GOD is so good and gives us everything we have NEED of to live and function!
Now many times when we think we can't take any more is when the STUFF of life comes pouring down on us! This past week was a prime example!
In the life of a missionary sometimes when we least expect it GOD stretches us in ways we didn't even know we needed it!
Like when you start back to the gym after many weeks of vacation from exersize, and the next morning you wake up with muscles you didn't even know were there because they hurt!
We traveled some 300 miles this past week with Audrey Richards and a team of students/drs and helpers. We had an evangelist and his wife from Panama with us, translators who come from Canada and Europe, and our pastor Olger and his wife Guiselle, a truly international mission team, for GODS glory!
The team saw around 420 people for a complete eye exam and free eye drops and glasses. As they arrived to the airport we picked them up right on time this time, sorry for the wait last time Audrey!
We came to the pulperia where we had left the van parked, and I realized Franklin had both our keys and was about an hour or so behind us! Thankfully we had called a taxi tohelp trasfer people to the camp center and Jon our helper was there with the truck, we made it home just fine, Praise the LORD!
It had rained so much that the road in places was a slippery mess!
The travel itself left us worn out, and the heat in Upala was nearly unbearable! The first day we set up clinic inside the church there in Buenas Aires de Upala. About an hour into the clinic it was so stuffy you could hardly breath inside the church! Franklin set up some fans helping to move the air, and thankfully after awhile clouds covered the sun a little, GOD giving us a little break! We ate fresh fried fish, rice, salad, and plantains, and other things we were unsure what it was, the meals were dilisioso!!! As we traveled back home on Wednesday we found out it had been raining, raining here at the camp!
The road was a muddy mess again, and treacherous as we slipped and slid our way down toward the camp! The team was great and they didn't complain at all! Although I am sure they were thinking where are we going and what have we gotten ourselves into!
Our 3rd day clinic was about 2 hours from the camp in the mountains and as we set up the team was thankful and said several times, what a nice breeze! Makes you thankful, after the 100 degree heat in Upala! The last day of clinic the group was able to serve in a squatters villiage here close to puriscal. It was ablessing, lots of little children, muddy feet and all! Thankfully the team was ready with stickers, silly bands, and pencils, the kids were elated!
We shared the gospel of JESUS CHRIST with each person coming through the clinic and gave out tracts and prayed with them! What a blessing! Thankfully GOD had a plan in all our travels and all the mud and heat, people gave their lives to JESUS, and even some miracle healings, praise be to our LORD JESUS! AMEN! Thank you for praying for us! We know without your prayers and support we would be unable to keep ministering to the people of Costa Rica. Thank you!
Now many times when we think we can't take any more is when the STUFF of life comes pouring down on us! This past week was a prime example!
In the life of a missionary sometimes when we least expect it GOD stretches us in ways we didn't even know we needed it!
Like when you start back to the gym after many weeks of vacation from exersize, and the next morning you wake up with muscles you didn't even know were there because they hurt!
We traveled some 300 miles this past week with Audrey Richards and a team of students/drs and helpers. We had an evangelist and his wife from Panama with us, translators who come from Canada and Europe, and our pastor Olger and his wife Guiselle, a truly international mission team, for GODS glory!
The team saw around 420 people for a complete eye exam and free eye drops and glasses. As they arrived to the airport we picked them up right on time this time, sorry for the wait last time Audrey!
We came to the pulperia where we had left the van parked, and I realized Franklin had both our keys and was about an hour or so behind us! Thankfully we had called a taxi tohelp trasfer people to the camp center and Jon our helper was there with the truck, we made it home just fine, Praise the LORD!
It had rained so much that the road in places was a slippery mess!
The travel itself left us worn out, and the heat in Upala was nearly unbearable! The first day we set up clinic inside the church there in Buenas Aires de Upala. About an hour into the clinic it was so stuffy you could hardly breath inside the church! Franklin set up some fans helping to move the air, and thankfully after awhile clouds covered the sun a little, GOD giving us a little break! We ate fresh fried fish, rice, salad, and plantains, and other things we were unsure what it was, the meals were dilisioso!!! As we traveled back home on Wednesday we found out it had been raining, raining here at the camp!
The road was a muddy mess again, and treacherous as we slipped and slid our way down toward the camp! The team was great and they didn't complain at all! Although I am sure they were thinking where are we going and what have we gotten ourselves into!
Our 3rd day clinic was about 2 hours from the camp in the mountains and as we set up the team was thankful and said several times, what a nice breeze! Makes you thankful, after the 100 degree heat in Upala! The last day of clinic the group was able to serve in a squatters villiage here close to puriscal. It was ablessing, lots of little children, muddy feet and all! Thankfully the team was ready with stickers, silly bands, and pencils, the kids were elated!
We shared the gospel of JESUS CHRIST with each person coming through the clinic and gave out tracts and prayed with them! What a blessing! Thankfully GOD had a plan in all our travels and all the mud and heat, people gave their lives to JESUS, and even some miracle healings, praise be to our LORD JESUS! AMEN! Thank you for praying for us! We know without your prayers and support we would be unable to keep ministering to the people of Costa Rica. Thank you!
JESUS BLESS YOU! Franklin Evelyn Mary & James
