Update 08/30/14 - Everyone is Settled

Dear Prayer Warriors,

August was a month for moving again! Last Saturday we arrived in San José, Costa Rica, and we were grateful to be greeted by Steve and Hannah Skinner at the airport. Steve and Hannah are currently attending the Spanish language school and will soon be assuming responsibilities of running the OMS Guesthouse in Quito, Ecuador. We are now settled into our upstairs studio apartment in San José. We have to go through 3 locked gates/doors, walk through the landlords dining room, and up the stairs to another locked door which enters their master bedroom, which has been converted into rental property. We feel pretty safe! 

God answered prayers! One week prior to our departure, God revealed where Jonathan was to live in St. Augustine Beach, FL. Pray for Jonathan to find employment as soon as possible. 

David and Erin have relocated from their MINI studio to married housing at Asbury Seminary. We dropped by with a few things for their new home on our way down to Florida. Pray for them as they adjust to their new schedules of employment and classes.

Orientation at the Spanish Institute is underway. The 4 day orientation is quite extensive. We have completed our oral and written placement exams and should find out which levels we will be placed in, on Monday. Classes start next Tuesday, September 3. Pray for us as we continue in this life long learning of Spanish, so that we can be well equipped to transition into rural church planting and effectively share the Good News of Jesus Christ.

Join us in praying for God's direction on how we can be used to come alongside many young families that are here. From experience, we know how difficult it can be to transition into a new culture and new assignments/roles as a family. We want to be a source of support and encouragement to them while we are here.

Our Home Church ~ GCBC

What an incredible blessing it was to attend and serve in our home church during our second term of missionary service. Our need for this church is so multifaceted. During our first term, this church was faithful in their financial and prayer support to us. During our second term, as their faithfulness continued, they opened the storehouse of love to us during some of the most difficult days of our ministry. They were full of encouragement, wisdom, patience, compassion and abundant understanding. They were a huge part in the healing that we received and preparing us to serve overseas once again. We look forward to how God will use this church during our third term. We hope to see many of them on the field. 

Blessings, 
Doug and Cindy