Rica
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| Region(s): |
Central America
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| Other: |
San Jose, Costa Rica
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| Dates: |
| Start date: |
Customizable: Jan-Dec 2012
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| Length: |
1 month to 3 years
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| Demographics of People Being Ministered To: |
| Who: |
families, street kids, refugees
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| People Group(s): |
Costa Ricans, Nicaraguan refugees
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| Religion/Beliefs: |
Roman Catholic
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| Training and Debriefing: |
| Pre-field Training: |
Yes
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| Post-field Debrief: |
No
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| Comments: |
You will receive pre-field preparation from our Central Office in the U.S. to assist you in arranging your trip, fundraising, and preparing for life in Costa Rica. Once on the field you will be assigned to a missionary mentor who sill help you learn your way around San Jose and provide spiritual direction.
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Relation of Opportunity to National Church
and/or Long-term Goals: |
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Our missionaries operating this ministry are long-term workers in Costa Rica. On all our bases, the ministries are run by national missionary staff that know the specific needs of the community and country.
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| Finances: |
| Funds needed: |
Monthly : $685 - $700 (US)
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| Included in Cost: |
Lodging and Meals
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| Other: |
You will be responsible for raising funds and airfare for your trip. Your funds will cover your room and board with a local host family and travel to and from your ministry site.
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| Participant Information, Recommendations, Requirements: |
| Participant Age: |
Adult
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| Eligible to Go: |
Individuals and Married Couples
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| Education / Experience: |
Nursing training is required.
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| Languages: |
Spanish is helpful and depending upon length of stay, some language school may be recommended.
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| Other: |
Applicants should be Christians who are able to profess agreement with Christ For the City's Statement of Faith (see below). Applicants must also be at least 18 years old/or a high school graduate.
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| Application Information: |
| How to apply: |
After your initial inquiry, you will be asked to fill out a preliminary application that will serve as your introduction to the organization. If your initial application is approved, a second application and two references will be required. If, after reviewing the application and references, you are officially accepted we will begin assisting you with your trip preparations.
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| Other Information: |
CHRIST FOR THE CITY- STATEMENT OF FAITH
We believe in one God, Creator and Sustainer of the universe, who eternally exists in three persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
We believe in the Lord Jesus Christ, who is fully God and fully man. He was born of a virgin, lived a sinless life, died on the cross for the sins of the world, was raised bodily and exalted to God's right hand where He makes intercession for His own. He will personally come again.
We believe that God created humankind, male and female, in His own image. However, all creation suffers the consequences of the fall and is under God's judgment.
We believe that because of His love, God sent His Son Jesus Christ, who inaugurated His Kingdom, provided atonement for sin, disarmed the powers and authorities, triumphing over them by the cross, reconciling the world to Himself. He will consummate His Kingdom in righteousness, power, and glory.
We believe in the Holy Spirit, the third person of the Trinity, who glorifies Jesus Christ, working in all peoples to bring them to believe and obey Christ. The Spirit dwells in those who believe, equipping and empowering them for lives of holiness and fruitful service.
We believe the Bible to be the divinely inspired and authoritative Word of God, the only infallible rule of faith and practice.
We believe that all who repent and believe in Christ are born into life eternal, delivered from condemnation, and as His Church are called to communicate the Gospel, proclaim the Kingdom, make disciples of all nations, and seek to be instruments of His righteousness, justice, and healing, all to the glory of God.
We believe in the resurrection of the body, the eternal blessedness of believers in the presence of Christ and the eternal separation of unbelievers from Him.
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