Tito tried to kill me in Costa Rica.
He took me on a 60 KM bike ride for 3 hours.
WAY longer than I have done ever.
25 April 2008
Costa Rica
Tito tried to kill me in Costa Rica.
He took me on a 60 KM bike ride for 3 hours.
WAY longer than I have done ever.
11 April 2008
Shooting Video with government officials who work with Casa Viva.
The office of the President of PANI (The child care division of the government).
10 April 2008
09 April 2008
Costa Rica
I arrived here in Costa Rica Monday evening.
Unfortunately Kristin and Joshua were unable to come. We had been planning on them coming, but the doctor highly recommended against it as Joshua is still so young. So we took his advice and Kristin and Joshua are holding down the fort.
Yesterday I went with the Casa Viva team to follow along with them as they shot some video interviews with prominent people they work with in country. The point of the video was to interview families, pastors, and government workers who work directly with the Casa Viva program in order to create a video that can be used to recruit more families and churches to participate in the program.
One of the most unique interviews was with the national director of PANI (the child advocacy part of the government and a big political position). He spoke over and over again about the need for children to be cared for. He also reiterated what Casa Viva has been saying:
“Children should first be with their families and extended families, when that is not possible the second option should be placing them in a loving family, and then the third option should be a group home.”
I know this is true... You know this is true and yet we North Americans tend to want to come to places of need and build orphanages and children’s homes. Why not just harness the power of the family and place children into families?
Enter: Casa Viva.
Matt Schulte
Casa Viva USA
Unfortunately Kristin and Joshua were unable to come. We had been planning on them coming, but the doctor highly recommended against it as Joshua is still so young. So we took his advice and Kristin and Joshua are holding down the fort.
Yesterday I went with the Casa Viva team to follow along with them as they shot some video interviews with prominent people they work with in country. The point of the video was to interview families, pastors, and government workers who work directly with the Casa Viva program in order to create a video that can be used to recruit more families and churches to participate in the program.
One of the most unique interviews was with the national director of PANI (the child advocacy part of the government and a big political position). He spoke over and over again about the need for children to be cared for. He also reiterated what Casa Viva has been saying:
“Children should first be with their families and extended families, when that is not possible the second option should be placing them in a loving family, and then the third option should be a group home.”
I know this is true... You know this is true and yet we North Americans tend to want to come to places of need and build orphanages and children’s homes. Why not just harness the power of the family and place children into families?
Enter: Casa Viva.
Matt Schulte
Casa Viva USA
04 April 2008
Transition to Casa Viva
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Transition to Casa Viva
First I'd like to say "Thank You" for your continued support as I serve here at LeaderTreks.
This Friday I will be moving into a new position here at LeaderTreks. I will no longer oversee the Youth Pastor Resources part of LeaderTreks, but will instead work full time with a program called Casa Viva. Casa Viva is a program funded through LT, and based in Costa Rica.
Casa Viva has taken a whole new look at international child care. They have asked several questions:
1. How can get children into Christian homes instead of institutionalizing them?
2. How can international child care not be dependent on American dollars?
3. How can we better care for the children intrusted to us?
While these answers have become more and more clear, they have more and more people interested in applying the Casa Viva program in other countries. That's where I come in: to help mobilize, fund, and equip other Casa Viva sites to open up! What an exciting opportunity.
Hear it Straight from Me
Watch the 2 minute YouTube Video for More information >
Matt, Kristin, and Joshua Schulte
10 March 2008
Becoming a Leader Series
The "Becoming a Leader Series" is a small group study for youth to learn about leadership in the church. Check out more information here>
09 March 2008
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