Missions: Costa Rica

Hello from Costa Rica! It has been a week since I arrived here and due to the difference of climate, schedule, and timezone, I got sick the next day I arrived but after I week, I feel like I finally got over jetlag and my sickness! This past week I visited the ministries that I'm going to be working with and it was a blast. So good to see so many familiar faces and meet new people as well. It's great to be working with the same people again. As for now, it seems as like I will be working with 3 different ministries. I will briefly explain about them below. As for now, I will explain what my week look like. Twice a week for half a day I serve at the Institute here in La Carpio (the building where I gave English classes last time I was here). There I help out with a Refugee Program with the families who have immigrated from Nicaragua recently. The other Ministry is called Las Gradas, a program that helps children by assisting them with their homework or providing aid for

I’m so excited to tell you about this! With a prayerful heart and after a lot of thought and consideration, I feel as though God is guiding me to go back into the mission field. I’ll be serving with the organization called Christ for the City International (cfci) again. As many of you know I’ve served with them last fall. Since then, the people and the ministries that I had the opportunity to be part of have become very dear to my heart. During my time there, I felt called to serve in children’s and youth ministry. Even after returning to Japan, all opportunities pointed towards that area of focus, and I was so blessed to be able to be more involved with my church’s ministries this past year. I’ve learned to lead and serve with a humble heart. Though my time there was not all easy, the challenges I faced helped me grow spiritually in Him and delight in His Peace no matter the circumstances. And now, even though I’m not there to see it, nothing brings me more joy than seeing how the