The new wall is up! Thanks to donations and the hard work of some of the members of the church, we now have a front to our buildingJ. This Sunday, we also appointed five men to the construction committee. Our prayers are to have all the walls put up within the next month. Rainy season has arrived and this is one of our most pressing needs.
This weekend in the youth group, the girls had cooked up some nice “empanadas de pollo” (kind of like a chicken taco) and had a discussion about the Holy Spirit and the work he does in us.
Following the youth group, there was a Watch Night service and prayer meeting. Although I wasn’t able to be there, about 60 people showed up and stayed until around 11 o’clock! It is really amazing to see how excited the people of Santa Ana are about the Lord and His Word.
Sunday morning, it was my turn to preach, and I spoke on Ephesians 2:1-10. Instead of focusing on being saved by grace and not by works, I focused on being saved by grace for good works (vs 9-10), emphasizing the need for Christ-like testimony in all that we do, so that we can win some for Christ.
In our personal lives, Nathalie’s birthday was on Thursday, the 28th. Unfortunately I was in San Jose for classes that day, but Friday we were able to get some time to ourselves. Would you pray for her as she begins another year in her life?
We also continue to pray (and seek your prayers) as we make the transition to full time ministry. Pray that we will have the faith to take the next steps in the transition, as well as for our involvement in several different ministries. Pray that we will always have God Himself as our goal, and that these ministries would be the outward reaction to our personal relationship with Him.
Also, we are still trying to raise funds. If you would like to support us financially, please let us know! Information for sending in funds can be found on the Costa Rica page of this blog. Thanks so much, and God bless.
My (kind of) new email: robbysrichard@gmail.com
