Fredonia giving to the LORD!

The kids built a bon fire and put bamboo on it and it exploded! So we had to get more it was instant fireworks! What a blessing!
 

The team was able to give out 30 food baskets to the elderly of the community in Pozos!

 

JESUS BLESS YOU! Franklin Evelyn Mary & James

Fredonia Baptist in Costa Rica 2012

Miles and David setting the first rafters on the shop.

Working!

Cason building rafters.

Carrying lots of wood for the building!

 

JESUS BLESS YOU! Franklin Evelyn Mary & James

FIESTA!

Our pastor is holding the generation faith sign! Faith is their logo for the youth group!

The youth had their CHRISTmas pary here at the camp this year! They ran and played hide and seek, and ate hamburgers, fries and ice cream!

Eating nachos after they were full!

Human tower! Fun times great memories!

 

JESUS BLESS YOU! Franklin Evelyn Mary & James

Marys diploma

This is Mary at a friends graduation on Wednesday.

Now today it is Marys turn to walk to recieve her diploma! Praise the LORD!

Mary and Susana have been frineds since 8th grade. They have studied and planned futures together now they are ready with diploma in hand to step out into the big wide world! We praise the LORD that Mary was able to finish her last tests well and passed her senior year of high school! Out of 210 seniors, only about 120 graduated! The last tests they have to take are tough and even if you lack one point in one subject, you cannot graduate!
We are thankful and Mary is relieved that she now has her diploma! Praise the LORD!

 

JESUS BLESS YOU! Franklin Evelyn Mary & James

Under Construction!

In 2 weeks we have 28 people coming to work alongside us to build a shop. We are very excited about this group coming this is theier 5th trip to help us here in Costa Rica! What a blessing! Teams are a wonderful part of our ministry here and we have been blessed beyond measure by those of you who have come to help out! below are the trusses we are building for the construction.


this below is the shop shell! Soon to have a roof, LORD willing!

The rock and sand arrived this week!

 

JESUS BLESS YOU! Franklin Evelyn Mary & James

Moved in...

This is Angie one of the team from Morning View with Abigail's family before their home was finished. Right behind them is a steep drop, and Abigail was living here with no walls! So the team helped out by pouring the floor and putting up walls & doors!

Christopher came on the team! He is 14 and looks forward to getting more involved in missions as he grows up!

NOW, Abigail and her kids are moved into their new home! Complete with walls! and tile floor! What a blessing! Teams have been a big part of what we do here in Costa Rica. We are able to host up to 28 people in dorms in the conference center. Although the language here in Costa Rica is Spanish, and most team members only speak English it hasn't been that big a barrier.
GODS language is love through JESUS CHRIST. Loving others in the Name of JESUS brings down the barriers and helps us to minister and help even when we don't speak the same language! Thank you for giving to support missions this year. GOD is good and for 12 years now we have ministered here in Central America. We have never been without and when we just thought we wouldn't be able to keep going GOD provides in miraculous ways because you have been faithful to listen to the call HE has put on your life. Together we can spread GODS word to those less fortunate by giving them a helping hand in time of need!
So remember, you who give and pray are as important as those of us who go, GOD uses each of us working together to share HIS LOVE!

 

JESUS BLESS YOU! Franklin Evelyn Mary & James

Marys prom Banquet

This wek was Marys banquet in honor of their graduation! Franklin walked in with Mary then they had a daddy daughter dance! It was a beautiful ceremony and wonderful meal! we are very proud of Marys accomplishments, she passed her tests with good grades! Praise the LORD!
 

Mary and her best friends! They have been friends since 8th grade and enjoyed the celebration together and took lots of fun pictures together! Thank you LORD for friends!

 

JESUS BLESS YOU! Franklin Evelyn Mary & James

Friends forever!

Our pastor Olger and Franklin working together at Abigails! What a blessing it has been to know the people of Costa Rica, and especially our pastor and his wife people dedicated to JESUS CHRIST, not wavering in the hard times but always believing the best is yet to come!

Hunt and Jarod along with Mary were enjoying a coke and a good laugh! They enjoyed workng together and getting to share their talents!

Thank you to the ladies at Morning View and others who helped make these cute dolls for the children here in Costa Rica! What a blessing these little ones recieved something handmade with love from so far away!

 

JESUS BLESS YOU! Franklin Evelyn Mary & James

Fun times!

Babies can give you those looks! Here Rosi is giving Kayla that LOOK!


We had a fun week with Morning View Baptist church! What a blessing to have these saints with us and bless others as we work in missions!

Above Mary and Ms. Jan are in the entryway of Abigails house!

Ms Ethel went to see their new abode, she was amazed at the differene a little concrete and wall board can make! Thank you for giving to the LORD!

Below you can see what a difference a little seat covering can make! These couches remind me of our lives before and after CHRIST! We are old ready for someone to strike a match and burn forever, but whe we accept JESUS in our hearts all things are made new! We even look differently! PRAISE THE LORD! Thank you for your prayers for us as we minster here in Costa Rica in the Name of JESUS!

Abgails little girl playing with a fruit box, they tied an old strng to it and give thier dolls and Rosi the baby rides in it! Simple toys and the have loads of fun!

JESUS BLESS YOU! Franklin Evelyn Mary & James

Abigails fun week!

Although I haven't been able to post many pictures of the name of the story for this week a friend of ours and wonderful person, Abigail, she and her children have left a mark on our hearts forever! The team from Morning View Baptist church Manatachi, MS were here 6 days with us and they were able to in 6 days renovate Abigail's house, and even stocked her house with some of the things she needs just to live, like dishes, towels, and a cook stove! What a blessing! She came to spend Thanksgiving here with us at the camp along with her children and her mom, it was a grand day for all of us as we shared, ate and prayed together! GOD is so good! Thank you to each of you who have given to make it possible for us to minister here in Costa Rica!
 

 

 

 

JESUS BLESS YOU! Franklin Evelyn Mary & James

Day one of a wonderful week!

This is up at the road, in front of Abigails house, the team carried in rebar!

Mary and Jarith Abigails oldest daughter at their home!
Our pastor got in the background! Working hard!

They cleaned out the house and gutted it in order to be able to work pouring the floor then they plan to put up partition walls and make rooms!

We enjoyed a wonderful time of worship and praise to our LORD JESUS with our church this morning!

 

JESUS BLESS YOU! Franklin Evelyn Mary & James

Mission work!

Good evening! This is whats been happening this week! We are setting posts for the shop! Miguel and Bitinia came over to help this week! He helped Franklin dig holes and set pots and she helped clean the conference building and get ready for team! They started praying for us 8 years ago when we met, were along as prayer warriors as we made the purchse of the camp property, and now come volunteer to help out! They are retired and love missions! Praise the LORD! James got in on the action between classes of homeschool! He is ding great and stays busy! lately he is forming bows and arrows, lots of bush to cut up and shape into fun things!

Mary helped out Karla our neighbor with her homework gettig ready for the last tests of the year! Mary is very talented and has been a huge help around here since she is out of school! She graduated from high school now and will be going to the states to study LORD willing next year! Thank you for your prayers for our family as we minister in the Name of JESUS!

 

JESUS BLESS YOU! Franklin Evelyn Mary & James