Proyecto Sixaola

Journal entry 4: Adrian Groff
March 5th, 2006

Greetings in the name of Jesus to all who love us back in the States!! Today
was an amazing day, perhaps the best day so far on our trip. I think many of
the team members will agree with me on this one, however, just because today
seemed to be the best doesn't mean the other ones were bad, but that this
one was filled with many instances where we saw the Lord's hand at work. In
this entry, I will first tell you all about what we did today, and then I
will tell you why it was such an awesome day.

In the morning we woke up and ate another delicious meal prepared by
Guiselle and other women from the church. Then we walked downstairs to
participate in the worship service with our Costa Rican brothers and
sisters. It was a beautiful time of worshipping together and listening to
Olman's teaching. Although the service was mostly in Spanish, with Peder
translating into English at times, there was a great connection between us
and the rest of congregation through the same language of the Spirit. We
then spent time making bracelets for the children and doing a David and
Goliath skit. It was a lot fun, and I know the children were blessed by all
that we did.

In the afternoon, we went and played soccer with some of the teenagers from
the church. It was a lot of fun, and did we ever sweat!! The weather down
here is definitely not like at home, it was probably in the upper 80s or low
90s. Yeah you read that right, it is hot!!! Anyway, I am just getting to the best part which happened in the evening.

The congregation gathered again in the evening to share in the Lord's
Supper. It was an awesome service and as the team gathered for debriefing at
the end of the day, we all were able to share about ways we had seen Jesus
during the evening service. I personally was touched by the joy expressed by
the congregation, even when their lives are so difficult and they have so
little materially. There was definitely a strong connection of love as we
shared together in communion, because although we come from very different
places, we are all united as one through the blood of Jesus. It is really
hard to express in words how I felt during this time, but it is like a
beautiful painting in my mind and the Lord really touched me with His
presence. Thanks so much for all your prayers, and we praise the Lord for
His faithfulness!! We love you all.

For the team,
Adrian Groff