Forty-eight years after his military service in the Vietnam conflict, FMSA president, Mitch Zychowski, returned there in November. With his long-time good friend, Billie Hall, he retraced his steps, traveling all through the country. Their travels eventually took them to an orphanage established and supported by the Cristina Noble Children’s Foundation, a...
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On his most recent trip to Costa Rica, FMSA President, Mitch Zychowski, took his daughter and two first-time volunteers. The group visited both of our partnering churches, Iglesia Mision Apostolica La Fe In Cristo and Comunidad Cristiana Luz y Esperanza. The group jumped right in, helping with whatever needed to be done—cooking, cleaning, and spending time with...
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The Grandmothers In 2010 and 2014, FMSA built homes for two elderly grandmothers, who had previously been living in deplorable conditions in Puerto Jimenez. FMSA continues to check on the women regularly and to provide food for them. Both women are very happy in their homes and give God the glory for what He has done for them through FMSA. View photos of the...
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We would like to thank local optometrist, Dr. Karla, who has volunteered her time and talent to help FMSA provide eye exams for the children who participate in our lunch programs. In March, 40 children from the Luz Y Esperanza (L&E) site received free eye exams, and FMSA was able to provide glasses for the 38 children who needed them. In the coming weeks, we...
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In February, FMSA celebrated the grand opening of a second kitchen/dining facility at the Luz y Esperanza (L&E) location. This facility enables us to provide meals for, not only the children who attend school at L&E, but also others from the neighboring community of Torresmolinos. Though completion of construction is taking longer than expected, we were...
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In November 2014, FMSA began building another kitchen. Thanks to the time and hard work of regular and first-time volunteers from the US and Costa Rica, construction is well underway. This facility, which will be completed early in 2015, will serve as an outreach for FMSA and a partnering church, Comunidad Cristiana Luz y Esperanza. FMSA has been working with Luz y...
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