Team Number Three, Tell the Story and Time to Celebrate

Happy Valentine's Day (Friendship Day here in Central America).

 

We are pleased to announce that we survived having three teams in a row in one month.  Wow!  It was a crazy January, but we are thankful that everything went well.  There were no major injuries or incidents, which is always the main concern.  On top of that, lots of great work got completed.  You can see the January post to read about two of the teams, and here you can read about the Jackson, MI W&W Team who worked at the Los Angeles Church of the Nazarene.

Thanks to Ted Bruce and David Webb who worked their tails off with this team.

Since the floor of the new building was poured a couple years ago, there was much foundation work to be done to prepare for the columns, walls and roof.  It may not look much different, but it was hard work to pour the concrete under the concrete slab.  Also, the building needs restrooms, so the foundation was dug for that as well.  

 

 The front entrance needing painting and even got a new mural.  Beautiful! 

The church organized what they call J-Team ministry which is outreach to kids in various neighborhoods.  There are at least 3 new children attending the church now because of this day of kids’ activities.

The final day was an all church work day alongside the team.  It was wonderful to see everyone come together to serve and work.  Tears were shed as goodbyes were shared.  It was a good day. 

The Los Angeles Church and the Jackson, MI Team working side by side.

This church has the privilege of hosting two more teams this year and they hope to complete the first phase of their building by mid-July.  That will allow the church to have space to grow as they reach their community for Christ.

The Orchid building at SENDAS is nearly finished. We just need to put in the windows and doors and it will be done.  Almost ready for use.

 

We are preparing now for two teams in March and one in April. One is a Jesus Film Harvest Partner team going to the Indigenous Area, and the other is a team for Los Angeles at the end of March.  Then we have a team to complete the water project at SENDAS, which is a very important but not very glamorous job.  We are thankful for the Northern California District who is willing to take on this project. 

We also celebrated the Costa Rican District Assemblies.  It was a great time to be with everyone and share what God has done in this last year.  David led the Central District Assembly, and although it is not his favorite job to lead it in Spanish, as always he did a great job.  

We also were blessed to have our friend Angel Sigui visit Costa Rica for the first time ever to lead a workshop on Tell the Story, a way to teach Bible stories in groups.  It is a simple, effective teaching tool.  

Joshua and Kayley are doing well.  Joshua hopes to buy a newer vehicle soon, and Kayley is having a much better semester this time around.  The adjustment was not easy for her last fall, but she seems to be settled and enjoying college life.  We are blessed.

We are excited to be a part of a W&W team from both Costa Rica North and the Chicago Central district ministering in Chiapas, Mexico next week.  It will be roughing it a bit, sleeping on floors and bucket showers, but cannot wait!  And we get to be with our great friends the Sickels and all the other team members.  Gonna make some great memories.

Pray with us for the 3 teams in March and April, a couple we are hoping will be here with us in Costa Rica in the future, the new church plants that have just started (two in the last few weeks!), an exciting opportunity for campus development for SENDAS, and the student teachers from MNU and MVNU who arrive in March. 

Thanks for your support and prayers.  We look forward to seeing some of you this fall.

David and Shelley