High-Quality Tents Fill the Need for Local Christians to Have a Church Home in Central America
Some church gatherings in Central America lend themselves to large, well-made tents—the kind sturdy enough to withstand the heavy rains during the region's tropical rainy seasons.
YKPM raised the funds to provide three such tents: two located in Limon, Costa Rica, and one located in Colon, Panama.
Along with the tents, YKPM provided funds to create a concrete floor upon which to erect the tents, along with electricity for fans, lighting and a sound system.
The tents in Limon are used as church facilities in the short term in lieu of a brick and mortar building allowing each congregation to grow until more permanent facilities can be funded and built.
The tent church in Colon, Panama, is used in a neighborhood a few miles from the pastor’s church where they minister to children and families.
YKPM raised $4,500 for each 16 x 40 tent made of high-quality, heavy vinyl. An additional $1,500 per tent was also raised, which covers the concrete flooring and electricity.
Facts about Costa Rica
Population: Five million
One of the few sovereign nations in the world without a standing army
La Costa Rica means “rich coast” in Spanish
Leans more egalitarian than its Central American neighbors
Ranked 15th country out of 153 in the 2020 United Nations World Happiness Report
Has one of the highest literacy rates in Latin America at 97%
While considered an upper middle-income country, it still maintains a lot of inequality within its overall population
35% of children live in poverty
Only 20% of national services reach poor children
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Facts about Panama
Population: Four million, half of whom live in country’s capital, Panama City
Casco Viejo, which means “old town” in Spanish, is a neighborhood within Panama City that is a UNESCO World Heritage Site with several old ruins; it is also the first European city built in the Pacific Coast of the Americas in 1519
El Chorrillo, the impoverished neighborhood within Panama City, is next door to Casco Viejo
While Panama is regarded as a high-income economy, it is still home to significant income and resource inequalities
Panama does not have a national law for an overarching child protective system
Jungles cover 40% of Panama’s land area and are home to many tropical plants and animals, some not found anywhere else in the world
FUN FACT: Panama’s highest point in the country, Volcan Baru, is the only place in the world you can see the sun rise on the Atlantic and set on the Pacific
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