Every boy, great or small love the back hoe! It has been a great blessing! Franklin was able to dig the septic line for Cabin Faithful and has done all the road work and clearing land since this handy tool was shipped here in 2008! Praise the LORD!
Wednesday, November 15, 2017
Caleb's visit
Rachel and I have been friends since 2005 when she first came to Tabarcia to learn Spanish! In 2014 Rachel and Jorge were married, and live in San Jose. They have 2 children now! Their family came for a visit to the camp center! Caleb is 3 and a busy little guy! He loved their visit and enjoyed very much getting to get up in the back hoe! He cried when we had to get out and keep walking!
Every boy, great or small love the back hoe! It has been a great blessing! Franklin was able to dig the septic line for Cabin Faithful and has done all the road work and clearing land since this handy tool was shipped here in 2008! Praise the LORD!
Every boy, great or small love the back hoe! It has been a great blessing! Franklin was able to dig the septic line for Cabin Faithful and has done all the road work and clearing land since this handy tool was shipped here in 2008! Praise the LORD!
Friday, October 6, 2017
Tropical storm Nate; Pozos de Puriscal
Wednesday we started getting heavy rains, it continued into the night and at around 4 am we lost electricity, it just came back on Friday afternoon around 1pm! We have been working inside the conference building so we continued to work! We heard yesterday it was a tropical storm, we hadn't seen any news!
Then this morning Luis who helps here at Camp said he could barely walk through, a mudslide on the road here! So we went up with back hoe, machetes and chain saw. Thankfully the local men had already began work clearing debris and in less than 2 hours we had a path cleared for vehicles to come through!
They were working as we arrived and they all seemed relieved for the back hoe to come! By hand it is really hard to get much done, but they had put strong arms into action! Thank you to each of you for praying for us as we work! This month will take more diesel fuel, thank you for giving to make this work possible!
Then this morning Luis who helps here at Camp said he could barely walk through, a mudslide on the road here! So we went up with back hoe, machetes and chain saw. Thankfully the local men had already began work clearing debris and in less than 2 hours we had a path cleared for vehicles to come through!
Monday, October 2, 2017
New week!
GOD is able,
This is a scripture that God brought to my attention a while back.
2 Corinthians 9:8 and GOD is able to make all grace abound toward you, that you, always having all sufficiency in all things, may have an abundance for every good work.
Whe we say GOD is able, thats an understatement.
GOD is more than able to help us, always present even when we are unaware!
This has been a rainy week here in Costa Rica. This time of year is always very rainy at least the mornings are sunny!
We are working taking off all the wall board in the bedrooms up stairs in the conference building.It must all be replaced. We will take it all off and brush off the rust and repaint all the framework. We will have to build scaffolding because the ceilings are about 15ft high! We have a group coming in December to help put this all back on. Thankful for the help GOD has sent our way!
Thank you for your partnership with us in prayer and support! GOD richly bless you!
....for every good work, then GOD is able to help us not unconditionally but it is like a partnership between us and GOD. HE has done HIS part, now it's our turn to do our part. First to believe in GOD through JESUS our LORD, then follow JESUS doing everything JESUS commanded.
Matthew 5-7 is a great place to hear what JESUS requires of us. The 10 commandments were what Moses gave the Israelite people when he came down fro the mountain from talking to GOD. Now Jesus kept all the commandments, and finished out HIS time here on earth, perfectly, not failing in the tiniest detail. No one in history had been able to this! Only JESUS!
THE PERFECT LIFE like GOD had commanded. Then when JESUS was killed as the sacrifice for our sins and was buried as the Scriptures said would happen, 3 days later was raised from the dead! That power lives in each of us as we follow our great leader JESUS CHRIST!
I'm thankful to have been chosen by GOD to live this life, giving glory to GOD as we walk this daily life here on earth, following JESUS, as we prepare to receive the KINGDOM OF GOD alongside JESUS our perfect brother. As we walk with JESUS we are made perfect in weakness day by day.
Lets work while it is day, night time os coming when no one can work. Be encouraged as you walk out your faith in CHRIST and don't give up this wonderful calling! JESUS is able! HE will keep you in his care, not allowing you to be tested above what you can take, giving us the escape alongside the test.
Keep in there! GOD bless you today and always!
JESUS BLESS YOU! Franklin Evelyn Mary & James
This is a scripture that God brought to my attention a while back.
