God has done some amazing things through 6:8 Ministries since our last update!
Over the past five weeks we have hosted eight mission teams that came
to lead a pastor's conference, run a free veterinarian clinic, build
two homes, and love on countless children. Therefore, March proved to
be a very fruitful month.
A
team from Cross Creek Church came to build a home for a widow and her
three children. This family was living in horrible and inhumane
conditions! Their small shack leaked, had no indoor plumbing, and
looked like it could collapse at any minute. However, God sent the
mission team to love on this family. They not only built them a new
home, but and gave them a new hope.
While
Cross Creek Church was busy building the home, teams from Christian
Campus House of University of Florida, and the Smith family from RCC
Church, came to love on the children of Alajuelita. They served in the
feeding centers, prayed and healed the sick, and loved the people in
the name of Jesus.
God then allowed us to host our first ever 6:8
Ministries Pastor's Conference! Chuck McArthur of Equipping Leaders
International came to teach, encourage, and equip the local pastors of
Alajuelita. We had eighteen pastors for eight different churches attend
the conference. It was an amazing experience!
God
then allowed us to host our first ever Veterinarian Team. Sara Phipps
lead a team to host a free veterinarian clinic for the people of
Alajuelita. What a great opportunity to allow these women to use their
specific gifts to bless the local people. The clinic was well received
and they were able to treat hundreds of animals. The clinic was
conducted in the church, so it was also a great outreach opportunity
for the church!
God
then sent two more teams to serve. This time it was Mitchell Christian
School of South Dakota, and the Gregory family. These teams came to
focus on local ministries. They served in the feeding centers, senior
center, drug rehabilitation center, and in the local church and
communities. They delivered food to the hungry, prayer and medicine to
the sick, hope to the hopeless, and love the unloved.
Finally,
God sent a team from Dolbert Presbyterian of Washington State to build
yet another home! This time the home was for a single mother and her
two small sons.
Finally, I was able to travel home to Jacksonville for a few days to take care of some important business with the 6:8 Ministries Board of Directors. The board officially hired Amy Jo Jones as part of the ever growing 6:8 Ministries staff.
So like I said...a lot has happened since our last update! Even more so WOW WHAT A GOD WE SERVE! He truly is working all things together for good here in Costa Rica!
Love in Christ,
Spencer
