oh Costa Rica

Hi guys...
We're coming along fine in the cool air of Costa Rica. The team has been working hard, helping the YWAM base here to move to a different location. Its been long days and lot of paint fumes, cement dust and general fixing up of an old art school building to morph into the new home of JUCUM San Jose (that stands for YWAM in Spanish:)

The team is doing well, good attitudes and hearts to really serve. Today we spent our time in the sun, gathering the leftover garbage from the yard and organizing so the base could make their "final" move tomorrow. We are part of the craziness, so please be patient in our communications for this coming week.

Its been really fun to be a part of this team...some students have barely been outside of Belize. Its experiencing the "firsts" with them that's so cool. One young man, Kevan, rode on an escalator for the first time at 17 years old...its awesome that he can have these memories attached with his heart to serve God.

Thank you for all your prayers and support...

We're Here!

Hey Everyone,
We're here, arrived safely in San Jose, Costa Rica. Kind of had a day of daze, recovering from the night and day of travel...had the morning off today to rest- had some Costa Rican coffee- and jumped in this afternoon.

The San Jose base is moving locations this week- they are moving to an old coffee mill, it has since been owned by a poshe art school. Its an awesome space but in need of a lot of repairs, work, cleaning, painting and renovation to house the classrooms and staff/students. Today Omar and Kevan worked on one of the houses that the base is moving from- disassembling a small house,patio structure to use at the new base. The rest of us painted at the new base and cleaned out storage containers that will house students and team to come in the future...let's just say the bathrooms were much to be desired!! The staff really appreciates our hands right now...
So, this will be most of our venture this week- the base needs a lot of work and everything has to be moved by Friday...

We will be posting on our blog future updates, so make sure to be checking from time to time.
Please pray for our team relationships, sometimes its easier on outreach to put team relationships on the back burner as you meet all these exciting new people.
Love you guys!
Omar, Alyssa and DTS (Daniel, Carilyns, Florence, Kevan and Camela)

Lili- please pass this on to Dupe...we're missing you Ms. Dupe!

So long, Farwell

Hey all,

Time is quickly approaching and we will embark on our adventure to other Central American countries: Costa Rica and Panama.

Our group of 5 students, with the possibility of one joining us in October, will leave Sunday evening to Guatemala City. We will bus from the Belize border to Guatemala city and fly to Costa Rica on Monday afternoon.

We will be in Costa Rica for almost a month and then head to Panama, via bus. We are excited and looking forward to this experience and challenge. It will be different cultures and new perspectives. We hope that from this time, God will show Himself in ways that we've never seen before. We go to be a blessing and to partner with others in living the Great Commission, Matthew 28:19-20, "Go and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all the things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age."

When we were in Belize City for a week, working with different groups of children and young people in rough neighborhoods (rough is an understatement), a comment by one of our students was made. He said, "We should just spend our entire 2 months here." Why do we need to go elsewhere if there's people that need God right in our own country? This is so true, it made me think because I've heard this perspective so many times and its true, people that live in our neighborhoods, our communities, our schools and at our workplace, they need to know the Truth. I totally agree with this and I want to highlight Acts 1:8, "But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth." We are called to our neighborhoods, our communities, schools and workplace and we're called to other places, other countries as well. This is a partnership...we are all called to be lights in "our world and the worlds of others." We are called to do this together.

Thanks for partnering with us in being lights to our "worlds."

Love and Blessings

yeah!!!!

hey guys...

Just wanted to thank everyone for your help, support and prayers!! Yesterday from  the yard sale and sports day, we received $2,671.70 bzd! Thank you Jesus...We are now at $11,765 bzd! Our goal for the entire team for outreach to Costa Rica and Panama is $24,000 bzd.  Thank you for all those who came out...it was a great day...

Please be praying for us this week as we head to Belize City today. We will be working with Ms. Sharon Arthurs, helping with a summer school program and VBS (vacation Bible school), helping with youth in different neighborhoods. Pray for our team to have be passionate about making an impact for Jesus, that hearts would stir and that we will be a true reflection of Jesus to others. Pray for team unity.

We return on Saturday, the 29th August, then only two weeks till international outreach.

Blessings,

Omar, Alyssa and DTS students

 

 

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One Month to GO....

Hey all...

Well, its been an incredibly fast-paced and rewarding season. We've seen so many beautiful things from God...even during the struggles. We are officially one month from international outreach- heading to Costa Rica and Panama. This past weekend, it was so great; we were preparing dramas and finished choreography for a dance. The entire 2 hours was true team-building, (small tears welling up). Yesterday, John came and did team building activities with us, and we had an amazing worship time that night. The spirit of God is moving and the students' hearts are being broken for the need of the Father in their lives.

The teacher today, Louis Wade was speaking of the small beginnings of Moses...his parents saw the potential of Moses in this small little baby, "she saw that he was a beautiful child" Exodus 2:2. God sees the potential of each one of us, even when we don't have the faintest clue. He knows the purpose He has for us and how great we can become, working in partnership with Him. I'm continually challenged by this season and even in the midst of it all, God is faithful! Love to all...

Please be praying for us...

1. We depart for local outreach this Sunday- we'll be spending the week in Belize City, working alongside our friend Ms. Sharon Arthurs. Being involved in Vacation Bible School, after-school tutoring, Bible studies etc.

2. International outreach- Sept. 14- Nov. 5 (Costa Rica and Panama)

3. Finances for the team

4. Our two upcoming fundraisers- yard sale/sports day Aug. 22

concert- first weekend in Sept.