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Hello everyone!

The time has flown by at home, it seems like just yesterday I was still in Costa Rica! I am planning on staying here for a few months, and then waiting for the Lord's leading back to Costa Rica in His timing. I will be (hopefully) working with Baltimore and Howard County as a substitute teacher for the next few months. We are also waiting for the arrival of my niece! It is a very exciting time.

It has been good to see many of you in the past couple weeks, I hope everyone had a great summer, and is ready for school/work to start back up. God bless!

It was definitely been a wild week in San Isidro! We had our share of obstacles, but as always God works through His people. The men slept in a restaurant that the owner allowed the church to borrow for meals, and the couples (four on the team) stayed with a family that opened their home. The women stayed in a vacant house-it was interesting. We had ants that would pinch (their nests were under the floor boards), a rooster that crowed from around 2:00 am until 5:00, a chicken that laid eggs under the house and a couple of them were rotting, and a bat. Someone cut their finger (halfway through) during construction and had to go to the hospital, someone else lost their wallet. Our bus driver is having problems with his legs, so he had to return home and we had no transportation. At some point, you just have to sit back and laugh at all these things!

But the church made a lot of progress! They tiled 3 bathrooms, put in the water line and the sinks and toilets, made stairs and began constructing two floors for classrooms, and put in the septic tank and completed the septic system for one of the bathrooms.

Bible school was held almost every evening, at the same time as the evening revival services. The last night, we had around 100 children, possibly more! A Columbian Pastor and his wife ran the bible school and the church services. They were full of worship and singing, and each night he preached. Many people came to the Lord. Friendships and relationships were strengthened both between team members and Costa Ricans. It was a blessed week for everyone, the church congregation were appreciative of everything and went out of their way to make our time special.

I’m preparing to head home tomorrow, I’m leaving for San Jose this evening to spend the night. It is extremely bittersweet. I miss my family, and am excited to see them but its difficult leaving. I will certainly miss everyone here and the ministries, and everything about Costa Rica. Mary and Marion are unbelievable; I have felt like one of the family. I’ll be praying about the next step in my life, and what God has for me next. He is faithful to lead us when we ask and seek His direction.
God bless you all!