Costa Rica

REACHGLOBAL CHURCH PLANTING CONFERENCE
Orosi Valley, Costa Rica


We were privileged to travel to Costa Rica in November to partcipate in a ReachGlobal Church Planting conference. The conference was sponsored by ReachGlobal, and it was exciting to see the teaching being done mostly by Latin Americans. Latino pastors and church leaders from all over Latin America were present, and we were thrlled to see people from so many countries working and learning together.

While at the conference, we met many of our ReachGlobal Latin American team members. Meeting with our team leaders helped us gain a clearer vision for the work being accomplished, and the urgent need for training church leaders.

While helping the ladies cook for the event, I had "Spanish lessons. " Needless to say I provided much entertainment with my poor pronunciations.



TICO LADIES PREPARING FOR CHILDREN'S EVENT

The conference was held at a church camp located in a beautiful mountain valley. Words cannot describe the beauty of the Costa Rican moutains and the lush vegetation. We were surrounded by mountains covered with coffee and banana plantations. The Orosi River flowed beside the campground, and it's rushing waters put us to sleep each night. Every day we had fresh "limonade" made with limes plucked just that morning.

OROSI RIVER


Jim was able to stay an additional two days in San Jose. Touring the language school we will attend was a highlight of this portion of his trip.

THE SPANISH INSTITUTE

http://thespanishinstitute.com/index.html

Please pray for us as we begin the support team building process in earnest. God has blessed us with several team members, and we are thankful for their faithful support as we raise our monthly and one time support needs.