The Anchor of the Community
By Jill Aspegren
5 Jun 2009
Casa Viva believes in the local church. Scattered across Latin America and the world, faithful communities of believers gather to worship week a...

We recently watched a bird build a nest on our back porch. Back and forth, back and forth she flitted and worked to create a place for her eggs. In the end, for one reason or another, she never used t...

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Most definitely the God of Creation could have arranged a room at the inn, but He did not—so the stable is a God-designed part of the Christmas story, one that should cause...

Singing and Dancing
We slipped into church just as the lights were dimming. The Latin rhythms started. The music was amazing, the choreography even better—children singing and dancing and enjoying th...

Place of birth: Downtown San José, Costa Rica. September 1st
What is your favorite thing about Casa Viva?
"It’s the opportunity for good things to happen in the lives of the children. At the beginnin...