Good morning! Two weeks ago I made it back to Costa Rica, and last week we were very busy with a team from Kentucky, Mount Airy, and South Carolina. It was a wonderful group full of an enormous amount of love and willingness to serve. We worked in a church in Pital, they have been there in previous years so they have a strong connection with the Pastor and his family, as well as many people from the congregation. The church is hoping to expand, so they were adding an addition to the sanctuary. We had bible school in various locations, all with around 30-40 children, one of the days we had about 90! They also had a women’s ministry, teaching them to crochet, sew, and make jewelry with beads. It was a huge blessing of fellowship, the women really enjoyed learning these things and we hope the women of the church will carry on meeting with other women.

I’m looking forward to the arrival of the CUMC team on Friday! The plans are being set in place as to where we’ll be working and what we’ll be doing. Yesterday I went to a Revival church service in San Isidro, and it was a neat experience. There was a Pastor from San Jose and you could tell that he was just full of the Spirit of God!

There is a new cook here, her name is Beatriz. I was talking with her last week, and she told me something very profound and I want to share it with you! We were talking about her family, and she has two children. Her husband left them 4 years ago. She said the hardest part about him leaving was the finances, because God can fill every space of our heart. The loss of a child, a parent, a spouse walking away from the relationship; it will always be alright because He is capable of filling that hole.

Have a good week, and Happy Valentine’s Day!