Saludos a todos nuestros hermanos y hermanas en Cristo de la
casa de los White aquí en San José, Costa Rica!
Greetings to all our brothers and sisters in Christ
from the White house here in San Jose, Costa Rica! Once again, another month come and gone… this
one less exciting than the last. But I,
Justin, will give you what updates there may be J
Remember those “new beginnings” when, on August 25th
we welcomed the anticipated arrival of my parents; Steve and Angel Hoover, well
here they are about 2 months in and they are definitely adjusting well. As Steve has been learning about the Costa
Rican or “tican” culture here, he has discovered that this country was made
especially for him. Being a people that
favors friendships, food and festivities over schedules and appointments, the
“Hoover personality” is flourishing!
Likewise Angel is loving all the time she is getting with her
grandchildren and being able to bake and clean and do laundry every day… and we
are not complaining either… other than the rapid disposal of flour every
month. My wife and I have definitely
appreciated the time that we have had together alone as they care for the kids
every now and again.
As for
ministry, we are still seeking those open doors through local organizations to
get involved in. I have had a couple of
meetings with a few of the directors from a local seminary here in San Jose
about possibly getting involved in the work that they are doing. It is not a paying gig, only volunteer work,
but my aim is to glorify the name of the Lord and to get His gospel to the
world by whatever means He allows. Also,
there is a camp a little ways out of the city that we may be able to become
involved in called “La Montaña” which is open all year around and offers great
opportunities of counseling and discipling youth, as well as opening doors for
short term mission teams to come down and participate. There is already a small video that Steve had
taken when he and my mother visited a few weeks ago… that video is available on
our ministries website http://www.sonministries.webs.com
Bobbi Ann and I will be heading out soon to spend the weekend at the camp to
see it for ourselves and also to learn about possible long term ministry right
there on campus for us. This is very
exciting to me, so be in prayer about that.
With some of my time during the day I have also been given the privilege
to help a fellow student and missionary by translating a bible study from
English to Spanish. This not only helps
me to keep Spanish fresh, but also allows me to learn more vocabulary. It is then being revised by a teacher from
the institute and then returned to me so that I may see the corrections and
learn from them. Such a blessing to be
able to minister and support the family in Christ along the way.
Steve and
Bobbi Ann are moving along steadily in the Institute, both bringing home great
grades and experiences that shows that they are learning and growing in the
Spanish language and culture. Angel has
been walking Kevin to and from school every day and has found herself being
able to try and converse with many people along the way. She is still using http://www.spanishdict.com
daily to learn, whereas I am continuing on Rosetta Stone each day to continue
my education. Kevin and Annika both are
being blessed with the opportunity to be bilingual from childhood… in just
another year I am sure Kevin will have surpassed his mother and I and Annika
will just be naturally bilingual, which in itself is awesome! Keep us all in your prayers that we can
become fluid in our communications so that we may accurately communicate the
gospel of Jesus Christ and be ready to give a defense for the hope that we have
in Him!
Thank you all
once again for your continued support and prayers, keep them coming and help us
to continue to strive ahead, as trying to receive the prize and to press on
towards the upward call in Christ Jesus!
Be in prayer for the recipients of the blessing bags… there are 2 men
that have been blessed from our front gate, Oscar and Francis, as well as 12
young ladies from a local orphanage that a friend of ours ministers in. God bless you all and thank you once again
for everything! Until next month, que
Dios los bendiga!
-Justin,
Bobbi, Kevin & Annika White
SON
Ministries
