After Spanish colonizers settled in Costa Rica, disease killed off a high percentage of the indigenous population. War and slave-like working conditions ended the lives of many of their young men. Spanish men were usually single; they often married indigenous women. Their children were what we call mestizos. Though ethnically part European and part Amerindian, culturally they could be either or both. For that and other reasons, mestizos are hard to define. One cannot generalize about their worldview.
In Costa Rica, they are also referred to as Criollo. They are surprisingly less common in Costa Rica than they are in Argentina, the United States, and Panama. There are also some living in Canada, Mexico, and Spain.
Costa Rican mestizos can be found in nearly any line of work.
They are mostly Roman Catholic, but the Charismatic movement is making inroads into the spiritual beliefs of many Costa Ricans.
Like other Christianized or semi-Christianized people, mestizos in Costa Rica need a fresh work of the Holy Spirit to bless their lives. They need the peace and joy that come from a close relationship with Jesus Christ.
Pray for mestizo Costa Ricans to accept and embrace the work of the Holy Spirit in their churches and homes.
Pray for the Lord to use them to win, equip, and disciple many from Latin America s least-reached ethnic groups.
Pray for the Lord to bring healing and love to their families and communities, showing the entire country what God can do with those who are submitted to Jesus Christ.
Scripture Prayers for the Costa Rican, Mestizo in Costa Rica.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Costa_Ricans
https://www.diasporaengager.com/extPage/CostaRicanDiasporaPlatform
https://diasporafordevelopment.eu/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/CF_Costa-Rica-v.1.pdf
https://costarica.org/facts/economy/
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