Season 3 – Episode 7
| BIG IDEA | What would you do if you were a struggling single mom in Costa Rica who can’t work without childcare and can’t afford childcare without work? In this episode Wil and Yolanda Bailey share their solution to this defeating circle. What started as a day care center (Escucha Con Amor or Listen with Love) has evolved into a strong support system for single mothers. Through counseling, these young moms find the love, value and respect they may not experience otherwise, and in turn take those feelings home with them to their families. The program grew quickly and now has a waiting list. As Wil says, “Of course you’re not happy that there’s that much need, but we’re happy that we’re in a place where we can provide that kind of support.” We are too Wil. We are too. |
| OUR GUEST(S) | Will and Yolanda Bailey – Missions and Ministry Center, Costa Rica Wil Bailey is a North Carolina Conference Missionary. He received his Master of Divinity degree from Duke University Divinity School in May of 2003. Wil went to Costa Rica for the first time when he was 15 years old with a United Methodist Volunteers in Missions youth work team. He went back every chance he got, and by the time he moved to Costa Rica in 2003, he had been 14 times as a part of work teams. Wil says, "I have known since that first trip that doing mission work in Central America would always be a part of my life." His wife, Yolanda, is an active, life-long member of the Evangelical Methodist Church of Costa Rica. Wil and Yolanda have a daughter, Isabella. |
| LEARN MORE | I couldn’t find a web site for the day care or Missions and Ministry Center. |
| CALL TO ACTION | Recording included the ZOE information (see note in Teams). |
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