Volume III, Number 5 December 2007
The months of October, November and December have been filled with many adventures for the Webb family.
Read on to learn more…
Travel to the Good Old USA
David represented Work and Witness for MAC South at two conventions. One meeting was in Ohio and the other in Oregon. He had a wonderful time and managed to sneak in a quick visit to Woodlawn, TN (our home church) and also to Iowa to visit his family. We are hoping his efforts will encourage even more teams to visit MAC South in the coming year or two.
Trainings and More Trainings
David continues his treks to various parts of Panama, Nicaragua and Costa Rica to assist in training new church planters. He enjoys the time with the leaders and laypersons and is wonderful at building relationships with everyone. Here is a photo of some of the leaders in North Costa Rica after a Maximum Mission training session.
District Assemblies
The month of November was busy for the district leaders since it is the month for District Assemblies. We were unable to attend them all, but enjoyed the Costa Rica Central, CR North and the Nicaragua Southeast assemblies. It was a blessing to spend a little time with General Superintendent Nina Gunter and her husband Moody. Here they are along with our Regional Director, Dr. Carlos Saenz and the new Regional Communications Director, Rodrigo Rivera.
La Carbonera and Jinotega
Shelley recently enjoyed a trip to North Nicaragua to visit two of the six Child Development Centers in MAC South (the other four are in Panama Central). It was a blessing to be there for the Building Dedication of the new structure in La Carbonera. It serves as both the church and the center for children. There are more than 50 children sponsored already through the Child Sponsorship Program and more will be added soon to help meet some of the needs of the children.
North Nicaragua is simply beautiful with its valleys, mountains, and fields. There are rice fields along the road.
The Coco River, which flows between Somoto and La Carbonera, was lower than last month, but we still had a bit of a struggle getting across and finally had to be towed across by someone with 4WD. Thankfully, the people are kind and generous and lent a rope for the towing process. The vehicle in this photo has no problem passing through the river. Let’s just say, we didn’t fare so well!
It was a wonderful building dedication service, but the best part was meeting the children and spending time with them.
Jinotega, Nicaragua is known for its coffee production, so you can guess that it is elevated. It is the highest major city in Nicaragua with more than 100,000 people and once again the beauty is stunning.
But, overall, the people are the most impressive resource. The church leaders at Jinotega are wonderful and serve the children there with love and care. It was a special treat to meet both the leaders and the children.
Christmas 2007
We will be visiting family this year in the USA. What a blessing! We are well aware that not many missionaries get home for Christmas, so we are very appreciative of the opportunity. We are hoping and praying for good flights and good weather for travel as we will land in Chicago and will drive to Iowa the next day.
Looking Ahead
The year 2008 is already pretty much booked for the Webb family. The children return to school on the 16th of January and then a team arrives on the 18th. In February there is a team to Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua and in March another team to Panama City, Panama. We hope to breathe a little in April as it all picks up again in May for the summer months. Even though we feel unable to do all that needs to be done, we know God will make a way and help us each day. He has not yet let us down!
MERRY CHRISTMAS
We will have to call this our official Christmas Card for this year as it is not likely we’ll find time to send out another. We wish you all a very Merry Christmas with your family surrounding you and the love of Christ warming your heart.
Gracias
We can’t thank you all enough for your generous support in prayer and finances this year. It has been a wonderful year serving in MAC South and we look forward to a great 2008 and pray your year will be filled with blessings from the Lord as you seek to follow Him in all you do.
God bless you,
The Webb Family
David, Shelley, Joshua and Kayley
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