Christmas 2014

Well, we are nearing the end of an exciting week with a youth conference called Third Wave that is happening on our campus.  But we realize we are a bit behind in the news, so for this post, we will just focus on Christmas in Costa Rica.

Mainly, we just stayed home, played card games, completed one puzzle (that was missing a few pieces) and ate too much food.  We enjoy just being together as a family of four (yes, Joshua joined us this year for Christmas).  But we did manage to leave the house for two special getaways.  One to visit the beach for a day and the other to attend a building dedication event in Cañas Dulces located near the Nicaraguan border.

We always enjoy our stays at Playa Bejuco and our one night there was enough to warm us up and tan our white skins just a bit. 

For the Cañas Dulces trip, we made a quick stop at the Panama Beach near Liberia before enjoying a wonderful evening at the local “hotel” otherwise called the Liberia church floor.  But even that is fun when you are with family.

The dedication of the church building at Cañas Dulces was special, especially for our friends the Nyreen family, who served as missionaries in Costa Rica in the late 1980s and started the church under a mango tree.  We are so happy to know some of those who paved the way for church growth in Costa Rica.

Pastor Omar of the Cañas Dulces Church of the Nazarene

Former missionary Carlos Nyreen who shared some memories of the early days of the church.

The ribbon cutting ceremony in the new sanctuary.

David said a few words on behalf of the teams who worked there to add the addition to the building.  And Pastor Omar was so pleased to have the majority of the previous pastors in attendance that day.  It was quite a celebration.

The New Year has already brought many great moments like the time with the USA Canada delegation (4 days with 53 people) and the Third Wave Youth Conference with 170 in attendance, not to mention the volunteers who worked the event and the 175 youth and leaders who served for the Maximum Mission.  But, that is another blog for another day. 

Our kids find friends wherever they go.

For now, please pray for our kids as they both begin classes once again.  They are both juniors (Joshua in college at MVNU and Kayley in high school at ICS) and the classes are demanding for them both. 

Pray for the trips David has planned for January to Panama and to Liberia.  Pray for the new CALL students (4 people) arriving soon to take Spanish classes and volunteer.  God is good to keep sending students our way. 

Thanks for your prayers and support.  Already we are looking forward to seeing many of you this summer when we are on home assignment in the USA.

Until Next Time.
The Webbs