Faithful Friends in Jesus, "PRAISE YE THE LORD, PRAISE YE ^HE NAME OF THE LORD; PRAISE HIM, 0 YE SERVENTS OF THE LORD." Psalms 135:1 6^9 September, October, November, December 1985 "January 10, 1985" Maybe to some our praises to the ^ord/s^jeflT quite strange, but we know that there is power in praising Him andv^wei\in ourpra^erfs cLnd'so we ask that you keep on praying for us this New Year of 19adand^at Aoii ketp/Wi i^^LisTng the Lord,,.He is worthy of our praises, always faithful|ai^ways\^ preWnt\yalVarye--T:ord....... PRAISE HIM.' I These months hac^e^^en buWe have had five baptisims in Nazareth... a day of prayer amd/i4at^irig^nd''^%apK6llzing each month at both the churches.. .new faces in San Roque aija in I^are^^rr^dnsep^ ^anet went with a group of young people from the church on/a'trib^ hpdrs aj^aySyinKhel back of a big truck,,.She was afaraid she would never survivq, qut^t C^piiejjPout/t^i^B^ aj really good time with many blessings.... L tf one of the Studebt PastflSrs, Maftin, was^/^^^ Bible Institute ^ Sp|§^mfe€ff\ a;ad;;»now-^e J| Pueblo Nuevo.. .weNcanV |pevep^3^iMr^\he-tjdrd new leadership in the ptoc^hes sXto finish his 3 months of studies at the ao^ig help with the work in San Roque arw en\igh for His faithfulness in raising /v In November a month of ready for revival...In a floor in the part of yet so it was a big jott haulii^ The San Roque Church got a new with good help and many blessir* The middle of November, Abrahair month of teaching and conferenqbs excellent teachers and he came at home... ... we Nsiifiareth, Bob wit! the building we u| water.. at of /ad many days of prayer and fasting, Luis and some of the men of the,^^^ifch put se for serviceses,. .Nazaret have water Lt looks good ajad was wortj^lj the effort... iint inside aiMjSft.. l^ot of work...but another bf the stuc for Pas:ors in Sai ck with I load of 1< nt| Pdstora/" was able to go to a JtJseTTTtfiere were some really e and infonmtion to teach here Bob has been kept busy with ih^y/ repairs, a full time pastor in San Roqu^me have f but again God is so good to provide the Janet's classes with the Sunda/ Schoolxte certificates .... it was really/a trips, hel) )und that me and ener hers end^d plrSinning sessions, etc... .without work is very heavy now.... le^y^Tfejei^d to keep on keeping on.. rith-^ (jf the 12 earning their halj7 months andia time well spent December came upon us by surprj^eVas it does eve got resuiy in a hurry...ha...bep-ix was the same day was a spiritual retreat at the beach with the turned out to be a big day for all...then dowiy^to ser5|ous "he 13-1^-15 of December was revival time for/the three a^e a Christian band come from San Jose.. .borrowecr^he y San Roque... strung up a lot of lights...announce beautiful time praising the Lord...it was really an a very special time of year...a Birthday celebration Christmas activites really began and with three diff^t^iH^areas we were running in all directions...it gets really hectic at times but really a lot of fun and lots of joy... On the 23 of December, Sally and Andres arrived...Praise the Lord...He always knows our needs and provides...This would have been our first Christmas without any family here; .... THANK YOU Sally and Andres for coming...THANK YOU LORD for your living care... The 28th of December the yo.uth of several churches had a combined meeting and Andres spoke...it was again a joyful time...on the 31st, as is the costume each ye&r, the Nazareth and San Roque Churches had a combined service and before midni^t we all gave thanks to the Lord for blessings received during the year...Prayed at 12;00 and then had refreshments.. ally weren't ready but !?"??...The first big :h .... 60 of us went and 1 ling IS.,.we had a Preacher and be community building in raiio and had a really [plilft and\something special for fot JESUS.^After that, the it
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Faithful Friends in Jesus,
"PRAISE YE THE LORD, PRAISE YE ^HE NAME OF THE LORD; PRAISE HIM, 0 YE SERVENTS OF THELORD." Psalms 135:1
6^9
September, October, November, December 1985"January 10, 1985"
Maybe to some our praises to the ^ord/s^jeflT quite strange, but we know that there is powerin praising Him andv^wei\in ourpra^erfs cLnd'so we ask that you keep on praying for us thisNew Year of 19adand^at Aoii ketp/Wi i^^LisTng the Lord,,.He is worthy of our praises,always faithful|ai^ways\^ preWnt\yalVarye--T:ord.......PRAISE HIM.' IThese months hac^e^^en buWe have had five baptisims in Nazareth...a day of prayer amd/i4at^irig^nd''̂ %apK6llzing each month at both the churches.. .new facesin San Roque aija in I^are^^rr^dnsep^ ^anet went with a group of young peoplefrom the church on/a'trib^ hpdrs aj^aySyinKhel back of a big truck,,.She was afaraid shewould never survivq, qut^t C^piiejjPout/t^i^B^ aj really good time with many blessings....L tf
one of the Studebt PastflSrs, Maftin, was^/^^^Bible Institute ^ Sp|§^mfe€ff\ a;ad;;»now-^e J|Pueblo Nuevo.. .weNcanV |pevep^3^iMr^\he-tjdrdnew leadership in the ptoc^hes
sXto finish his 3 months of studies at theao^ig help with the work in San Roque arwen\igh for His faithfulness in raising /v
In November a month of
ready for revival...Ina floor in the part ofyet so it was a big jott haulii^The San Roque Church got a newwith good help and many blessir*
The middle of November, Abrahairmonth of teaching and conferenqbsexcellent teachers and he came
at home...
