Who am I?

 I never tire of this view! This is a picture taken from our front porch. We have been very thankful for this beautiful place we call home for now! 

As we learn more about GOD the more we realize how small we are and how great a privilege we have to serve a wonderful loving Heavenly father! Knowing who we are in Christ is of utmost importance in order for us take our place beside JESUS, seated in the heavenly realms, that's what the Word of God says!  I'm no longer known as a sinner saved by grace, although it is clear that by grace I am saved, but more than that God has chosen me, He has seated me with JESUS, and Jesus is the ruler of all! For the time being we are living in this earthly tent but soon we will be swept up to live forever in GODS presence! For now the enemy is the ruler of this world, but JESUS has overcome this world, and we can too, abiding in JESUS the author and finisher of our faith! Connected to Jesus the true vine, we will bear much fruit!

Who I Am In Christ

• I am God's child (see John 1:12)
• I am Christ's friend (see John 15:15)
• I have been justified (see Romans 5:1)
• I am united with the Lord, and I am one spirit with Him (see 1 Corinthians 6:17)
• I have been bought with a price: I belong to God. (see 1 Corinthians 6:19-20)
• I am a member of Christ's Body (see 1 Corinthians 12:27)
• I am a saint, a holy one (see Ephesians 1:1)
• I have been adopted as God's child (see Ephesians 1:5)
• I have direct access to God through the Holy Spirit (see Ephesians 2:18)
• I have been forgiven of all my sins (see Colossians 1:14)
• I am complete in Christ (see Colossians 2:10)

 

JESUS BLESS YOU! Franklin Evelyn Mary & James

Good day Costa Rica!

Greetings from our home in Costa Rica! I just realized it has been several years since I wrote anything on the blog! We are starting a new year 2021 with much anticipation of what GOD will do in us and through us! 

We are celebrating 20 years in ministry this month! God has been good these 20 years and has blessed us abundantly! We have been with Global Outreach since May 2000 and so appreciate the work Global is doing around the world! We have mission sites in 40 different countries and 200+ missionaries serving our LORD! 

We were able to spend a few months visiting our family September-October and November. We first visited James he lives in Baltic Ohio and works at Comfort Suites in Berlin Ohio. He loves his Job and the church he is involved in is his family! We enjoyed our visit there with the brothers and sisters in Ohio. 

We then traveled to KY to see Joel and Sara and our sweet grandchildren! Skylin, Sara daughter, is 7 years old, we were able to be there for her birthday party! What a joy to have this special time with our children! Joel has a new baby boy he is 7 months old this month. Bennett Lee is a sweet baby very happy and content! We were also able to visit Franklin's parents while we were there in Owensboro. We then traveled to see my family in Bowling Green KY, about an hour south. We were able to see my brothers and sister who live there and my dad and Ida my step mom. We enjoyed a great visit with many nieces and nephews! We then traveled to MS where Mary and Troy live. We enjoyed several weeks visit there with them, playing games at night and enjoying meals together! Troy made BBQ nachos yum! we then traveled to Florida and visited Todd and Roya and Mark Franklins cousins and Ruth Ann his aunt. We also had a week with family enjoying the ocean and meals and games together! James flew down from Ohio, Mary and Troy came in from MS and Sara and Skylin drove down from KY! Franklin celebrated a birthday while we were together very special! Very wonderful to be with our family! 

We then traveled back in time to celebrate Thanksgiving with Franklins mom and spent a day with my sister Emma and her family. We also spent 2 days with my sister Kenosha family in PA. We then went back to James and spent the weekend and he took us to the airport to fly back here to Costa Rica! James let us use his car while we traveled wonderful to have James support! 

We have been very busy since getting back home we have been repairing water pipes and vehicles. We had to make several trips to town for oil and supplies for the back hoe to prepare for the work ahead! We plan to do some work on the main road into the camp, and also more dirt work on the future sports complex for camp. 

We are preparing for teams coming in March, May & June. Thank you for your prayers for us! May the LORD richly bless you in this new year!

 

JESUS BLESS YOU! Franklin & Evelyn