Happy Birthday Madelyn!

Last Saturday we had the privilege of hosting a birthday party for little Madelyn, Veronica's daughter. (Many of you will remember Veronica as we have been ministering to her since we arrived here in Jacó.) Veronica has had a rough life, to say the least, and comes from a very poor family. She mentioned to me really wanting to have a special party for Madelyn this year and asked if she could use our house/pool. Her family from Orotina (a town about 1 1/2 away by bus) came and we had a great time! I think it was a blessing for them as well to get out of Orotina to enjoy the festivities. The Lord used this to again show me how the things that we think are so small and insignificant in our world could mean the world to someone else. This is ministry. Veronica would have never been able to give her daughter a party the way she was able to here and all we did was make ourselves AVAILABLE. All I did was make the cake and love on the people as they came. How easy was that??? She was teary as she thanked me and I know this was an opportunity to serve and minister to her family--none of whom know Jesus. God is so good....He even cares about the little things like making birthdays special for little four year olds. Here are a few pictures from the party.