Merry Christmas!

Good Morning to you!
This is a bright sunny morning here in Costa Rica!
My desk is this tiny table on wheels that sits right inside our double front doors. Wash is on the line and the birds are singing at the top of their lungs!
The view is breath taking! I hope to never ever take for granted I have eyes to see and ears to hear the sounds around me, and a nose to smell the flowering trees and lazy smoke rising from the brush piles the guys are burning as they clear land of tall grass and brush!
If we stop to count our blessings it is hard to be down on where GOD has us right now! GOD is so good, He is always there for us, always surprising us with things we wouldn't have chosen but He chooses because He knows what's best!


Pray you also will take a closer look at your surroundings, and even though it doesn't look like there is an out and you didn't think this is what life should be; count your blessings, little to big, there are a lot of them!


We had a team of 22 here with us from Fredonia Baptist Church in November. They came with the vision to build Cabin JOY and do a children's camp here at the camp & training center. GOD worked in the whole week, it rained every day while they were here but GOD used every minute and they were successful in their work GOD had called them to do! Cabin Joy has walls and a roof, there were 60+ children, parents and teachers who came for Saturday Camp day wonderful time of JOY and fun as the kids heard the Gospel of JESUS CHRIST, and enjoyed running and playing here at the camp center!
They finished off their Camp with a last lesson about how JESUS raised from the dead, we prayed with the kids for Salvation, and they signed their names on a wooden cross made by the team. Sunday morning in Sunday School the team had crafts and snacks for all the kids!
Franklin and I continued the work on Cabin JOY as we said goodbye to the Fredonia team. We finished the roof, and framing the bathroom walls etc Now Cabin JOY is ready for electric, wallboard, ceiling, and siding!


Mary came down to spend a few weeks with us! We are enjoying being together as a family and sending time with our church family, having Mary play piano and hearing how GOD has helped her develop her musical skills more to play for the LORD is a JOY!


James has taken off from classes to have time to spend with Mary! They had 2 youth parties this past weekend at our church Arbol de Vida, and today they have friends coming over to spend the night with them!


This past week we had Bill and Brenda Lemus here with us from FLA. they came with the vision of possibly starting a Bible College here in our church, Life Christian University! We are very exited about this! They met with our Pastor Olger and Guisel his wife and the leaders of our church to share the vision and pray together how GOD will lead us to work together to form and disciple GODS people!


Pray with us that GOD will provide and lead in this vision alongside Taller del Maestro Global Outreach Camp & Training Center, and Arbol de Vida church here in Costa Rica!
Thank you for your support and prayers for us as we minster here in Costa Rica in JESUS NAME!
JESUS BLESS YOU! Franklin Evelyn Mary & James