Today started out with everyone more tired than we have been up to this point. We split into two teams -- one continuing to prep the kindergarten for the big holiday celebration tomorrow and the other to the Funda Vida building in a neighboring community. The city is very excited about the "25th of July" Celebration. It celebrates the freedom gained by a section of Costa Rica from Nicaragua.
As the team began work at the school, Maria, the girl who attached Elwin yesterday came up (weapon in hand!) saying that she had bathed, done her hair and wanted to go to rehab. Now this is a turn of events. Our host Rodney stepped right in and with Steve, Eric and Rebecca took Maria to the new women's rehab center here. Pray that Maria stays there and gets sober. It is a very well kept place, so she should see that God has provided a wonderful place for her to get right with Him and get straight. While at the rehab center, our crew had taken tooth brushes and tooth paste donated by local dentists. When the head of the center received these, she said that they had run out of brushes and paste the day before and she had prayed that God would provide...and HE DID!
The brushes would never have gotten to the rehab had our team not gone there. Our team would not have gone to the rehab had not Maria wanted to go. Maria would not wanted to unless the day before she reached the bottom of herself in the altercation with Elwin. God works in amazing ways.
Work ends about 3pm in both places and everyone takes the afternoon to regroup, rest and some even do laundry -- it is time for that for sure!!! Pastor Brian is struggling with something physically -- sweats followed by chills, so pray for him.
The evening brings the Thursday teen basketball outreach in the village. Over 35 teens are involved there and encounter the Gospel through loving people committed to reaching them. While there, the team met a guy from Alabama living here in Coast Rica who is a Christian wanting to get involved in the ministry of Harvest Hands. If you've never met a southern boy who speaks Spanish with a drawl, you'll have to try it. Yet another way we've seen God provide for the ministry here.
As the team began work at the school, Maria, the girl who attached Elwin yesterday came up (weapon in hand!) saying that she had bathed, done her hair and wanted to go to rehab. Now this is a turn of events. Our host Rodney stepped right in and with Steve, Eric and Rebecca took Maria to the new women's rehab center here. Pray that Maria stays there and gets sober. It is a very well kept place, so she should see that God has provided a wonderful place for her to get right with Him and get straight. While at the rehab center, our crew had taken tooth brushes and tooth paste donated by local dentists. When the head of the center received these, she said that they had run out of brushes and paste the day before and she had prayed that God would provide...and HE DID!
The brushes would never have gotten to the rehab had our team not gone there. Our team would not have gone to the rehab had not Maria wanted to go. Maria would not wanted to unless the day before she reached the bottom of herself in the altercation with Elwin. God works in amazing ways.
Work ends about 3pm in both places and everyone takes the afternoon to regroup, rest and some even do laundry -- it is time for that for sure!!! Pastor Brian is struggling with something physically -- sweats followed by chills, so pray for him.
The evening brings the Thursday teen basketball outreach in the village. Over 35 teens are involved there and encounter the Gospel through loving people committed to reaching them. While there, the team met a guy from Alabama living here in Coast Rica who is a Christian wanting to get involved in the ministry of Harvest Hands. If you've never met a southern boy who speaks Spanish with a drawl, you'll have to try it. Yet another way we've seen God provide for the ministry here.
4 more days, so keep praying.
2 comments:
I have a feeling that God is going to use this time to change how you BELIEVE .
Love and prayers....... Geno
What a blessing to watch our Father at work. HE IS WORTHY TO BE PRAISED!!!
KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK!!!!
CAT, ARE YOU A FULL BLONDE!!!!
LUV YA
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