2 Corinthians 9:8 and GOD is able to make all grace abound toward you, that you, always having all sufficiency in all things, may have an abundance for every good work.
Whe we say GOD is able, thats an understatement.
GOD is more than able to help us, always present even when we are unaware!
This has been a rainy week here in Costa Rica. This time of year is always very rainy at least the mornings are sunny!
We are working taking off all the wall board in the bedrooms up stairs in the conference building.It must all be replaced. We will take it all off and brush off the rust and repaint all the framework. We will have to build scaffolding because the ceilings are about 15ft high! We have a group coming in December to help put this all back on. Thankful for the help GOD has sent our way!
Thank you for your partnership with us in prayer and support! GOD richly bless you!
....for every good work, then GOD is able to help us not unconditionally but it is like a partnership between us and GOD. HE has done HIS part, now it's our turn to do our part. First to believe in GOD through JESUS our LORD, then follow JESUS doing everything JESUS commanded.
Matthew 5-7 is a great place to hear what JESUS requires of us. The 10 commandments were what Moses gave the Israelite people when he came down fro the mountain from talking to GOD. Now Jesus kept all the commandments, and finished out HIS time here on earth, perfectly, not failing in the tiniest detail. No one in history had been able to this! Only JESUS!
THE PERFECT LIFE like GOD had commanded. Then when JESUS was killed as the sacrifice for our sins and was buried as the Scriptures said would happen, 3 days later was raised from the dead! That power lives in each of us as we follow our great leader JESUS CHRIST!
I'm thankful to have been chosen by GOD to live this life, giving glory to GOD as we walk this daily life here on earth, following JESUS, as we prepare to receive the KINGDOM OF GOD alongside JESUS our perfect brother. As we walk with JESUS we are made perfect in weakness day by day.
Lets work while it is day, night time os coming when no one can work. Be encouraged as you walk out your faith in CHRIST and don't give up this wonderful calling! JESUS is able! HE will keep you in his care, not allowing you to be tested above what you can take, giving us the escape alongside the test.
Keep in there! GOD bless you today and always!
JESUS BLESS YOU! Franklin Evelyn Mary & James
Sunday, September 24, 2017
Women on mission
Good Morning from Costa Rica!
this group came to the conference for ladies in July. This was a great time of seeking JESUS as we have named the annual women's conference. There were ladies from Nicaragua in the group. They had to get through several obstacles and were greatly encouraged by the Word of GOD they received and shared as they spent 3 nights and 4 days here at Taller Del Maestro! There were 50 people in all a few men and children as well! What a celebration!
This camp and Bible training center is to bring the good news of Salvation in JESUS CHRIST to each person coming here. Even those who have been in church, I include myself, we have not fully understood this great salvation the writer says in Hebrews 2:8 how shall we escape if we ignore so great a salvation? This salvation, which was first announced by the Lord, was confirmed to us by those who heard him.
We are thankful for the grace of GOD who has given us forgiveness and has waited for us to come obedient to JESUS for all our lives and as we step into eternity. God is so good!
Be encouraged to keep following JESUS in your daily life, walking in faith in GOD who is faithful!
Today Franklin was able to go help a friend, Luis one of the men who helps out here at camp. Luis got some tile so Franklin went to help cut it to size and since he's been gone awhile I imagine he helped lay the tile as well!
Pray that as we walk out our faith in GOD in our daily life we'd be aware that every opportunity is an open door to minister the Righteousness of GOD to each person, in every way! May we be found faithful to our LORD JESUS always!
Thank you for your prayers and gifts in support of our ministry here in Costa Rica!
this group came to the conference for ladies in July. This was a great time of seeking JESUS as we have named the annual women's conference. There were ladies from Nicaragua in the group. They had to get through several obstacles and were greatly encouraged by the Word of GOD they received and shared as they spent 3 nights and 4 days here at Taller Del Maestro! There were 50 people in all a few men and children as well! What a celebration!
This camp and Bible training center is to bring the good news of Salvation in JESUS CHRIST to each person coming here. Even those who have been in church, I include myself, we have not fully understood this great salvation the writer says in Hebrews 2:8 how shall we escape if we ignore so great a salvation? This salvation, which was first announced by the Lord, was confirmed to us by those who heard him.
