SAMPLE NEWSPAPER ARTICLE OF OUR NEW AREA OF MINISTRY

2008-10-30T09:33:00.000-07:00

Anti-violence protesters riot in Los Cuadros
By the A.M. Costa Rica staff

Violence broke out Wednesday night in the Los Cuadros section of Goicoechea. Tactical squad officers arrested nearly 20 persons, both adults and juveniles.
Ironically the violence grew out of a demonstration against violence and got out of hand. Peace was restored by 10 p.m.
The principal target was the building of the local police delegación that was sacked by a mob. Rioters even pulled out the toilet in the bathroom of the building.
Fuerza Pública officers quickly called for reinforcements, and officers arrived from a handful of nearby sectors as did the Unidad de Intervención Policial, the tactical squad.
Police officials plan a meeting in the area today to try to get to the root of the problem, they said. Some residents are unhappy with the treatment afforded individuals who have been arrested in the area. There were no reports of serious injury, although the police station is a wreck with broken windows and vandalism inside.
Los Cuadros is on of the several overcrowded barrios in the San José area. It is frequently the scene of major crimes. The location is just north of San José.

We Are Almost There.....!

2008-04-14T20:55:00.000-07:00

Well the countdown is on - by the end of April the Sidewalk Ministry Truck should be completed and operational. The pictures above show the box well on its way to completion. Our team is pretty well assembled and eager to begin doing practice runs with this incredible tool we have been provided.