Hello All,
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| A beautiful day at Poas. |
It is hard to believe it is April already. We hope it is warming up wherever you are in
the USA. Our weather stays similar year
round so the four seasons are something we miss, but after hearing about all
the cold and snow, we are grateful to be where God has placed us for now with
temps in the 70s and low 80s.
Kay Lynn, Shelley’s assistant for CALL, arrived a couple
weeks ago and has been a great help already with the program. There is much to do to prepare for the Point
Loma group who will arrive in mid-May, and add Spanish classes to her daily
list of to dos and you have one busy new assistant. The only negative so far is that Kay Lynn
twisted her ankle while working with the Work and Witness team from Florida. It is slowly healing, and we hope in another
week she will be walking normally once again.
The Tavares/Florida team were here with us for one week from
March 27-April 3. It was a great week of
ministry both in the Coronado community and at SENDAS. Here are some photos that highlight a few of
our moments with the team who were led by the Tooleys (Pam and Joel) who serve
as pastors at the Tavares Church.
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| Painting the desks for the Cuchey theological educational center. |
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| Thankful for the concrete mixer that allowed us to complete the new sidewalk in a short time. |
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| Part of the 27 person team from Tavares and the Florida District. |
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| These are the teens on the team. A great group of young people. |
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| Bayne worked so hard! |
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| Allison Tooley painting the back of one of the SENDAS homes. |
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| Are you serious? Ethan, you are amazing! (taken at the volcanic lake above Poas Volcano). |
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| Kayley was worn out after camp and tour day. |
The work continues in the Indigenous area of Tayni. David went with Patrick LeGrand (W&W
Coordinator for CR) and John Whited (engineer) to survey the land now that more
has been cleared. The bridge project is
a BIG one. Pray for God’s leading as the
leaders consider the possibilities.
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| The river where a bridge is needed. |
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| John and Pastor Arcelio |
The Work and Witness team left on Friday morning and a few
hours later, the Webbs were on their way to Tayni for our first trip as a
family. Normally between Shelley’s work
and Kayley’s classes, it is impossible to get away, but God provided the
opportunity and we all enjoyed the short trip to Cuchey.
We hiked from the center in Gavilan to the
river (20 minutes), then crossed the river and hiked a bit more to the Cuchey
Church (20 minutes more). God gave us
cloud cover for our hike. Cuchey, like
most indigenous communities, has no electricity unless a generator is
used. There is a latrine for the bathroom
and the river for bathing. The Pastor’s
family accepted us to their home and served us coffee and crackers for
breakfast.
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| Ready to cross the river. |
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| Kayla enjoyed all the children and wanted to stay a few more days. |
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| Kenya and her baby. She is 13 years old. This is a common reality in the Indigenous area. |
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| After our hike to Cuchey with sweat on our brows. |
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| The home where Kayley and Shelley spent the night. |
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| Heading home... |
We met up with Pastora Leyla and Pastor Felipe who had
worked all week long with the governmental census group (vaccinations also)
visiting some of the furthest villages. They showed the Jesus Film and 38 people accepted the Lord and 8 were
baptized. The local leaders will follow
up with discipleship. In other news,
there are plans to begin translating the discipleship materials into Cabecar
and for more Seminary classes to begin soon.
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| The missionary group (LeGrands on left, Felipe and Leyla in center, Webbs on right. |
Kayley enjoyed a 4 day camp with the Los Angeles Church
during Holy Week. She had a wonderful
time, but we don’t think she slept much.
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| The group from Los Angeles - Camp 2015 |
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| Kayla with all the other girls at camp. |
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| Beautiful girls... |
Easter Sunday service was a blessing at the Los Angeles
Church, just down the road from campus.
Great worship, teaching, and food.
It was a good way to celebrate our Lord’s resurrection.
We are looking forward to being with our friends in the USA
in June, July and the beginning of August. Our time will be short because of Kayley’s school schedule, but we hope
to see you then.
Many blessings from our home to yours.
The Webbs