We are thankful for the grace of GOD who has given us forgiveness and has waited for us to come obedient to JESUS for all our lives and as we step into eternity. God is so good!
Be encouraged to keep following JESUS in your daily life, walking in faith in GOD who is faithful!
Today Franklin was able to go help a friend, Luis one of the men who helps out here at camp. Luis got some tile so Franklin went to help cut it to size and since he's been gone awhile I imagine he helped lay the tile as well!
Pray that as we walk out our faith in GOD in our daily life we'd be aware that every opportunity is an open door to minister the Righteousness of GOD to each person, in every way! May we be found faithful to our LORD JESUS always!
Thank you for your prayers and gifts in support of our ministry here in Costa Rica!
Monday, September 11, 2017
9-11
Good afternoon,
Tomorrow James will be 19 years old! James changed our lives as he came into our family, and still today he's the change we needed in our life! GOD is so good!
In 2 days James will be returning to the US to continue to his studies at EI school of biblical training. We are thankful for James and that he has this opportunity to study the Bible. Please pray for James and the other students as they go receive this Biblical training to go into their world and encourage and change the way we look at GOD by teaching GODS WORD!
We have been here at camp all day today. We have been cleaning getting ready for a group coming to spend the weekend in a retreat to seek GOD September 16-17. Praise GOD!
Today we were able to watch some video of the events 16 years ago, how could it have been that long already! I remember as many do, we were so scared no one knew what was next as the horrific scenes unfolded on our tv screens that fateful day!
I cried again as we re-watched the twin towers fall as we did on that day in 2001! It has definitely been good to reflect back and remember how we all prayed more that day than maybe we ever had!
So going forward, we can't go back and change things, but we can change the outcome, what happens from here on out, in the world around us. We wake up, we go on about our little lives sometimes not realizing that what we have is a new day to do GODS WILL and not our own, a new day to focus back on JESUS the author and finisher of our FAITH!
What is faith? What is truth? Where can we find faith and who do we turn to for truth?
Faith is defined in many ways, faith in GOD is believing that HE exists, believing beyond what we can see feel or touch or smell. GOD is real, and HE created us in HIS image. We can talk to GOD, that may seem elementary to some, but sometimes we just need a reminder that GOD is near no matter what!
Truth, what is truth? Pilate asked that question when he was interrogating JESUS, not knowing that the TRUTH was standing right in front of him in bodily form. Jesus didn't answer Pilates question, and I have a feeling Jesus isn't answering us either.
We want to know the truth but we run in circles looking everywhere but to the One who said, "I AM the way the truth and the life no man comes to the FATHER but by me," John 14:6 Lets look to JESUS, no more turning away to look at someone else for the truth or worse yet, looking in the mirror hoping to see a tiny line of truth in the face staring back at me!
As we walk into another year, 17 years SINCE 9-11, lets not just stand there, lets tell someone about the truth we have found, JESUS the CHRIST, our Savior! The only one who truly has the answers to our questions, the truth we haven't found anywhere else!
Keep JESUS first!
JESUS BLESS YOU! Franklin Evelyn Mary & James
Tomorrow James will be 19 years old! James changed our lives as he came into our family, and still today he's the change we needed in our life! GOD is so good!
In 2 days James will be returning to the US to continue to his studies at EI school of biblical training. We are thankful for James and that he has this opportunity to study the Bible. Please pray for James and the other students as they go receive this Biblical training to go into their world and encourage and change the way we look at GOD by teaching GODS WORD!
We have been here at camp all day today. We have been cleaning getting ready for a group coming to spend the weekend in a retreat to seek GOD September 16-17. Praise GOD!
Today we were able to watch some video of the events 16 years ago, how could it have been that long already! I remember as many do, we were so scared no one knew what was next as the horrific scenes unfolded on our tv screens that fateful day!
I cried again as we re-watched the twin towers fall as we did on that day in 2001! It has definitely been good to reflect back and remember how we all prayed more that day than maybe we ever had!
So going forward, we can't go back and change things, but we can change the outcome, what happens from here on out, in the world around us. We wake up, we go on about our little lives sometimes not realizing that what we have is a new day to do GODS WILL and not our own, a new day to focus back on JESUS the author and finisher of our FAITH!
What is faith? What is truth? Where can we find faith and who do we turn to for truth?
