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

Costa Rica June 2018

Good evening from Costa Rica!
Hope this finds you well!
Sorry it's been so long since I posted on here!
We have been busy! We had a great trip to the USA! We started our trip the week before Resurrection week which is known around the US as Easter. But the JESUS followers knew this week as the celebration of the leader JESUS CHRIST of Nazareth resurrection from the dead!  What a celebration!
Now while JESUS was here on earth he raised several people from the dead, recorded in the Gospels, in John 11 Jesus raised Lazarus from the dead, he raised the little girl from the dead in Luke 9, then in Luke 10 Jesus tells us to heal the sick cleanse the lepers, and yes! raise the dead! So much more than bunnies and eggs for this great celebration of our LORDS rising from the dead forever more to live! And we will be raised along with JESUS as He comes back to receive us into HIS Kingdom! Amen!

So the last week of March we were able to celebrate as a family; Joel came in from California, Mary & Troy drove down from Mississippi, Sara & Skylin from Kentucky and James from South Carolina.
we spent 4 days on the beach with them in FLA :=) lots of granddaughter time! YAY!

We then traveled to SC with James and spent 10 days at Evangelical Institute of South Carolina where James has been studying! We were able to attend the annual Prayer Conference there at the school. We were also able to attend classes with James and enjoy some wonderful bible teaching! Praise the LORD!

One of the main reasons we went to the US was to see Mary graduate, she finished her 5 years at BMC and received a Bachelor of Science of Education degree with honors; now she is a teacher, Spanish and English! Praise the LORD!
Then we traveled on the SC to see James testimony and he received a diploma for finishing the 2 year program at EI School of Biblical training.
We finished off our time spending time with both our families and got back here to Costa Rica on May 23. On May 26 we received 7 young men for the 2nd one week session of the School of Christ here at the camp and Biblical training center. we are thankful that GOD has allowed us to be a part of forming lives for the Body of CHRIST! Amen!
Thank you for praying for us and giving to make this mission possible! May the LORD richly bless you in all HIS abundance in Christ Jesus our LORD!
JESUS BLESS YOU! Franklin &  Evelyn 

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!

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!

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