If you read our last post, you know that we are preparing
for a move to Curacao. But before all
that can happen, there are some final events and teams to take care of here in
Costa Rica.
When we returned from home assignment in late October, it
was just in time for three big Seminary events in a row: the annual Assembly, the Llamados (Called) Conference
and then Graduation. We jumped into the
schedule full force!
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| The SENDAS Board, so many great leaders in this group. |
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| Round table discussions during the Llamados Theological Conference |
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| Llamados 2017 - a great event with 165 in attendance. |
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| David and I were honored to have the SENDAS graduation service dedicated to our years of service in Costa Rica. It was quite an honor! |
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| The faculty and graduates - SENDAS 2017 |
A few days after all that, our final Work and Witness team
for the year arrived. We are thankful for Bruce Wilson who was here to help and
who has accepted the role of W&W Coordinator for 2018. All the 2018 teams, and there are many of
them, are in good hands!
This team arrived from Meridian, Idaho. The Valley Shepherd Church sent 14 people to
work on the Children’s Ministry building in San Francisco de San Isidro de
Heredia (yes, that is the longest name of a town in the world!). Laying block and filling holes were the main
jobs this week, along with serving children in the local elementary school for
two mornings. There was a talent show
and send off on Saturday night and of course a fun day of tourism too.
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| Making our way to church on Sunday morning. |
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| Working in the elementary school near the church. |
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| A team photo with the on site construction workers. |
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| Jeremy and David with Luis one of the leaders of the construction crew. |
We are so thankful for all the teams we have been a part of
this year – fourteen in total! Each team was a blessing not only to the local
church project, but to us personally as well.
THANK YOU!
Soon the Meridian team will return home to their homes and
families, and our thoughts will be on our upcoming move. We will make a trip to
Curacao next week, and we need to accomplish a number of things while
there. Most importantly is to get to
know the Petrus family, Nazarenes living in Curacao now for a number of
years. They have already been a big help
to us in this transition, and we look forward to working alongside them in
ministry.
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| Willemstad, Curacao |
Also, we need to find a house to live in. Honestly, it is not difficult to find a home,
but we are seeking the home that God has in mind for us – the one where we will
be most effective in ministry because of the location and the neighbors. Will you pray with us?
Another goal is to learn the ropes about
immigrating to Curacao. We have already started some paperwork processes, but
we are unsure if we are doing it all correctly.
We would like to receive residency as soon as possible so we can receive
our shipment before too long.
For now, we are trying to put off saying goodbye as it will
be January before we leave. Before all
that sadness occurs, we look forward to having our kids with us for a week in
December for our last family vacation in Costa Rica (at least for
awhile!).
Thanks for your prayers and support. As David always says, “The best is yet to
come!” We are clinging to that thought!
