Life in Costa Rica

Big things are happening in our church and in our lives, and we are so excited to share with all of you! We were sharing with a visiting group recently about how God has been moving in the ministry of Semillas De Vida over the past few years, and I was humbly reminded of just how perfect God’s timing truly is. In 2020, right before the pandemic and everything that came with it, a large donation came in for the expansion of or church building. The sanctuary was feeling smaller and smaller as our congregation grew, and more room was definitely needed. Soon after the money cleared in the bank, the country shut down and we were not allowed to gather as a church. While coming “together” over WhatsApp audio messages on Sunday mornings, the next three months were full of demolition and construction of what is now our new church building! When the doors opened up after the shutdown, members were welcomed to a brand new sanctuary, which is once again starting to feel more crowded each week. Now

Hello everyone, we hope you had a blessed Holy week and Easter weekend, and are enjoying this new Spring season. We are excited to share how God has been moving here in Costa Rica over the past few months! The church is continuing to grow and we are excited to see people applying for membership and committing to serving where they are able. With such a large group of young children within the church right now, we are very thankful for a few more members who have started helping teach Sunday school each week. An exciting addition to the church building recently is a small café area which allows us to have a time of fellowship each week around coffee and cookies. It is encouraging to see this seemingly simple addition foster an environment for people to connect more and build deeper relationships within the church family. On Sunday mornings Esteban is currently leading the church through the book of 2 Corinthians, and in the adult Sunday school hour Brandon has started a series on prac