Just over the Horizon...

as we praised the LORD for this beautiful sunset, we know that GOD is with us!
And as I encouraged a young woman Vanessa, at our bible study last night as she cried because of things happening in her family rejection and hopelessness taking over, wanting to take her under. I just hugged her not able to tell her everything was going to be okay, it may not, but the one thing I was encouraged to tell her is that JESUS will be with her no matter what!

We sometimes can't be sure what our future here in earth will hold, but we can be sure of one thing, JESUS knows, and HE is with us each step of the way,
and nothing gets to us that hasn't passed through JESUS first!
Be encouraged today know that JESUS is right beside you every hour of every day and nothing can change that! Not even our own selfish will can take HIS wonderful love for you and me!

When we take that step into eternity, we can be sure JESUS will be there as we step through that darkness of death into eternal life, JESUS will meet us right there on the other side. We will dance with JESUS and our loved ones, we will be known, we will celebrate JESUS forever and ever. No pain no suffering just eternal praise because HE is worthy, JESUS is worthy! As you celebrate Easter week with your family take a moment to remember the sacrifice of JESUS, HIS blood that he freely shed until it was all gone, to wash away our darkest sins.
JESUS gave all; how can we give less!
 

JESUS BLESS YOU! Franklin Evelyn Mary & James

Cabin

This is the place where teams stay when they come work and minister with us here in Costa Rica!

So far we have room to sleep 30 people in bunks made right here at the camp center.

This is the rooms the team from Auburn Baptist worked on and finished while they were with us this month.

We have the plans drawn up for building a cabin. It will allow us to host up to 20 more people overnight. Our goal we feel GOD has called us to do is the build enough cabins to host 100 people overnight and around 200 for day camps. It is very exciting looking back over this past year to see how far GOD has brought us, our faith in JESUS grows when we see that HE loved us first, and called us to serve HIM each day of the rest of our lives.
PRAY with us that the funds will soon be here to build the cabin,getting started on this next step in building this camp center. GOD is calling each of us to proclaim JESUS love to the world, each in our own corner of the worl where we are.
GOD has called us to build this camp center to minister to churches and individuals, coming to rest here and learn more about JESUS, renewing faith in GOD to continue to serve HIM no matter what the cost!

JESUS BLESS YOU! Franklin Evelyn Mary & James

Auburn Baptist Church on Mission Costa Rica!

We prepared to work with this team. Sometimes as we prepare we haven't met the team members, so we don't knw what they are good at, what GOD will use them to do while they are with us! This team had many skills and gifts to put to work for GODS KINGDOM!

Tile laying professionals!

Painters who wouldn't quit until every wall and floor was covered in new paint/varnish!

People who were gifted in gutterng installation!

Youth at work on developing skills in mud on the walls! YES!

Speaking JESUS into lives of children, playing and loving times together wih these little ones, changed forever for the KINGDOM of JESUS CHRIST! Amen!

JESUS BLESS YOU! Franklin Evelyn Mary & James

My Mom

10 years ago today we said goodbye to my Mom. She was a very special lady and taught me a lot of things without even trying! She had a lot of patience with me and seemingly never gave up although I am sure she felt like it at times.
Mom had cancer, and lived 9 months after she found out for sure that it was cancer. She had a lot of pain as she suffered the last month or so of her life.
We are 10 children so we all took turns being there with Mom at that time we lived in Belize and I traveled back tot he states in September 2002 to be with mom for a month with James and Mary.
GOD prepares you for what is coming and seems like yesterday we'd go for walks hoping exercise would help, Mom lost weight,but by the time she found out it was too late to treat the cancer.
She decided not to do the recommended surgery, or Chemotherapy, and took some natural medicines, but soon saw that wasn't helping either.
I don't know if she felt scared she never told us that she was. She was strong to the end! She loved playing cards and rummicube and different games with the grandchildren. So we spent many hours playing games and eating her favorite foods with her!
She was on hospice care for the last month of her life, and on the strongest pain meds they could give her. Mom never complained, always loved us, and as the end drew near, she faced death with such grace, looking it right in the face, unafraid because she knew she'd be home with JESUS very soon!

This picture was taken of Mom and Dad in 2001, they came to visit us here in Costa Rica, while we studied Spanish! She loved the flowers and birds of Costa Rica! Funny story, this was their first flight, so they were unprepared for all the different things. They asked as they got off the first flight where to go for th next gate, so the attendant sent them to the gate. As they waited they started to call for San Jose California! So Dad went to ask what time their flight was! The lady told them it was the wrong gate, they held the plane for them as they ran to the next gate. The plane was full and only 2 seats on first class were empty, they gave those to them without a charge! So when they got off the plane they were telling us about it, an Mom said, "they even gave us icecream" (One of her favorite foods!) and as we asked questions we realized they had been bumped up to first class!
What a blessing! GOD is so good!

JESUS BLESS YOU! Franklin Evelyn Mary & James

Baptism of new believers! Arbol de Vida March 2013

 

 

 

 

JESUS BLESS YOU! Franklin Evelyn Mary & James