Tracts and Bracelets

Tuesday we were back to our normal routine. In the morning, we took the new group downtown to hand out tracts and power bracelets. This was the first time a group handed out the bracelets downtown, and it was a great idea. They were meant for the kids, but even the adults wanted some. Some people were also a bit mystified that we were giving them out for free. As far as the response to the tracts goes, this was probably the most successful time yet. Several people from our group were stopped to talk about the tracts and Christ further, sometimes for quite a while, which was really good. One guy in particular stopped two from our group to talk about religion in general. From what I heard, he held a very subjective view that all religions were right, and that you are “saved” through good works. However, both of these propositions are clearly wrong – John 14:6, no one comes to the Father but through Christ; Ephesians 2:8-9, saved through faith, not works. Throughout the conversation, he never changed his stance or even softened up, but perhaps it will be the beginning of change. After we finished up with the tracts, we got some ice cream at POPS (a Costa Rican Dairy Queen) and headed back to the Villa for lunch. In the afternoon, we went to a park on the top of a mountain that had an awesome view of a valley and hung out there for a little bit, and then went to a nearby church to hand out more tracts and bracelets. The church is actually the ruins of an old cathedral, the site dates back to the early 1500’s, and has now been converted into a garden on the inside and a big plaza in front. We only had a half hour or so there, and then headed back to the House for dinner.