Presbyterian Mission Agency karla ann koll Archives

karla ann koll

2019 peacemaker speaks out about environmental justice, human rights in Costa Rica

Posted September 11th, 2019

Since she was in her early 20s, Erlinda Maria Quesada Angulo has been an advocate for environmental justice and human rights. She initially became involved in social ministry at the Roman Catholic parish in the small village of La Guácima, in the Caribbean region of Costa Rica.

Do you speak mission?

Posted February 5th, 2019

Every morning when I wake up here in San Jose, Costa Rica, I wonder what the day will hold. A trip to the hospital? A phone call from a family in need of food? Over and over in recent months, I have been reminded that being a mission co-worker of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) means standing alongside those in need.