Caring for Costa Rica personnel

Pray for good health and stamina for George and Donna, ENHANCE (care) Team, who are in Costa Rica June 15-26. Pray that God will give them insight, discernment, and guidance as they encourage the ReachGlobal personnel.

Ministering in Costa Rica

Pray for wisdom for David and Angie, ReachGlobal personnel in Costa Rica, as they build relationships and seek out ministry opportunities that best suit their gifts. Pray that their relationship with the Lord would grow and their marriage would radiate the gospel.

Milestone reached

Pray for wisdom and the Holy Spirit’s guidance for Jim and Melanie, ReachGlobal personnel in Costa Rica, who have completed language school and are now focusing full-time to ministry and the development of the new San Jose City Team.

Business Discipleship program

Pray for Daniel, ReachGlobal personnel in Costa Rica, and the team from Vida Abundante del Este (VAE) Church, reaching Costa Rican business leaders through the Business Discipleship program. The VAE team held a series of workshops for business people, teaching Biblical principles on integrity, vision and time management. Pray, also, for the support of additional leaders that enables the team to expand the scope of the ministry in 2012 to include training for starting a business; Jobs for Life, developing the character, tools and support network essential for obtaining and keeping a job; Job Bank, connecting employers with potential employees within the church; and Bible studies on work- and business-related topics.

Bible study in Costa Rica

Pray for Melissa, ReachGlobal personnel in Costa Rica, who leads a girls’ Bible study on Tuesday nights through the local English-speaking youth group. Pray for the Lord’s blessing on Melissa as she prepares the lessons that she will communicate with clarity and understanding. Ask God to give each of the girls a strong commitment to make their life count for Christ by learning more from His Word.

Pastoral Worshop in San Jose

Pray that God will use Keith, ReachGlobal personnel with Latin America Training Network (LATN), as a channel of His grace as he teaches a workshop on Leading in Turbulent Times: Lessons from Nehemiah to a group of pastors in San Jose on July 30. Pray that the workshop will encourage the Latin American pastors and missionaries to stay strong, firm and steadfast during difficult times.

Urgency for Visa

Pray for Jim and Melanie, who are in the process of getting visas for Costa Rica. Their papers have been held at a consulate in Washington D.C. for several weeks, and the deadline to have them to the immigration department of Costa Rica is very close. They still have several steps to take after receiving the papers in Costa Rica. Pray that they will receive their papers as soon as possible, so that the translation of several documents can be done.  Ask God to give them peace and assurance that this is in His hands and His timing is always for our best.

Bible Study in Costa Rica

Pray for Marcette, ReachGlobal personnel in Costa Rica, is leading the International Women’s Bible Study on the lesson “Jesus as our Shepherd.” Ask God to bless this study and make it an opportunity to share God’s love and grace with these women, some of whom still trust in traditions and good works for their salvation.

Bible Study in Costa Rica

Pray for Melissa, ReachGlobal personnel in Costa Rica, leading a Bible study for the girls who attend the local English-speaking youth group. Ask God to give her wisdom in working with the girls and that His Word will impact their lives for His glory. Pray for discernment for Melissa as she balances her responsibilities as communications coordinator for Latin America, her personal walk with Christ, the Bible study, teaching ESL classes, and Spanish tutoring. Praise God that He has provided an intern to work alongside Melissa in the area of communications.

Departure to the field

Pray for new ReachGlobal Latin America staff, Jim and Melanie, as they start their assignment. Just after the new year, they moved to San José, Costa Rica, and now they are preparing to begin a year of Spanish language school. Pray for perseverance and reliance on the Lord as they make this cultural adjustment in their new home, and pray for strength and encouragement in their language acquisition.

Discipleship training in Costa Rica

Through a partnership with Sonlife Ministries/International Teams and ReachGlobal, twenty-six Venezuelan youth leaders from the Venezuelan Free Church (ADIEL) are spending a week in Costa Rica, participating in part two of a four-part discipleship training, modeled off the life and ministry of Jesus Christ. Please pray for Ernesto from Sonlife as he guides them through the training, and pray for the Venezuelan youth leaders, that they will be encouraged and equipped to reach the youth in Venezuela with the transforming power of the gospel. Pray for ripple effects in their churches as they share what they have learned with other leaders.