The month of August is coming to an end. It has flown by so fast. I can not believe we are now beginning to plan our return for Christmas. We are excited to touch base with all of you who are supporting us in this mission. Very shortly we will have been in Costa Rica for an entire year. God has been faithful, and we have been blessed by all of you in the States with your faithful giving as well as the experience here.
It has been awhile since our last blog. First of all, glory to God, because we sold our house in the States. It was a two year venture that has finally came to pass. It was definitely a bittersweet moment! As I sit writing this, the rest of my family is busy cleaning the house that we were blessed to move into when we arrived. We made friends with those around us, and we were very comfortable here. But as God would have it, the owners are coming back from the U.S., and we must move to another house. It was quite a troubling thought of leaving when we were so comfortable and happy in the glass house as we call it. So a search for a house began, and it turned out to be rather short only because of God's timing. We looked at one house before God's plan was put into action. We were going to a birthday party and thought we would get the word out to all the missionaries that we were looking. There is a missionary by the name of Bob Wilmarth. He is a vet and has a mission here. So I was telling him that we were looking and he offered his old farm house to us. So the next day we went and looked at it . It was all that we were looking for; a big yard, enough room plus an extra room for a school room, close to where we were already located and it is much cooler than the glass house which acted as a sauna during the day. We have now moved in and are loving our new house. We have fires in the evening where we gather for our family devotions and play games before heading to bed. It is placed high on the side of a mountain and off of the road and high traffic areas. For me it took a little getting used to the extreme quiet. I haven't heard quiet like this since hunting deer in Kaskaskia river bottom. This house has replace the old with no problem and we are very happy there thanks to God's plan. He is always faithful. This may seem like a simple thing, but when you are in a different country not sure of your living situation, stress can begin to build. However rest assured God is in control and will always restore your peace. Because of this move we do not yet have internet so it makes writing a bit of a chore.
We have the pleasure of taking part in some leadership training in Siquirres. This is a Spanish only church, so it does have challenges still, but it is such a blessing. We are working through the Multiply material, and it is going very well. There are two churches in Siquirres that are going through this material. We started on Aug. 1 and this will run on a weekly basis until Nov. 9. So on Tuesdays and Fridays we pack the car and head about 2hr and 45 min to spend about two hours fellowshipping with these people. Carlos, the pastor at Siquirres, the evangelism pastor , Alex, and I are taking turns leading the sessions. When I speak I still have to use a translator, because I still struggle to get my whole point across. I see these people enjoying these meetings very much. Please continue to pray for those leading and for the people attending. We are building strong relationships here in these churches, and it is such a blessing to be loved on by them. Watching our girls play with their children and their desire to know us better is a great feeling. Kim is helping with the little kids so they are not distracting during the sessions. They have enjoyed what she has brought for them and she is trying to learn a little Spanish from them! Pray for these meetings that they are ran and blessed by God.
I will post pictures soon, but I forgot to bring my IPAD which had the pictures on it. Sorry about the pictures and blog posts the last few months. With the move and trying to get used to this program things have not gone as planned. Please continue to pray for our Spanish and for God to use us and that we are open to see the opportunities. I will soon be posting dates of when we will be returning so that we can begin to set up visits. Thank you all so much. God bless and see you soon God willing.
Love,
The Splechters-Shaun, Kim, Madison, and Makaylee
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