Baptisms and Picnic Celebration

Last Sunday we had a wonderful time celebrating as 6 people stepped forward in obedience and were baptized!  God is changing lives here in Jaco, one by one, and we are so blessed to be a part of the work He is doing!!  Praise Him!!!!

Cultural Day at Las Nubes School

Thomas and Jacob had a blast preparing for and participating in Cultural Day at their school!  Jacob's class presented the country of Bermuda and Thomas's class had Bangladesh.  Each class researched and learned all about the country/culture/people, dressed in typical clothing, performed a typical dance, and sold typical food.  It was a blast and the kids had a great time!!

Thomas and his classmates selling food

Jacob and his classmates selling food

Feliz Dia de Independencia Costa Rica!

House Remodeling!!

We are so excited about the blessing of having bought a house here and being able to remodel it!!  As many of you have asked, here are a few before and "in progress" pictures as we reach completion!!!  We will be moving in by October 1st and we are super excited!!  God is good!!!

This is the house when we bought it

front carport being added with gutters on the front

House is built out towards the front on the right side so it is flush with the left side.  Columns are being built.

House being painted!!!!  Window trim in place...we are so excited!!! :) :)

Inside the front door of the house (before)

Roof comes off and demo starts

Walls are removed and rebuilt

Lots of demo!!!!

Walls are rebuilt and ceiling is in...

Tile and paint...

Furniture shop where out kitchen is being made

Our kitchen being made by a little Tico man from Sarchi

Backyard before picture

Lots of debris cleared (this is a view from under the outdoor covered area)-you can see where the little dipping pool in the middle of the yard is covered with a piece of tin...we filled the little pool in

Mission Team scraping wall of old pool house in back (will filled in the dipping pool and will cover it with sod)

A mission team helped us clean up!!

This is the former pool pump house from above and this is the area where the concrete and dipping were

Micah helped too!

Mission Team from Faith Baptist Church

We had a great week last week hosting a Mission Team from Faith Baptist Church in the Memphis, TN area!!!  They were such a blessing to the ministry and to our family!!  They hosted a block party for families at a local Spanish church where some of our friends are the Pastors.  Their congregation was so blessed and we had a great time ministering through crafts, face painting, games, inflatables, food, etc.  It was an awesome night of ministry!  They finished the final steps of the home of a needy family that our Men's Group has been serving.  They also helped us by doing work projects at the home we just purchased as we slowly get it ready to move in.  We were so blessed by their hearts to serve with us!!!  This is the second year they have served alongside us and we are so blessed by our partnership with them.  Thanks Faith Baptist---we love you!!!