15 days until my birthday!!!

AND less than one month until I will be in the mother land!

Hello my peoples!   So I was reviewing all the things that have been going on this past little while and got really excited and just delighted in the reality of my life.  God is such a babe and He treats me very well, which is particularly amazing as I deserve none of it!  The other day I was reflecting on my flaws and was like “man, I thought I had dealt with this…” turns out you can deal with stuff and then, like all the ants in my kitchen they attempt return - uninvited and in greater numbers…

Thankfully, I am not defined by my flaws, insecurities, selfishness, jealousy, or any of my other bajillion sins.  I am a new creation in Christ (2 Corinthians 5:17).  It’s easy to get caught up in little things that don’t matter, I’m always told I’m my own worst enemy – I beat myself up, negative self talk, exaggerated expectations and then if I do give myself grace there are times when it’s not real grace, it’s fake “ah so you’re giving yourself ‘grace’ eh? How about you just call it what it is …little miss  lazy!”  haha so ridiculous!  When you take a step back and remember God’s truths and not lies from the devil life tends to be a lot more enjoyable!  Challenge accepted!



These past few months have been super delightful the Canadian boys have come, they’ve conquered everyone’s hearts and now in a little under 2 weeks they will be off to Canada to more (colder) adventures!







We also said toodlepip to our Swiss Strider in April.







I’ve had a lot of visitors (Mexicans and Peruvians and Canadians – oh my!!!), a visa trip to Nicaragua, we commissioned my Tica sister who is now serving as a missionary in Mexico,  graduations, birthdays…. I could go on and on and on!

Praise

• I am seeing lots of opportunities to connect and build into others!
• As I type this another (non-blood related) nephew has just come into the world!!!
• My back and knees are doing much much better

***I’M GOING TO CANADA!!!! it’s going to be amazing (that’s also a prayer request)****

• I’ll be having a church interview during the 9 and 11 o’clock services on June 24th 
• There will be, Lord willing, a meet and greet on June 25th (more details to come)

both will be held at Cedar Grove Baptist Church <—click to see contact details for directions

If you would like to meet up send me an email/facebook message/Instagram .. haha basically communicate with me and we can put something in the books!

Prayer Requests

•  For unity, particularly within the church
• I met a homeless guy a few weeks ago, Jose,  he’s really wrapped up in alcohol and not ready to commit to getting sober.  Please pray that he would realize the path he’s on isn’t going anywhere glamorous and that he would meet up and hang out with Jesus instead.
• Nicaragua is going through a civil unrest, there are over 80 people unaccounted for/deceased and there doesn’t seem to be an end in site.  We have Latin Link missionaries there, most of the Nicaraguans here in Costa Rica have family there.  Please pray for safety and wisdom, that peace and forgiveness will be found.
• For my upcoming trip, that it would be a huge time of blessing, refreshing, and general enjoyment!!!  That there would be no complications in any borders and that I would have all the documents needed for a safe and enjoyable trip to Canada and again back to Costa Rica (in July). 
• Latin Link’s week of prayer is starting this Friday https://www.latinlink.org.uk/Blog/week-of-prayer-2018  here’s the link, if you’d like to join us!

I love you all, thank you and goodnight!  *drops mic!

I am now no longer capable of typing logically as I’m too excited about my new nephew – I've just been sent a picture aaaand I LOVE HIM!!!!!!!