We are at the end of having 4 wonderful teams here since June at the Harvest Hands house. The Mountain View Community Church team will leave tomorrow. Two men from our church in Maine arrived last night. Welcome Chuck and John!! A family of four will arrive tomorrow evening. So, we will have ten in the house until next Friday. Though this is not a planned team, it will be a team.
What a blessing it was to have these recent churches, who are dedicated to advancing the Kingdom of God, serving the poor and encouraging us as long term people here in Los Anonos. And believe me, they are an encouragement. They arrive at any time during the day (or night) and are always ready and willing to do any work that needs to be done. They have devotions in the morning before going out. Then they leave the house and visit people, pray for people, encourage us, play with kids, teach, paint, clean and labor and most of all they LOVE. They have poured out the love God on the people of Los Anonos, freely and unconditionally and then they return to their perspective churches to continue doing the same.
In the Bible we read this from the book of Isaiah chapter 58:6-7, "Is not this the kind of fasting I have chosen: to loose the chains of injustice and untie the cords of the yoke to set the oppressed free and break every yoke? Is it not to share your food with the hungry and to provide the poor wanderer with shelter—when you see the naked, to clothe him, and not to turn away from your own flesh and blood? “
This is what the church is here on earth for. And in doing so, the Lord is glorified. We are truly thankful to all who are involved in coming, in praying, and in financial giving.
In saying thanks, one of our extended helpers Holli ,who has been with us since March, is returning to the states. Holli is a member of the Columbus Vineyard Church, in Ohio. She is and has been a awesome addition to Harvest Hands. She will be truly missed by all. Her joy, laughter, passion, integrity, dependability, and wisdom has touched our lives and the lives of all who have come to know her. Thank you Holli for sharing your life that is so filled with Jesus here in Los Anonos.
Don’t forget to read the blogs of Rebecca and Holli. They tell more of the life here in Los Anonos, Costa Rica.
somegirlnamedholli.blogspot.com & rebeccadunning.blogspot.com
And ours: harvesthands.blogspot.com
Blessings to all!
Rodney and Cindy
