We are so blessed to serve beside our pastor Ogler and Guiselle his wife! We are always encouraged by their love for each person GOD gives them, even us! They have encouraged us and loved us through thick and thin!
We were able to be at church Saturday Night and Sunday morning for both services! We had not been going on Saturdays and really missed the fellowship! They are our family here and we love time spent at our little church!
This Sunday after church we brought 20 youth and several adult chaperons to have a fun evening here at the camp center! As Rebecca and I finished getting food ready after our arrival here around 2pm, the youth gathered in a circle and prayed together to start their time off! Then off to change into play clothes and they ran and played all afternoon, ate several times! We had nachos for lunch and of course rice & beans! Then they played water fights and other games! Merlin one of the girls who sings in the music group, was running and fell and cut her foot, thank you to teams who have brought bandages etc, we got her bandaged up and she was able to finish her day painting wooden blocks with friends, we save small 2X4s etc from the construction, they painted all types of pictures on the wooden blocks and took them home as a remembrance of their fun afternoon!
They ended the evening eating hotdogs and cake around the campfire and gave testimony of what GOD is doing in their lives! They sang praise songs and then Franklin loaded them all up in the white van and they got back home around 10pm!
The vision for the camp & training center is just that, groups from church all over Costa Rica coming to hold day camps or overnight camps to renew their walk with JESUS, playing and enjoying GODS beautiful creation! Coming away from their regular activities of life to seek our LORD JESUS in prayer and just spending time getting to know GOD and each other!
Thank you for giving to make this vision possible! Thank you for your prayers! As Merlin fell and cried as we fixed her bandages, almost passing out because of the blood, we know that it could have been much worse, and because of your prayers for us and those we love here in Costa Rica she was safe and today she is off to high school! Their return to classes is today! They were all happy to be back in school and looking forward to a prosperous year in the LORD!
JESUS BLESS YOU!
Franklin Evelyn Mary & James
