Happenings

We continue to get settled here in Jacó and there is never a dull moment. We have officially moved out of the church building we were renting and are now meeting Sunday mornings on an open air soccer field. It is a great facility and definitely much cheaper. For many reasons, it is obvious that the Lord has lead us here for now.

Soccer field where we hold our church services

Club de Niños is going great! We had about 40 kids on Saturday and it was wonderful to get to know even more of them by just spending a few hours with them on a Saturday morning. The boys are slowly making friends, though Thomas is having a hard time adjusting at times to all of the new kids that are demanding our attention--and of course none of them speak English so it is even more intimidating to him.

The Lord has brought a new friend into our lives named Veronica. We met her about 6 months ago when we were visiting Jacó while we were still in language school. She is now a new believer--has come out of a life of heavy drugs, prostitution, etc and is now really getting on fire for the Lord. It is such a blessing to chat with her about the changes the Lord is making in her life. From her former friends, to her clothing, to the music she likes, not to mention all of the other MAJOR changes He has done is her life--Christ is so evident in her life now and she truly is a new creation in Him! She seems so at peace, so free! She and her little girl stayed with us last weekend and we had a wonderful time together! She taught me how to make "gallo pinto"--the famous beans and rice dish in Costa Rica. We listened to music, shared scripture and really got to know each other. It was a great time! She continues to feel the pull of the enemy in her life through different situations so please join with us in praying for Veronica...she is one amazing girl!!! The following are a few pictures of us cooking...Veronica and her daughter

On a side note, here is our latest visitor...our little iguana friend visits us daily in our back yard. The boys LOVE him and are always wondering where he is and when he is coming back.

Jacob pointing at Mr. Iguana

As always, thanks for praying for us. Please continue to pray for Jacó--it is a dark place with evil everywhere. We continue to pray for divine appointments and the Lord is definitely answering our prayers!! We love you all!