Poas All District Service Nov 2014

Hello Everyone,

Each year the Costa Rica North district holds a “Culto Unido” or “All District Service” where the churches and missions of the district gather together in one place for one day of celebration.  This year the event was held at La Finca Poas Church and we had a great time seeing many pastors, leaders and friends.  There were nearly 1,000 people there from all parts of the North district.  Many got on buses at 4am to arrive for the 9am service.  Becuase of delays with the transportation, the service did not start until 10am but it was worth the wait!

The worship team did a wonderful job of leading the music and praise. The Poas church was decorated with bright colored banners with the names of the churches and missions. David was invited to say a few words as well.

 Rev. Johnny Calvo, Superintendent for the North district received special recognition for seven years of service. 

Two new churches were organized this year:  Quebrada Grande and Tres y Tres. 

Pastor from Quebrada Grande (near Liberia)

Member of the Tres y Tres Church receiving the plaque for the congregation.

Pastor Jorge from the mission group in Miramar gave greetings.  There were 14 people from his church who attended the event.

Pastor Jorge García was recognized for his many years of dedicated service to the Church of the Nazarene.  He is officially retiring this year.  He is a great man of God!

Pastor Felipe Flores preached the message with his usual energy and wonderful spirit. 

We are so pleased to work with such wonderful people.  Congrats to the North district for having a “vivo, unido, santo y creciente” district (alive, united, holy and growing). 

Kayley always enjoys seeing her friend from Poas, Keythel.  These two always enjoying spending some time together at Poas.

Kayley has completed her semester by exempting all her final exams!  This means she has a 93 or higher in every main course. Way to go, Kayley!  And Joshua has completed his finals as well and will travel to Costa Rica on Sunday to spend a couple weeks with us here. Yeah!

In upcoming events, be praying for the Third Wave conference in January.  It will be held on SENDAS campus, so we are expecting a FULL CAMPUS for this event with approximately 280 in attendance. 

As we celebrate the growth of the church in Costa Rica, we also praise God for the growth of the church around the world.  David spent three days in the Dominican Republic last week to meet with evangelism coordinators from Haiti, Panama, the Dominican Republic, Mexico and El Salvador.  They meet twice a year to share strategies, successes and challenges and to continue to develop a regional plan to reach our countries for the Lord.  The harvest is very ready.

A Merry Christmas to all.  Thanks for your continued prayers and support.  We love you and appreciate you so much.

The Webbs