Like a quilter carefully places finished quilt blocks on a design wall, arranging fabrics, comparing colors, shifting – rearranging – so our God strategically connects his people together drawing their hearts to where he wants them to serve.  Such was the case with Amy, a woman of faith and obedience walking out God’s plan a thousand miles away from the Ministry Center in San Jose, Costa Rica.

Amy was an artist working in a mime ministry in Guatemala when she felt the tug on her heart to get involved in Costa Rica.  

Continue reading Quilted Cultures at Til He Returns.

She sits alone in the quiet of the morning before the light breaks through the sky, looking to the heavens and grieving the loss of her young son.   She misses him so much and her heart is filled with pain and suffering. She feels empty, alone, and like she has nothing left to give.  

This is Ceci’s story.  A story of a grieving mom called to meet others in their time of need, a missionary who could see all that God had planned, and a Savior who is the only one that can turn mourning into dancing and weeping into joy.

Continue reading A New Song at Til He Returns.

Sometimes what people need the most is to simply have a place where they belong while they are working through what it is they believe. A place where conversation flows freely, inside jokes fill the room with laughter, the grace of God takes center stage, and relationships feel more like family than friends. For Roland, that place is with Til He Returns at their ministry center in Costa Rica, The Hope Project.  

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In 2012, when the Mixon’s moved to Costa Rica, they had no idea what the next T E N years would look like. Fast forward to 2022, and not only has the vision EXPLODED, but it has far exceeded what they ever imagined it could be.

We are talking transformation from a former gang member & drug addict from the streets involved in gun violence and aggression to a recently commissioned pastor of a local church.

Continue reading BOOM 🎇 POW 🥊 POP 💥 goes 2022 at Til He Returns.

This past summer, we had a team of high school and college-age students come and work with us for a week. It’s incredible to see God use youth in missions, and with this team, it was powerful to see their lives changed. God is always doing more than we can see throughout the weeks that we have teams. So, we are thankful when we receive testimonies like this one…

“I had never gone outside of the country for a mission trip before until I joined my church for a mission trip to Costa Rica.

Continue reading There is Meaning in Presence at Til He Returns.

We receive many testimonies from our teams. This one is from Darla; she is more like family now after the trips she has joined us on. Here is her testimony sharing her heart on what God did this past March on what was just supposed to be a medical outreach. 😉

“With permission, Marce (aka Barbie Chef) is allowing me to share some of her story.  She has been one of our translators over the years in Costa Rica; you get to know your translators as well as their stories and even their families. 

Continue reading Nine long years, she had prayed… at Til He Returns.