Thank you to the many of you who have given in order for us to be here on the mission field! We complete 7 years here in Costa Rica this August, and 10 years in missions! We have enjoyed our mission experience immensly and know GOD has so much more in store for us.
I wanted to update the blogs below a little bit. Somehow the settings have gotten changed on our computer and it no longer allows me to type in y blog before sending it off into syber space!
So,,, update on whats been happening.
There was a team of 9 people here with us for a week from East Heights Baptist Church, tupelo, MS. They were a huge blessing to us and many people here in Costa Rica!
They arrived last Thursday. Friday they worked here at the camp center. Some worked on the camp kitchen finishing walls and painting. We also got stuff ready to do a mini back yard bible club Saturday. They made a banner and prepared games for the bibleclub. Saturday morning early we drove to San Jose, to a villiage named Guizaros. This began as a small squatters villiage, and now has around 600-1000 people living there, lots of children! We went to volunteer at a soup kitchen there in Guizaros. There were 50 children who came to the soup kitchen Saturday. They range in ages from 3-14. They feed these children every day, and saturdays they hold a Sunday School for the children. The team baked cupcakes and decorated a banner to leave at the soup kitchen to decorate the place a little! We were able to share GODS Word with these little ones, paint a craft with them and love them and pray for them! Saturday night one of the young men preached in our church service and 2 people made professions of faith at the call to repentance!
This group also built a retaining wall behind our church where the river was eating away at the banks! They worked 7 hours selflessly giving, working for our LORD JESUS!!! What a blessing to our church, now we can feel more secure in this building knowing the river has been held at bay!
The last night they wanted to have a special ceremony for us, to pray for us and asked if they could wash our feet! WOW! This was new experience for us and whata blessing to see each of them kneel down as I imagine JESUS did on HIS last night before HIS betrayal! What an honor to be the recievers of such a wonderful service! Thank you team east Heights baptist and to each person who made it possible for this to come about!
JESUS BLESS YOU! Franklin Evelyn Mary & James
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