In 1998, Pastora Cristy had hit rock bottom. She didn’t grow up in a Christian family and didn’t know much about God, until one day, she felt an overwhelming urge in her heart that Jesus was the answer to all her problems. When she was 18, she decided to give her life to Jesus. Some time later, God called her and her husband, Rigoberto, to the Pastoral Ministry. The first place they served was "El Tucán" in la Virgen, Sarapiquí. There was no water or electricity supply, no supermarkets, no schools, nothing. Many families lived in precarious conditions back then. It was very hard, but God was faithful. They wanted to open a Daycare, but the property conditions did not allow them to, so they decided to plant a church and start a Children's Feeding Program. The church was built first, and they fed the kids there and in the front yard. Whenever they did not have church service, they had the feeding program. Because of the impact the feeding program was having in the community and the need that still existed, the government got involved to help build a facility to host the program. Now the church and the feeding program have separate buildings. She was 25 years old when they started the pastoral ministry, and they still faithfully served the Lord standing for the ministry God has entrusted them.