Oak Grove UMC

Hey everyone! here we have the staff who will be serving with us this week. From left to right we have Gabriel, Karina, Jennifer, Joel and Erik! We can’t wait to see what God is going to show us! God bless y’all!

We made it safe and sound, and we cannot wait to see what God has for us during this wonderful week!

This morning God spoke to us through Pastor CJ a great reminder about how important is to have friends that not only love us but want to see us close to God with a real relationship.

Mark 2:1 -12.

A few students shared their testimonies about how God used last year trip in different ways.

He always takes care of us sending people that encouraged us to continue in the right path,Also how His plan for us will bring unexpected blessings everyday when you pay attention and commit to what He called us to do.

This morning the children welcomed us and shared a verse from the Bible for the whole congregation and the group.

Psalms 23 “ The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing “

After a wonderful morning together, we started getting everything ready for the food distribution ministry.

Ninety bags of food were packed with love and prayer trusting that each one would represent God’s faithfulness, love, and grace for every family.

Additionally, many kids will be blessed with school supplies. As the new school season approaches, they will have what they need to study.

We prayed over every child who will receive these gifts, trusting that God will protect them, guide their steps, and fill their journey with wisdom and hope.

This afternoon we were able to enjoy an awesome time at the river. We had a blast, the weather was great, the river beautiful. We are thankful that God allowed us to have this time.

This morning we had the opportunity to meet the people from the community “Nueva Cinchona” and they welcomed us.

Today we were able to share and pray with a lot of awesome people. We delivered 30 bags of groceries. We are so happy to see God’s hand during this time and we also can’t wait to see what he has for us tomorrow.

We had an amazing morning caring for the community’ pets. We were able to check them, treat them for fleas and ticks, internal and external parasites, and we enjoyed spending time playing with them!

We had a great afternoon hanging out with the kids, sharing meaningful moments filled with so much joy!

On our second day, we had the opportunity to help the church paint the temple and part of the classrooms for the children in “Iglesia Cristo Sin Fronteras.” It was a fun morning and a special day.

We had the opportunity to spend time with Pastor Leo this afternoon after ministry. He shared with us the vision, mission and what are they planning to do with the new construction project they’re working on; to build up a new church. We also took the time to pray for him and for this new project that we know is in God's hands!

We received 45 people the first two days of ministry, It's been a blessing to help people that don't have medical service and we are expecting more today! Prayers are well received.

Yesterday we had the opportunity to do our second day of food distribution in La Fortuna, it was a wonderful opportunity to share the love of God and hear about the beautiful life of members of the church.

Yesterday we had the opportunity to do our third day of VBS in the community MonteLirios, it was a great day with the kids and also a wonderful time to share the love of God

We thank God for allow us to serve!! We had a wonderful and fulfilling time doing our last day of food distribution, we glorify the name of the lord and everything he has done in this ministry!

What a powerful time we had with Pastora Cristy! Through her testimony, we could see God’s miracles in a such a powerful way. We thank God for allowing us to hear this beautiful testimony, which brought reflection, love, bravery and faithfulness. We have seen God’a hands through her lifetime!

We are so glad to have shared moments with the community of La Virgen and the other communities. We spent our last time together sharing highlights, hugging one another, and enjoying our final meal here in Costa Rica. We’re going back home with so much gratitude!! See you soon!