Well, it has been a an uneventful week with our normal routine of office work, phone calls and plans for the future, so there is nothing too exciting to report this time around. The kids are in school and will receive their first report cards later this week, so they are preparing for some tests and projects.
Kayley and Joshua have both enjoyed our "adopted" dog, Tawny who has handed down to us from the Rice family who in June left the field and are now in Oklahoma. Tawny is a quiet, patient dog who sleeps on average 18 hours a day, so she is not too much trouble, except for the hair that is everywhere! She puts up with Kayley pulling on her and dressing her up so Kayley loves her.
In other news, on Sunday, David led a workshop to prepare a new church plant for their upcoming Maximum Mission, an event to reach out to the community and raise awareness of the Church of the Nazarene in the area. It started with an afternoon church service and afterwards a two hour training time.
The church is in the town of Alajuela, just north of the airport, and this particular part of the town, Santa Rita, was declared by La Nacion, the most prominent Costa Rican newspaper, as the most dangerous section of Costa Rica. There are lots of drugs and other problems that come along with that, but the new Pastor, Pastor Marco, feels led to plant the church in this neighborhood to make a difference in the people's lives. It is difficult work, but he has courage and strength to carry on. You can pray for him as he recently lost his job because of being a pastor, so he is looking for other work. He is not worried, even though he has a wife and baby to care for. He is a testimony of trusting in the Lord for all things.
The man with the smile is Pastor Marco, along with others in the new church.
David had a wonderful time in the United States in September and attended conferences in Ohio and Oregon as well as visits to Tennessee and Iowa. We were glad to have him home after that nearly two week trip. (Sorry, no pictures as the camera is left behind somewhere!)
Well, that's all for this week. We hope and pray you are well.
God bless,
The Webb Family
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