Costa Rica Day #6 - Looking back on Day #5

Our ladies have arrived!  We had a great time of worship last night and serious time in the word.  It is always so exciting to see their faces and how they soak up worshiping in their native tongue of English.  To all of you out there that are the gift givers they are loving it!  Many stories to tell when we get home regarding their comments and we are just in the first day of the conference.  Boy are they going to be surprised!

The team is all doing well.  Denise has a choir, YES, a choir.  She obediently put a choir song in a set each day because she believes the LORD told her to do so. Last night about 5-6 ladies came forward to do the choir songs with her this week.  They practiced last night after our craft time.  Wow! They sound angelic!  God KNOWS!

Heather got her first craft time in last knight. OK, so I told her that it was possible that only a handful of ladies would involve themselves in crafts.  WRONG.   Well, over 40 of the women engaged themselves in the craft project.  They LOVED IT!  Yes, Heather might have been a tad overwhelmed!  Welcome to Retreat Heather! Ha,ha,ha,ha

Baby Tico is doing well. Mom has looked a little on the pale side a few times but because she is a good mom, she has no problem coming and asking to take some time to go rest!  I so love women that start taking care of that little one even before they see the light of day!

Rita Mae, they loved the flowered book mark.  I explained about how you pick up those wild flowers along the highway, dry them out, and do whatever that process is.  Ok, so I didn’t explain the process part because I don’t get it! Ha,ha,ha,ha

Also, one of our team members has a friend that believed God put it on her heart to donate journals for the ladies.  Conscientious of our need to watch the weight of the trunks she looked for the thinner journals, however God kept leading her to a specific one.  So, she had them shipped to us just a few days before we packed.  We brought them, weight and all.  Last night it was clear that God has a plan.  The women absolutely loved them!!  HE KNOWS

Please pray for the worship, messages, fellowship, and counseling that will take place today.  Pray for the team to have an extra measure of strength and to be rested in our minds!  Our bodies won’t get to rest till we get home!

Keep Praying…

His,

Vickie