Refugio Solte

was in the Middle East when God began to download a vision of a center where pastors and leaders could go for rest, refuge, ministry, and training. In 2002, after much prayer, David left his position as missions pastor and launched Answering the Call, a non-profit 501(c)3 missions organization. ATC feels called to go to places that others don’t or aren’t able to go. Their mission is to come alongside indigenous leaders of other nations encouraging and equipping them to minister in their own communities and surrounding countries, as well as give care and relief to the poor, orphaned, and needy. The vision of a ministry center for leaders began taking shape as soon as Answering the Call was founded in 2002. A road was cleared and constructed up a steep and curvy mountain. Workers from various churches and organizations came over the following 6 years to build a beautiful retreat center known as Refugio Solte, in the middle of the rainforest located in Costa Rica. Refugio Solte means “a place of refuge where I let go”. ATC continues to go to the nations to encourage the people on the ground and in the trenches. The goal for both Answering the Call and Refugio Solte is to come alongside Kingdom ministers and provide refuge, rest, and training, empowering them in their calling. Colossians 2:2 sums it up well, “We are devoted to investing in the lives of people from every nation in order that they be “encouraged in heart, united in love and know the mystery of God, mainly Christ, in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.”