Some of you will remember when we arrived in Costa Rica in December...it was dark, unfamiliar, a little scarey!! The following morning gave us a fresh perspective; it was bright and sunny and from our back patio we could see gorgeous mountains, with a cross on the very top. As we finish this leg of the journey here at language school, we decided to join a group hiking (una caminata) to the top of that mountain, to the cross. We all four went and all made it to the top. It was a pretty rough climb at times getting to the top and then it poured rain on us on the way back down!...but the view from the top was awesome and well worth "the suffering"...that describes our time here these last eight months---some suffering, some "cuts" as God is breaking us and some rain but as we finish this part we can say that the view from the top has been well worth it!! No regrets!!
We have less than two weeks left at language school. We want to thank all of you who have made this time possible and we want to praise God for His goodness and faithfulness to us during this time!!
G.O. Ministries has been in full force this summer with an average of two teams a week. Much work in the name of the Lord has been done and we pray He has been glorified. Please look at our new video in our mission video section below, "Batey 9", which shows the work of a team in this area where we feel drawn to serve in the future.
We will be in Bloomington August 18-23, at Eastview Christian Church on Sunday, August 19 and Marty and Traci Trunk will be hosting an open house Monday, August 20 from 4pm-8pm--Please come see us if you can!!
We've added new prayer requests, a support update and a new "word of the month"--your prayers and support are changing lives, including ours!!
For our Bloomington friends, we are in need of a few items as we move to the DR --we have found certain things to be of better quality and lower price if purchased in the US..if you can help us with any of the items below, please email us...
Emergency backup electrical generator
Full Piano keyboard for Rachael and Rebekah
Bedding---queen size and twin size sheets
Towels and wash clothes
Kitchen towels and hotpads
By God's grace and for His glory,
The Schwulst's