Volume IV, Number 2
September 2008
The months of May – August have been busy ones
for the Webb family.
Read on to learn more…
Missionary Retreat
In the end of April the Webb family enjoyed a missionary retreat for all the missionaries of the MAC Region.
We met in El Salvador and had a wonderful time of fellowship with everyone. The adults were in meetings during the morning but we all enjoyed free time by the pools in the afternoon.
Kayley enjoying her 10th birthday in El Salvador.
Teams and More Teams
In May we hosted a team to Costa Rica Central from the state of West Virginia. It was a special treat for us since the Pastor of the Pierpont Church is our former pastor, Casey Shorr. It was a blessing to spend time with both Casey and his wife Rhonda, as well as meet some new friends from their church. They accomplished much ministry while here, including becoming experts at the VBS in Spanish.
The Pierpont Team in front of a volcanic lake near Poas.
In July we hosted the largest team we have ever worked with, the teen group from Monroe, Michigan, a team of 44 people.
They worked very hard both at VBS programs and at physical labor and we had the opportunity to work in two districts – Costa Rica Central and Costa Rica North. This team blessed both districts.
In August, we were especially busy with two teams. The first team hails from Carlsbad, CA and they worked hard to assist in planting a church in Venado, an area in NW Costa Rica close to the beach. Also, the team worked in San Pedro de Poas where the largest church of the Nazarene is located in Costa Rica. The team mixed concrete along with other outside work, that is when it wasn’t raining!
Lastly, this team worked for one long day in San Jose, doing service projects and VBSs in two local schools.
The Carlsbad Team waiting for church to begin in San Pedro.
The second August team calls Yakima, WA home. This team of 17 brought a set of Jesus Film equipment for the Nicaragua South district and assisted in planting a church on the island of Ometepe. This island is located in Lake Nicaragua, the largest lake in Central America. The team also worked on the District Education Center and became experts in plumbing (Nicaraguan style) by the end of the week.
The team standing behind, the local leaders in front.
We are still searching for the sound system for the JF equipment. Every other bag arrived, but the sound system did not. We are praying it will be located and sent on down to Managua.
FAMILY TIME
In June, we had a great time with David’s sister Tina, and her son and daughter in law, Ryan and Danielle. We filled the 5 days with views of volcanoes, mountains and waterfalls and thoroughly enjoyed the high-flying zip line. It was a ball and we were sad to see the vacation end.
In July, Shelley and the kids flew to Chicago. They kids enjoyed time with their grandmas in Iowa while Shelley learned a lot at the VIVA Conference for international workers helping marginalized children. The two weeks went by quickly, but we were pleased to see some family this year.
FUTURE EVENTS
September 22nd – 27th Training meetings in all 4 Nicaraguan districts
October 1-8 Team from Oregon works in CR Central District
October 22-28 Team from Eastern KY District works in CR North.
November – All the District Assemblies for MAC South (Nicaragua, Panama and Costa Rica) will take place.
FAMILY NEWS
The kids are doing well in school and have adjusted nicely to their new teachers and grades: Joshua is in 9th grade and Kayley is in 5th.
Joshua made the High School BB team and is excited to play with the juniors and seniors this year.
OUR THANKS
We want to thank our LINKS district in Tennessee for welcoming us in as LINKS missionaries. We look forward to hearing from more of you in the future and seeing you all in June of 2009.
God bless you all and thank you so much for your prayers during these busy months. God is doing great things and we are privileged to
be a part of what He is doing here in MAC South.
Until Next Time,
The Webb Family
David, Shelley, Joshua and Kayley
1 comment:
Good to hear your keeping busy and doing so well. We miss you guys and are praying for you.
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