You see as a former pastor's daughter and woman in ministry one of the hardest questions for me to answer these days is "where are you from?/where do you call home?" I call or have called many places my home. The two most recent of these places of course are Kansas City, KS/MO area and Wisconsin. I have come to realize how blessed I am to have called so many places and churches for that matter my home. Now Costa Rica is added among the places I call home. Even this weekend as I was living my normal life The Lord allowed me moments to stop and take in how this place has developed into my home. Things that were foreign and overwhelming to me 3 months ago have now become normal and natural. Not to say that their aren't days and moments where I still feel like the foreign girl who doesn't understand and know what's going on. But for example, taking the bus to the grocery store or walking a lot each day is just a way of life now. Things are familiar that were once not so much. So yes Costa Rica is now added to the list of place I call/will forever call a home and I love it!
Also with the welcome of this 3 month mark came a lot of changes. As you know I traveled to Nicaragua safely for my visa and had a wonderful time! Upon my return home I packed up my apartment and moved down the hill as The Webb's left for deputation in the states. I am house/dog sitting for them while they're gone. (It's incredible the amount one can accumulate in a matter of 3 months)
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| Pray for the Webb's as they are on deputation in the States |
PLNU (Point Loma Nazarene University) has moved into their Spanish 102 section of the summer. Another student and professor swap took place last week. Please pray for them as they are settling into a new routine for the next month.
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| PLNU Spanish 102 gang with Marvin our driver |
Lastly one of the most excited and life giving things for me developed about 2 weeks ago. The Lord opened the opportunity for myself and the other CALL students to volunteer one day a week at an orphanage teaching some of the children English. This was something that happened very quickly and I look forward to it every week. We tutor students ranging in age from 4yrs-12yrs. They are wonderful and smart children just needing support and love to help them believe in themselves. One of the great things about this orphanage is that it is Christian based and the children learn who The Lord is and that no matter their circumstances or whether they ever have earthly parents God will always be their Father and love them no matter what. Everyone at the orphanage is family. It is a huge privilege for me to be able it invest in these 7 little lives and my life is richer because of them.
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| Methodist Home- Orphanage Gate |
Praise Points: working at orphanage, PLNU student, prof, and other CALL students arrived safely, Webb's arrived safely in United States. I am starting to feel better after some stomach issues. The Lord continues to provide as the new revised budget for my time here in Costa Rica is $11,500. I only need $2,500 more in order to reach that goal!!! Praise The LORD for all of this and more!!
Prayer Points: Pray for PLNU students as they just started new section and for the Webb's on deputation. Pray for the kiddos at the orphanage and discernment for me on how to best love them well during our time with together. Pray The LORD would continue to provide prayer and financial support and last but not least that my health would continue to improve.
Thank you for joining me in declaring all The LORD is doing! I would love hear from you, please email me with how you and your family are doing and how I could be praying for you!
