We are now well into our second trimester here at language school and can really see the end in sight!! We will be finishing here and returning to Bloomington for a brief visit, August 18--24, and then we are off for the big move to Santiago, Dominican Republic!! This second trimester here in Costa Rica has really allowed us to benefit from the relationships we have made as well as deepen our knowledge and appreciation of the Spanish language and the Latin American culture. We are more committed than ever to answer God's call to live among our Dominican and Haitian brothers and sisters and do our part to encourage and disciple them to live out the fullness of a life in Christ.
Highlights for this month are........our pastor here, Benjamin Labrador,pictured above with his family, will be moving with his family to Santiago, Dominican Republic in August of this year (even ahead of us!)to study at an institute called Casa Yada that trains Latin American pastors...with the goal of then working in ongoing training of pastors in the DR and Haiti....we are so thrilled that our relationship with pastor and his family will continue and that there is a possibility that he could later work with the pastors that GO Ministries supports in the DR and Haiti...we just can't see this merely as a "coincidence" but rather as God's way of helping us as we want to help empower the national pastors!!!
The other recent highlight for us has been that we have had the privilege of meeting with a number of married couples here, both students at the language school as well as local latino couples, and coming along side them to help them strengthen their marriages. It is beautiful to spend time together listening, sharing and praying and even more beautiful when the Holy Spirit intervenes and allows you to communicate from the heart in the Spanish language!!
So we are pleased to report that our time here has only gotten richer and we continue to live in the fullness of the life of Christ we are so undeservedly given.
We want to also thank our new partners in ministry for your commitment to financially support us. We are so grateful that each month our support continues to increase and we trust that we will be at 100% of our upper level budget as we go to the field. And most of all, we are deeply grateful for your consistent prayer support!!
Please check out our new pictures below as well as our updated prayer requests and the new you tube video of our latest family mission trip to San Carlos.
By God's grace and for His glory,
Dave, Cherry, Rachael and Rebekah
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