Good Morning from Costa Rica!
We are back home after 10 wonderful days in Haiti! We were with David and Judy Heady, they have been our mentors and friends for 20 years almost and we were so glad to have the opportunity to go minister alongside of them!
Franklin went to Haiti in 2000 and GOD confirmed our call into foreign missions on that mission trip!
You see when we were called into foreign missions in our church Glennville Baptist in 1997, and we tried every avenue to go into foreign missions, but until a friend Danny Richeson introduced Franklin to a taste of real missions in Haiti GOD allowed us to finally answer that call through Global Outreach!
Many of you all have been with us through thick and thin in our ministry and we thank you very much for that! GOD is good and HE has called each of us to GO! into all the world, whether we PRAY,GIVE, or GO in person, GOD needs each of us!
David and Judy have a wonderful ministry there in Haiti!! They have a school where they teach Kindergarten to several rooms of kids I think in all the sponsorship program there are 300+ kids! This sponsorship program was born from that mission trip Franklin and that group took in 2000. Becky Ivy has raised money since that time for the children to be able to go to school a privilege in Haiti! We take school for granted, not everyone "gets" to go to school!
We were able to go paint one day Jiude one of the Haitian workers & Judy & I painted the kitchen and James and Franklin painted the office, and Mary and 2 other girls who were there on mission painted chalk boards.
Then a team of 6 people came in from Louisville, they did a Music/Bible school for 82 children ages 2-21 at El Bethel Orphanage so Mary and I helped every day on that 6 hours per day. James went one day and Franklin went the last day as we finished up. Mary got to put some of her skills to use teaching the kids to play the recorder-flute. Was wonderful I have video I will try to upload soon.
Wednesday James and Franklin went with the well drilling crew up on the mountain. As the Haitian people gathered around to see if GOD would bless them with water, James got to help set up the rig, clean and glue the pipes, and run to drill rig, the little time James was running the rig, they hit water!
This was such a prayer answered! The rig they drill with now they set up and drill a well in one day where it used to take weeks to get anything done!
So this said I think James is hooked! He is already talking about his mission trip next year! Exciting stuff!
It has been one of the highlights of Franklins and my life to see our kids excited about missions, even tho they grew up here on the mission field they have now had a new mission experience and they are looking beyond now to a bright future, serving JESUS wherever HE leads!
We stayed in a team house David and Judy have, it has 2 apartments upstairs with enough room to sleep 4-6 each room with a bathroom each. Then downstairs they have 4 team rooms with 6 people in each with a bathroom in each one. There's a kitchen set up in the middle, with a screen porch all along the front where we shared our meals! They even have Wifi now there in the team house to help teams stay connected to home while they minister in the name of JESUS!! Thanks to our friends from Owensboro, Henry and Lorell Crabtree they also have hot-cold water in the showers! So it is a wonderful place to stay while you minister in the Name of JESUS! It was 102-110 degrees every day in the 90s at nights! There's fans but you feel like you never cool off, I never even used a top sheet much less blanket!
They have their house and 4 other staff families living there right now. It was wonderful meeting fellow missionaries to encourage each other mutually! As it is with every team we host here in Costa Rica, we received by far more than we could ever give!
WOW! GOD is good! Our children were able to interact and share time with the other youth missionaries! Especially James and Braxton Todd! They are about 6 months different in age and loved spending time together they speak the same kid language, being both youth missionaries!
Children of missionaries hear the call of GOD to ministry through their parents call from GOD! So they are as much missionaries as we are, not just MKs as they get labeled a lot, mission kids!
I believe they need new terminology, youth missionaries!
While we were there in Haiti we also took a trip into Port au Prince the capital! It was a great day we went to small souvenir places where they fabricate metal souvenirs, they burn and cut 50 gallon barrels, they with a sharp pick/chisel and hammer they make beautiful artwork! Just amazing!
We got home around 10pm last night we got the airport at 7pm but had to get our luggage, have a taxi take us to the hotel where we were able to leave our van, then stopped to get groceries, then on home! Miguel had stayed here while we were gone, so he came up to visit a little last night! We are thankful for Miguel and Bitinia, they have been awesome support to us here in Costa Rica as we minister in the Name of JESUS!
Now Franklin took Miguel and James to the bus, Miguel is going home and James is going to Tabarcia to see his friends! He hasn't seen them in 2 weeks now! He's happy to be back home! We start school Monday LORD willing!
Thank you for your prayers for us! Today we will be starting to level the spot for Cabin JOY! Thank you to each of you who have given to this Cabin JOY project! every gift no matter the size is a blessing and GOD multiplies!
If you'd still like to give you can send your donation to Global Outreach marked for Franklin Turner Costa Rica for Cabin JOY. The address is Global Outreach P.O. Box 1 Tupelo, MS 38802. You can also give on line donations at www.globaloutreach.org find our name in the list of missionaries and click the donate button!
Thank you in advance for all your love, prayers and support as we minister to the people of Costa Rica! Missionaries will be prepared from among the people of Costa Rica to GO into all the world to Preach & Baptize in the Name of JESUS CHRIST! Thank you for being a part of this call!
JESUS BLESS YOU!
Franklin Evelyn Mary & James