Faith is defined in many ways, faith in GOD is believing that HE exists, believing beyond what we can see feel or touch or smell. GOD is real, and HE created us in HIS image. We can talk to GOD, that may seem elementary to some, but sometimes we just need a reminder that GOD is near no matter what!
Truth, what is truth? Pilate asked that question when he was interrogating JESUS, not knowing that the TRUTH was standing right in front of him in bodily form. Jesus didn't answer Pilates question, and I have a feeling Jesus isn't answering us either.
We want to know the truth but we run in circles looking everywhere but to the One who said, "I AM the way the truth and the life no man comes to the FATHER but by me," John 14:6 Lets look to JESUS, no more turning away to look at someone else for the truth or worse yet, looking in the mirror hoping to see a tiny line of truth in the face staring back at me!
As we walk into another year, 17 years SINCE 9-11, lets not just stand there, lets tell someone about the truth we have found, JESUS the CHRIST, our Savior! The only one who truly has the answers to our questions, the truth we haven't found anywhere else!
Keep JESUS first!
JESUS BLESS YOU! Franklin Evelyn Mary & James
Wednesday, August 23, 2017
Camp life
These lillies grow close to the spring below our home here at Camp. In the first years of living here and clearing the land everything was overgrown including these beautiful plants. We cut every small bush and plant including these lilies! But we realized these were useful for drawing the water level up as well as protecting the area from washing away! So we are allowing them to slowly grow back! They are tall marshy plants I wouldn't want to walk among them but they are in the ditch and spring area so I can enjoy the beautiful flowers but don't have to cross that way!
You may not be able to see it very well, but the mountain in the background is bright pink! Franklin and I walked out on the porch to this view a few days ago! WOW! The sun was shining on this mountain and it glowed! The same day many of you saw the eclipse! Here we didn't get to enjoy the eclipse although in Costa Rica the sun was about half covered by the moon, but at the time it was cloudy and rainy here! But GOD gave us this beautiful view a few hours later Praise the LORD!
We are continuing the work here at the Camp and Bible Training center. Yesterday Franklin and James helped me wash our porch. Being outside it gets a lot of dust and spider webs so we cleaned the cieling and then washed the floors with the power washer.
Today they have rented a jack hammer and are busting the rock out in front of the shop. We plan to put a basketball court there soon! Thank you for praying for us as we work here in Costa Rica! May the LORD provide your needs and give you strength to do the work HE has called you to! Each of us has been put on earth for GODS glory. Work today! Do it for JESUS!
JESUS BLESS YOU!
Franklin Evelyn Mary & James
Monday, March 20, 2017
Sunday, March 19, 2017
Where are you?
Good Afternoon from Costa Rica!
This is a beautiful evening, my music right now is the locusts, hundreds of them singing praises to the LORD!
I'd be ok if they sang a little lower tone at least! I'm certain GOD has created them for a reason, maybe to teach me patience!
WHERE ARE YOU?
This is the first question we find in the Bible and therefore we should find out why, who said it, who is HE calling, etc.
The story of the BIBLE is GODS story, and somehow, for HIS sake HE allows us to scribble on those sacred pages our story as well. GOD loves it when we stop and look, then HE knows HE has our attention!
So The Story begins with in the beginning GOD... then a page or so into it, GOD creates man and woman, sets them in the Garden of Eden to take care of it. YEP, GOD didn't intend for us to shift through life with nothing to do. Idle hands get in trouble.
As the story of GOD unfolds, (Have you ever wondered who was there to record all this, obviously there were no cameras or reporters yet) GOD puts man in the garden, tells them to care for HIS garden and be caretaker of HIS creation. Perfect, all is set, GOD has created a perfect world, the man and woman are happy, GOD walks with them each evening and all is well.
God blessed them and said to them, “Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky and over every living creature that moves on the ground.” Genesis 1:28
The Lord God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to work it and take care of it. 16 And the Lord God commanded the man, “You are free to eat from any tree in the garden; 17 but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for when you eat from it you will certainly die.” Genesis 2:15-16
So GOD gave the humans 2 commands, be fruitful and multiply, and rule over the animals/ then GOD also gave a command, "do not" with consequences, you will die; now the man ate the fruit and didn't immediately die, but our relationship with GOD was severed from that moment on we could no longer talk with GOD face to face.
