1) Praise the Lord for a safe trip from Honduras for Katy and Tia. Tia so enjoyed seeing a different type of ministry (hospital) and see where Katy has been working all these months (the Children's Center, the church fellowship, the homeschooling families). What a blessing. (If you are interested in photos of Katy and Tia's time in Honduras, click here.)Please pray for Katy as she says “goodbye” to her friends here in Costa Rica and moves back to the states in late April. Pray for her adjustments and getting a job and moving on to college.
2) This week—Semana Santa (Easter week)—blesses us with a team visit from Calvary Baptist, Holland, MI. A team of twelve juniors and seniors and Matt and Rachel accompanying them have been busy with helping at Sojourn Academy, ministering down town, ministering with the police teams that our coworkers the Roughts work with, and much more. We so appreciate their willingness to do anything and everything. They began with a Bible program for the mks and Costa Rican children at Sojourn. The kids loved it, and we are so appreciative of the extra effort to reach out to them. (For more photos, click here.)
3) Pray, too, for Kevin as he will be returning to the states at the same time for around four weeks. He has appointments with the doctors at the Veteran’s hospital, and specifically he may have a new prosthetic created. His current one broke on him recently and although it has been repaired, the VA doctors want to see if he is ready for a more permanent prosthesis.
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4) We have a praise also for Tara’s success this past weekend. She had the opportunity to be in a play at Sojourn, run by one of the teachers. She did very well, and overall we are proud of all the kids involved in the production. We praise the Lord for the teachers that he brings to Sojourn who share their gifts—like drama, or basketball, or cheering, or music—and provide for the students another avenue to explore their gifts and praise the Lord.
Think about it: it's almost been a year since Kevin's amputation (April 26)--we cannot rejoice enough in the positive differences in his health. He feels 200% better and has complete mobility with the prosthetic leg.
The kids loved it, and we are so grateful for the extra special effort to reach out to them.
The kids loved it, and we are so grateful for the extra special effort to reach out to them.
For more pictures, click here.
4) We have a praise also for Tara’s success this past weekend. She had the opportunity to be in a play at Sojourn, run by one of the teachers. She did very well, and overall we are proud of all the kids involved in the production. We praise the Lord for the teachers that he brings to Sojourn who share their gifts—like drama, or basketball, or cheering, or music—and provide for the students another avenue to explore their gifts and praise the Lord.
5) Our condolences go out to the family of Helen Layton, who spent 92 years on this earth and now is with her heavenly father and many other loved ones. Tia will always remember her as a fantastic fifth grade Sunday School teacher, and oh how many memory verses she drilled!
With our faith in Him, Kevin and Tia Reilly