Prayer Requests

We've been busy "preparing". Seems like we are just in that stage. We've been moving bunkbeds at the camp, stoves, refrigerators all in preparation. This weekend we welcome back the homeless shelter for a weekend long retreat and renewal at the camp. They confirmed yesterday that they expect to bring 70 people! That takes preparation on our part! On Monday, the Maycroft Family along with Sarah Ax arrive at the camp for a three-month long missionary internship. Thus, the moving and setting up of a stove and refrigerator! On May 24th Team PBA returns to the camp for a week of medical clinics. We've been working on this team's logistics for two months; talking to Pastor's, doctors, a dentist, a tourism company. We are very excited about their return! So, how might you pray for us?

1. Pray for this weekend, that the people coming from the homeless shelter would sense love and caring at the camp. That they would feel Jesus drawing near to them. Pray as they make commitments to change their lives from drug and alcohol abuse.
2. Pray for the Maycroft Family and Sarah Ax as they travel to Costa Rica, that they would be safe. Pray for all their luggage to arrive with them! Pray specifically for the Maycroft's who are considering full-time missionary service depending on how well their three young boys do over these next three months here in Costa Rica. Pray for a binding together of all of us here as team and a family while we work and play together!
3. Pray for Team PBA (Palm Beach Atlantic University) as the students are now taking final exams before their mission trip. Pray for their packing and safe travel to Costa Rica. Pray as they minister in medical clinics to the people of Costa Rica. Pray for a binding of their spirits as a team. Pray as they put into practice their education as pharmacy students on the mission field.
4. Please pray as I am currently working on a Women's Ministry project scheduled for June 19 at the camp. This will be the first time we have done something like this just for Women. Pray for the details to come together!
5. Pray that heart's will be open to hear the Word of God as we minister with the above people and groups and that souls might be saved.

Not because of Us, but because of what He has done!

Final Preparations

We are almost there...I can just about see the finish line! The past two weeks I have been working on lining up interpreters for the January team, 36 members strong, which will require at least six interpreters to carry out effective ministry. Yet to be done is the menu and the actual final schedule for the team of "where" to be "when". We also have a group rental in January who are Costa Ricans that will be using our cooking staff at the camp, so a final menu needs to be prepared for them in order to do grocery shopping as the date gets closer to their arrival. Phone calls continue to come in from headquarters about interested potential teams for the Spring-Summer seasons (in the U.S., i.e. May-July) as well as interns, those persons wishing to stay for a three-month period and serve here with us, so we are working on coordinating the "confirmed" with the "potential" schedule of the camp. Seems like things never slow down here which is good...to God be the Glory! So, back to the email list of things awaiting a reply :)

Missionary Intern Tsunami!!!

Lynae is still here as one of our missionary interns. Tomorrow evening we pick up the Delamont's from the airport. They will be interning for the month of August. On Saturday, we pick up an 8-person construction team that we will be hosting at the camp through Global Outreach Mission for one week. On Sunday, we pick up Amy R., who is another intern for the month of August. She is returning to us having interned under us last summer, so we are all so excited! The kids will be accompanying us to the airport to get her since they are so very excited that she is coming back! A week from this Sunday, the construction team leaves and we go to the airport a week from this Monday to get our last August intern. Having five interns for one month should be very interesting, but really help us to get things accomplished around the campground and in ministry! Busy days ahead! Please keep us in your prayers and be checking back for updates frequently.

A new missionary intern

This morning began early with us leaving for the airport at 4:30 am to pick up our newest intern from Canada, Lynae. Lynae is 29 years old. One of our "other" ministries through Global Outreach Mission is to use the campground as a "hub" so to speak, where people who are interested in spending a bit longer period of time, (other than being on a short-term team of one or two weeks) on the mission field can go and be exposed to the culture of the country, and experience missionary life firsthand. Lynae will be with us for two months. She will be learning basic Spanish from Katherine, our ministry partner, living in the home of Gloria, our camp assistant cook and baker. Lynae's gifts are with children and she is educated in the field of music. Next week, she will be going with us to the orphanage just to play with the kids and get to know them and allow them to feel more comfortable with her. Then in July she will begin teaching keyboard lessons at the orphanage to some of the kids.

So, over the next two months, please keep Lynae in your prayers as she serves here in Costa Rica along with us. Pray for her safety, her health, being away from her family, as we work as a team, the adjustments to the culture and food here. Pray that God would use her mightily for His kingdom!