The commands GOD gave man in the beginning seem like small things; that to us today seem insignificant. BUT GOD doesn't suggest, GOD is our Creator, and HE has a right to our complete undivided attention and obedience.
So GOD said rule over the animals, but one animal was very sly and deceived the woman who in turn deceived her husband, they ate the forbidden fruit, and we've been separated from GOD our Creator ever since.
Now it wasn't eating that was sin, it was disobeying what GOD had said!
GOD called to Adam and said, "where are you?" Throughout history GOD is still calling us, "Where are you?" GODS voice echoes throughout history; we act like we don't need GOD and have each one of us turned to our own ways. As adam, we have the immediate reaction to answer GOD with, "she did it", "he did it", pointing fingers, when in fact, we are guilty! BUT GOD is faithful to HIS creation, all we have to do is stop, turn to face GOD and HE showers HIS forgiveness on us as we repent and turn to HM!
So when we are in a crisis, we turn to GOD. If we turn with our whole heart, intent to KNOW GOD, HE turns to us and shows how HIS everlasting love will never change for HIS creation. GOD is just a righteous and so until we repent GOD has limited himself to not helping us. But the moment we repent and turn to GOD, HE comes to our rescue!
WHERE ARE YOU? Answer GOD now and turn in repentance to GOD now before the door closes and time runs out!
JESUS BLESS YOU! Franklin Evelyn Mary & James
This is a beautiful evening, my music right now is the locusts, hundreds of them singing praises to the LORD!
I'd be ok if they sang a little lower tone at least! I'm certain GOD has created them for a reason, maybe to teach me patience!
WHERE ARE YOU?
This is the first question we find in the Bible and therefore we should find out why, who said it, who is HE calling, etc.
The story of the BIBLE is GODS story, and somehow, for HIS sake HE allows us to scribble on those sacred pages our story as well. GOD loves it when we stop and look, then HE knows HE has our attention!
So The Story begins with in the beginning GOD... then a page or so into it, GOD creates man and woman, sets them in the Garden of Eden to take care of it. YEP, GOD didn't intend for us to shift through life with nothing to do. Idle hands get in trouble.
As the story of GOD unfolds, (Have you ever wondered who was there to record all this, obviously there were no cameras or reporters yet) GOD puts man in the garden, tells them to care for HIS garden and be caretaker of HIS creation. Perfect, all is set, GOD has created a perfect world, the man and woman are happy, GOD walks with them each evening and all is well.
God blessed them and said to them, “Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky and over every living creature that moves on the ground.” Genesis 1:28
The Lord God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to work it and take care of it. 16 And the Lord God commanded the man, “You are free to eat from any tree in the garden; 17 but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for when you eat from it you will certainly die.” Genesis 2:15-16
So GOD gave the humans 2 commands, be fruitful and multiply, and rule over the animals/ then GOD also gave a command, "do not" with consequences, you will die; now the man ate the fruit and didn't immediately die, but our relationship with GOD was severed from that moment on we could no longer talk with GOD face to face.
The commands GOD gave man in the beginning seem like small things; that to us today seem insignificant. BUT GOD doesn't suggest, GOD is our Creator, and HE has a right to our complete undivided attention and obedience.
So GOD said rule over the animals, but one animal was very sly and deceived the woman who in turn deceived her husband, they ate the forbidden fruit, and we've been separated from GOD our Creator ever since.
Now it wasn't eating that was sin, it was disobeying what GOD had said!
GOD called to Adam and said, "where are you?" Throughout history GOD is still calling us, "Where are you?" GODS voice echoes throughout history; we act like we don't need GOD and have each one of us turned to our own ways. As adam, we have the immediate reaction to answer GOD with, "she did it", "he did it", pointing fingers, when in fact, we are guilty! BUT GOD is faithful to HIS creation, all we have to do is stop, turn to face GOD and HE showers HIS forgiveness on us as we repent and turn to HM!
So when we are in a crisis, we turn to GOD. If we turn with our whole heart, intent to KNOW GOD, HE turns to us and shows how HIS everlasting love will never change for HIS creation. GOD is just a righteous and so until we repent GOD has limited himself to not helping us. But the moment we repent and turn to GOD, HE comes to our rescue!
WHERE ARE YOU? Answer GOD now and turn in repentance to GOD now before the door closes and time runs out!
JESUS BLESS YOU! Franklin Evelyn Mary & James
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