“For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God not by works, so that no one can boast. For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.”
~ Ephesians 2:8-10
In these last few rainy weeks I have had the freedom to spend time working in different areas that I won’t have time for now that the school I am staffing has officially started. I continued working with Metro Ministries, putting on programs for children in poor neighborhoods, continued working in “El Chinamo” and was able to travel a bit in Costa Rica. I have also spent much of this time preparing for the school, making welcome baskets for the students, staff meetings… I also just moved out of my container into a room in the new addition to the base. I am enjoying it quite a bit in my new room!!
Costa Rican Travels
I had the opportunity to go back to Talamanca (this is the jungle/indigenous area of Costa Rica where I did my previous outreach) and visit some of my friends I made during my outreach. It was encouraging to go to the church there and see some new faces in the church and be welcomed back into the community like an old friend.
I also got to go to a wedding in Puerto Viejo, which is in a Caribbean part of Costa Rica. Two of my fellow staff members of the school got married there and it was a beautiful beach wedding.
Foundations in Community Development School (FCD)
The school has officially started, which also means I am officially busy. I am so glad that it has started and am glad to focus on what I came here specifically for. We have ten students in the school. They are from Canada, Paraguay, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and the USA. I am staffing the school with two Colombians and three Mexicans. I love the diversity of our group. I also love that I am being stretched in Spanish. All of our staff meetings are in Spanish and I have also started translating. Classes are Monday through Friday in the mornings and afternoons and each week we will have a different teacher with a different topic. This week our topic is Team Dynamics. I am so excited to finally meet our students, hear their stories, and see what God has waiting to teach each of them!
Prayer Requests
• That God would guide me as a leader
• God would speak to the students through this school
• That I would be able to translate well and accept help when needed
• Our staff team would work well together
Thank you for joining me in this school. Through your prayers and encouragement you too, are part of this school and a part of what is happening here. It is always great to hear from you and I hope you are doing well too!!
