March 2013
The White Family in Costa Rica
Time Marches On…
Greetings
and good April to all you, our faithful supporters and prayer warriors, from
Justin, Bobbi, Kevin and Annika here in San José, Costa Rica! We are always ever so thankful for you and
the ministry that we are in together. As
much as I want to tell you that the month of March brought revival and hundreds
of “ticos” coming to Christ through our ministry of the gospel of Christ, that
is just not the case. Though we have
been faithful to share the gospel each day with the help of some tracts that we
have been graciously given, the month of March has been slow and steady
moving. I’ll try to “highlight” it,
without boring you too badly J
One
of the blessings of this last month was getting a few repairs done on our Ford
Explorer. As it had (has) its share of
problems, we took it in to a local mechanic, referred to us by our landlord,
Jorge. Among the problems, we took it in
to repair the fuel gauge, hazard lights, power windows and locks. A week and $100 later, all had been fixed
except for the fuel gauge. As it turns
out, it needed a new float, and apparently it is difficult to find parts for
Ford Explorers here in Costa Rica, new or used.
BUT we praise the Lord that we were able to fix the others for a very
reasonable price. We are still searching
for the float (probably will have to have it brought down from the states) as
well as a new set of motor mounts which we have recently discovered are also
broken. Still, it runs great and has
been a HUGE blessing to us and we look forward to being able to gain the
regular support to be able to use it for the ministry (as gas is $6 per
gallon).
As
not much else, ministry wise, has occurred this last month, I thought that
perhaps you would like a little tour of where we live. We are renting a house
here in the middle of San Francisco de Dos Rios, San José. It is a 2 story house and on the 2nd floor is the apartment that my parents (Steve and Angel Hoover) live in,
complete with a bedroom, a bathroom, a dining room, a kitchen and a living
room. Which, as you can see, aren’t very
spacious, but definitely a blessing. It
has a decent view of the park across the street as well, which you can see
below:
The ground
floor is our place. It has 3 bedrooms
and 2 bathrooms (though we don’t have bathtubs, only showers) with a back patio
that is surrounded by concrete and open to the sky above through the iron bars
that block anyone from being able to enter from the roof. It allows for a good breeze through the
house, which is nice considering that we do not have air conditioning
here. We are very blessed that the kids
are able to have their own space also, with Kevin being a 10 year old boy, he
enjoys not having to share a room with a 2 year old girl. Annika has her little kitchen play set and
Kevin has his desk where he plays with his legos, works on his puzzles and does
his crafts.
Aside from the park across the street, we are in the middle of a big city, with houses surrounding us on all sides. There is no space between houses, rather each place shares a wall with the next and yards do not really exist. This may be the case in any major city in the US, but it is definitely something that we, from northwest Arkansas, were not accustomed to. Another unfamiliarity that we had to get used to were the bars EVERYWHERE! Bars on the windows, bars over the patio, bars surrounding the car ports… bars and razor wire, let’s not forget the razor wire! Ah well, home is home, God is God, and we are on a mission and will be content in ALL situations. There are so many in this world that do not have near what we have, so how can we even begin to complain. Thank you Lord for Your goodness and grace in our lives!
Well,
that is but a tiny glimpse into the place that we call home here in Costa
Rica. As always we thank you all for
your faithfulness and just ask that you continue to help us in this ministry,
regardless of how slow it may seem to go, God is working through us for His
glory and He is using each one of you to make it possible. Keep the faith and spread His word! God bless!
-Justin, Bobbi, Kevin and Annika
SON Ministries
Blog: thewhitefamilyinhaiti.blogspot.com
Mission: http://www.institutodegracia.com
