Service in Tay Cabecar
Thanks again for your prayers as we have been getting caught up in our ministries after a three month home assignment in the USA. David took a special trip at the close of October where he visited two new missions in the southern part of Costa Rica.
In one mission, Llano Grande, the team helped in the local elementary school with painting, donation of clothing and Vacation Bible Schools.
David with a rare bad hair day
We received permission to show the Jesus Film in the community center and rejoiced with those who made decisions to follow Christ after the presentation.
Special prayer time after the Jesus Film
The following day David and a group from the mother church crossed the same river three times to reach area called Tay Cabecar where an indigenous people group called Cabecar live (this is also the name of their language).
This is a very beautiful and very isolated area. Although more than 23,000 people live in this area, there are no bridges that can carry a vehicle and no electricity.
David’s group had a special evening service with the use of a generator they brought with them (they were blessed that one of the members of the new mission brought a horse to help us carry the generator and sound equipment across the river). We had a special communion service which is not only special because of what this represents but also because this was the first time this mission had ever celebrated communion.
Communion preparation by candlelight
After Bible schools and meetings the next day, David and the team headed back on their hour and a half hike in the rain. God blessed the journey and everyone rejoices in all the doors that God is opening in Tai Cabecar. The leader of this new mission, Pastor Arselio, has a heart to reach many other villages in this area. Many of these villages have no evangelical churches. Pastor Leyla and our local church in San Jose, Costa Rica is continuing to disciple Pastor Arselio with the hope that they will help him carry out the Great Commission in Tay Cabecar.
Until next time, "Sibu ti bukimi" (God bless you in Cabecar)
David, Shelley, Josh and Kayley
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