Oraré - I Will Pray

Club Volunteers Linda & Gily lead a craft:
Prayer Plates Oraré - "I will pray"

Yeison (pronounced Jason) and Rebecca

Jon continued to share the gospel message with a verse of discipleship:

[Jesus] died for everyone so that those who receive his new life will no longer live for themselves. Instead, they will live for Christ, who died and was raised for them. 2 Corinthians 5:15

During the devotional, Jon illustrated the verse by sharing his own personal testimony with the children.

Josh, Linda's youngest son and David

Essentially, the death of a younger member of Jon's youth group caused teenage Jon to ponder his own eternal destiny. After some questioning, Jon realized Jesus was the only choice that made sense. Prayerfully, these children will make the same choice for Christ.

"Hot Potato" at Club de Niños

Praise God for His Spirit and grace;

Pray for the strengthening of our marriage and devotional walk

Praise for the opportunity to tentmake as an English teacher;

Pray for Jon's witness at school and perseverance over the next two months (Last day of school is November 27th)

Praise for the multiple opportunities and interest in people wanting to learn English;

Pray for wisdom for Jon as he looks into giving private English lessons instead of teaching at the high school

Praise the Lord for our two little girls;

Pray for parental wisdom: Obedience for Naomi

Praise the Lord for the fellowship we have; Continue to pray for unity in our home, among our small group of English speaking Christian friends and for all those involved with Club de Niños.

Aarón points out somone's missing shoe

Schools Out for the “Little” Summer!

www.RO4Y.blogspot.com

Our Spring Break has started! Aptly named “Veranito” – Little Summer.

Thanks for your prayers over the last several weeks:

• Residency: Done.
• Permiso de salida de menores de Costa Rica: Done (Minors have to be authorized to leave CR because of child trafficking).
• Driver’s License: Done.
• 89 Exams Graded: Done.
• R & R and packing: Begun

For those of you interested in seeing us during our July tour of the Midwest, here’s our itinerary:

We WILL have a cell phone during our travels; if you are interested please write back and ask for the number.

Wednesday, July 8th
Depart Costa Rica; arrive in Chicago.

Thursday, July 9th – Tuesday, July 14th
Fellowship with friends and church family in Des Moines, Iowa.
Jon will be sharing during the Sunday morning service, July 12th at Heartland Christian Fellowship.
www.heartlandcf.org

Wednesday, July 15th
Visit Calvary Chapel Cherokee, Iowa; sharing at their Mid-week Service.
www.calvarychapel.com/cherokee/

Friday, July 17th – Sunday, July 19th
Visit friends in Appleton, Wisconsin; Jon sharing at Freedom Fellowship’s Sunday morning service.
www.freedombarn.com

Monday, July 20th
Open House at Jon’s parents in Bloomingdale, IL. Begins at 5 PM, RO4Y presentation at 7 PM.
Street Address: 124 South Circle Ave. Home Phone: 630-894-2997

Tuesday, July 21st – Thursday, July 23th
Log-in grandparent time with Naomi and Tabitha in Chicago!

Friday, July 24th
Depart Chicago; arrive in Costa Rica.

PRAISE:

• We were able to obtain all of the necessary paperwork concerning residency, driving and leaving the country.
• Jon has completed half the year teaching English at Colegio Bilingue San Ramon.
• Jasmin came to visit us for a week and we had a wonderful time with her. She was finally able to meet Tabitha and had a blast with Naomi.

PRAYER:

• Peace over the next few days of preparation; Satan would love to cause division right before we leave!
• That we would be a blessing to the churches we share at! That God would give Jon wisdom in preparing messages and worship.
• That God would increase our support team (prayer, short-term teams and financial support).
• For God’s provision and blessing of our time as a family and missionaries!

Here is our inspiration and Biblical example for returning to the States:

“Finally, [Paul and Barnabas] returned by ship to Antioch of Syria, where their journey had begun. The believers there had entrusted them to the grace of God to do the work they had now completed. Upon arriving in Antioch, they called the church together and reported everything God had done through them and how he had opened the door of faith to the Gentiles, too. And they stayed there with the believers for a long time. Acts 14:26-28 (New Living Translation)

See you all soon!

FYI: we altered our blog name to more easily fit on a business card: http://www.RO4Y.blogspot.com/