Guardian Angels Organization

The Guardian Angels are an international safety organization in 61 cities around the world. The organization was founded in New York City in 1979 by Curtis Sliwa and now operates throughout the United States as well as Europe, South Africa, Brazil, Japan, the Philippines, and New Zealand.

Sliwa originally created the organization to combat widespread violence and crime on the New York City subways. The organization originally trained members to make citizen’s arrests if they witness a serious crime occurring. This attracted both public praise and official criticism. The organization now focuses on crime prevention through community empowerment and education; running programs and workshops in schools, community centres and businesses. Their trademark Safety Patrols continue throughout the world.

The Guardian Angels official mottos are Dare To Care and Role Models For Real Life.

While Guardian Angels CR has no affiliation with the Guardian Angels of NY, our motto’s are similiar….Dare to Care.  We help people with their relocation to Costa Rica, keeping them out of harms way by unscrupulous persons trying to take advantage of them.  We want to act as mentors, showing the way to get things done in a manner well suiting each client.

We did not take this name because we wanted to be like or associated with the Guardian Angels Organization but rather because we want to be YOUR Guardian Angel and help you along with your relocation process.

Idea of having a guardian angel

Man has always been facinated with the idea of having a guardian angel. The idea that God has thousands of supernatural assistants ready, willing and able to assist us mortals in our hour of need appeals to us and gives the idea of a devine being and Heaven a little more credence.

To believe in the existence of Guardian Angels is the ultimate step of trust in one’s faith, for it means taking control out of human hands and giving it to something that may or may not exist. For those who believe, it is a self-fulfilling choice, for if God’s power derives from belief in him, then his angels also benefit in the same way and are thus able to help those who call on them consciously or not.

I have a Guardian Angel

I have a Guardian Angel who watches over me
She knows everything I do –Where I go, and what I see.
Sometimes she’s on my shoulder, or beside me in the car
I know she’s taking care of me at home, or traveling afar.
The still soft voice I sometimes hear is my Angel, guiding me –
How close I may have come to Death from dangers I could not see!
But my Angel sees me safely through each day, and brings me home.
I feel her constant presence and know I’m not alone.
I pray for help and instantly she’s here, arms open wide
To shelter me from all Life’s hurts and kiss the tears I’ve cried.
You say that you can’t see her? Never mind, I know she’s here –
Her loving arms are wrapped around me, comforting my every fear.
Aren’t we glad that God sends Angels to guide us through the day?
It’s His way of showing us the path when we can’t find the way.
The next time your Angel whispers, listen closely and take heed –
For God has sent it personally to take your hand and lead.
Then when our life on Earth is ended and we greet Eternity,
Our Guardian Angels will escort us to our place at Jesus’ feet.

Elaine Chapman Stevens© 1998, all rights reserved

Skiing

This woman was skiing down a ski hill that was new to her. Eager to get going, she missed a sign that would have directed her safely. As she turned a corner, suddenly a man dressed all in black – a tall man with a commanding presence — dark hair and eyes, stood right in her line of vision and directed her in a different direction. She told me that there was no way to not obey him and she wondered what a man dressed all in black without skis or boots would be doing up on the hill in the middle of nowhere. His sudden appearance made her fall. And although she was bruised and bumped, she was not seriously hurt. When she looked up to speak to him, she saw that he had disappeared. Not only had he disappeared but there were no tracks in the snow indicating that he had ever been there. When she examined the spot and looked to where she had been headed, she saw that if he had not distracted her when he had, she would have skied right over an outcropping high enough to seriously injure or even kill her. It occurred to her later that this Angel must have worn black so that she would see him clearly against the snow white background of the ski hill. There was no doubt in her mind after seeing no tracks and the sudden disappearance that he was an angel.

With thanks to Jan