Wow, I can’t believe it’s July! Wait the second week of July! Where has the last month gone?! June was an extremely busy month for us. We were able to participate and be a part of all the teams that came to the Sanchez’s. I believe we had teams here all but maybe 4 days in June! Can you say emotionally, physically, and spiritually exhausting? But an AMAZING exhaustion! It was awesome to see God working in a lot of people in a lot of different ways! You might think that coming on a mission trip, you will get to go and be a blessing to so many, which you do. However, it is much more that the people of Costa Rica are the ones that are really being a blessing to all of us! Their attitudes, gratitudes, and simplicity of life is a pure joy to watch and be a part of. We did a lot of VBS activities the past few weeks! It definitely puts a whole lot of perspective on the big productions we do back home in the states! A few songs, fingernail painting, face painting, bubble blowing, skits, snacks, games, crafts, etc. and you have a bunch of children and their parents who have heard a little word about God and leave with a smile on their face.
anxiously waiting the arrival of Nana
One of our highlights for our family this month was getting to have our first family visitor….NanaSplechter!
getting ready to get on the boat to LaBarra
We were able to travel to LaBarra for the first time with the girls and her. We walked to different families homes taking food, visiting, and praying with them. One particular family was one I had gotten to visit the very first time I came to Costa Rica two years ago. It was one of those families you don’t really forget meeting. The oldest daughter was 13 at the time and had a newborn baby. I just thought of how her life as a child had quickly turned into a life as a mother and thinking how she had been robbed of her childhood. For her, she knew no different. This particular visit, two years later I was now looking at a 15 year old with another new baby. I could not even imagine being in her shoes, but the love between this family is evident when you see them. I pray that they continue to seek God and to build a strong relationship with him.
She was a baby 2 years ago.
Pearl is about 4 years old.
All the kids. The three bigger children are brothers and sisters. And the two smaller children belong to the 15 year old.
Mission Team from Illinois at the beach in Labarra. It isn’t safe to swim in the water due to sharks and rip tides, but they got their feet wet!
painting fingernails in Labarra
facepainting in Labarra
a bag full of candy to hand out! 
VBS in Labarra
giving away clothes
This man was hoping for a whole church service in his home! We did the best we could by praying with him, singing songs, talking with him, and giving him food. He is raising his two girls by himself.
VBS, women’s group in Labarra.
Our first sleep over in Costa Rica with Sasha!
Papa and Nana Knapp sent me a whole bag of my favorite oatmeal!
Our baby chicks we got to raise and eat! They were so cute and cuddly here but in six weeks they will not be!
Ephesians 4:1-7
As a prisoner for the Lord, then, I urge you to live a life worthy of the calling you have received. Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love. Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace. There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to one hope when you were called; one Lord, one faith, one baptism; one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all. But to each of us grace has been given as Christ apportioned it.
We have had several ask about sending mail to us. WE HAVE A PO BOX!!!! Our new address in Costa Rica is:
Apdo 44-3011
Heredia Barva
40201 Costa Rica
(that is exactly how the lady at post office gave address to us!) We have been told that anything big sent will probably get sent to San Jose. But most likely things in a manila envelope like the size of 9x12 or smaller will fit in the box and should be fine!
We want to thank all of you who are supporting us by keeping us in your prayers or financially. We can definitely feel the love! Dios te Bendiga, (Spanish for God Bless you! Someone who knows more Spanish than I could correct me on the wrong spellingJ )
The Splechter family
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