...we
Nsiifiareth, Bob wit!the building we u|
water..
at of
/ad many days of prayer and fasting,Luis and some of the men of the,^^^ifch put
se for serviceses,. .Nazaret have waterLt looks good ajad was wortj^lj the effort...iint inside aiMjSft.. l^ot of work...but
another bf the stuc
for Pas:ors in Sai
ck with I load of 1<
nt| Pdstora/" was able to go to aJtJseTTTtfiere were some really
e and infonmtion to teach here
Bob has been kept busy with ih^y/ repairs,a full time pastor in San Roqu^me have fbut again God is so good to provide theJanet's classes with the Sunda/ Schoolxtecertificates....it was really/a
trips, hel))und that
me and ener
hers end^d
plrSinning sessions, etc... .withoutwork is very heavy now....
le^y^Tfejei^d to keep on keeping on..rith-^ (jf the 12 earning their
halj7 months andia time well spent
December came upon us by surprj^eVas it does evegot resuiy in a hurry...ha...bep-ix was the sameday was a spiritual retreat at the beach with theturned out to be a big day for all...then dowiy^to ser5|ous"he 13-1^-15 of December was revival time for/the three a^ea Christian band come from San Jose.. .borrowecr^he ySan Roque... strung up a lot of lights...announcebeautiful time praising the Lord...it was really ana very special time of year...a Birthday celebrationChristmas activites really began and with three diff^t^iH^areas we were running in alldirections...it gets really hectic at times but really a lot of fun and lots of joy...On the 23 of December, Sally and Andres arrived...Praise the Lord...He always knowsour needs and provides...This would have been our first Christmas without any familyhere;.... THANK YOU Sally and Andres for coming...THANK YOU LORD for your living care...The 28th of December the yo.uth of several churches had a combined meeting and Andresspoke...it was again a joyful time...on the 31st, as is the costume each ye&r, the Nazarethand San Roque Churches had a combined service and before midni^t we all gave thanks tothe Lord for blessings received during the year...Prayed at 12;00 and then had refreshments..
ally weren't ready but!?"??...The first big
:h.... 60 of us went and1 ling
IS.,.we had a Preacher andbe community building inraiio and had a really
[plilft and\something special forfot JESUS.^After that, the
it
Sally and Andres left Costa Rica on the 3rd of January and on the 6th the three studentPastors entered the Bible Institute for another six months. Please keep them in yourprayers..We are now getting ready for DVBS which starts on the 27th of January
rHAWK YOU again for another year of faithfulness in nraying and giving to the work herein Costa Rica We know that the ^ord is and will continue to bless you this New Year..PRAISE HIP.
We Praise HIS HOLY Name,
SHELrON FAMILY MISSION INCC^E AND EXPENSES FOR THE YEAR 1986
You can't outgive the greatest giver of all.....WE THANK YOU LORD FOR CARING FOR USYOUR CHILDREN....and we THANK YOU ALL there at home for your part in the LORD'Swork here in Costa Rica this past year....
We love you in the love of JESUS,
LA IQLESIA DE CRISTO CRISTIANAApartado 130
Liberia. Costa Rica
Telefono 66-07-45
from January to May, 1986
San Roque \Nazaiet
\ Pueblo Nuevo
Praise ye the LORD. 0 give thanks j ^ junto the LORD; for He is good: for )
His mercy endureth forever." Ps, 106 \J
DEAR FAMILY IN JESUS,God is so good and we praise Him so... He isfaithful to bless our very small efforts for Himhere. We hswi three beautiful weeks of DVBS inJanuary and February with 350 children in thethree different areas. Praise Hini! We arealways looking for good helpers too, since itis quite a job working with so many kids....B^ak tine for the teachers as well as the Kids. falthufl again in sending us a
They drank lk7 pkgs. of Kool-Aid all together:: ^ very special friend to help and although^ she didn't speak Spanish....
We've had several weddings in the
t? seye^ baptisims.. ^3^ helpers. .Thank you..PTL .. Several have Lord and thank you Carolynheen taking a good study Branham from Calvery Chape]course with the purpose of ..,„hat a blessing it washelping them become more WT' tn h»v« vn„ here.. .Cnd
up some sort of church ' ^ Jbuilding..We are reallyexcited about finally Carolyn,having a buUding of our own, friends,as we have been renting asmall house these past few years,.Bob is drawing up plans.,running around getting all the permission papers we will need tostart and trying to locate the materials we will be needing tobuild...If anyone feels the Lord would have him come down tohelp...you are more than welcome.,.As of now the buildingcrew consist of two.,,Bob and the pastor Abraham...Janet ^will be the refreshment lady..HA V
* jifiI'm sure you realize how hard it is to express what we 1feel in our hearts by writing a letter every few [ I "§months. ..Our love for the Lord and His work is
our life and we can never begin to thank youenou^ there at home for your prayers, love and ^offerings for the work here in Costa Rica, .thepeople are so special and they love the Lord somuch,.their lives change when they come to knowthe power of His love for them, .it is such a £ *blessing to be a part of their lives and see theLord working miracles daily. .There are mstny needs jjKffhere as the people that we work with are verypoor...but in the Spirit of the Lord they are sovery, very rich...we wi^ you could each one comedown and experience for yourselves this great Jorge workmiracle,..Please continue to pray for us as we do know tyou there at home...the work is a lot and theworkers are few...Let's work in a way that ourLord will receive honor and glory from HIS CHURCH Ahere on earth...We love you in the love of the Lord Jesus, /\^
she was one of our veryIbest helpers,.Thank youLord and thank you CarolynBranham from Calvery Chapel...what a blessing it wasto have you here...Godbless you lots...The Lordwas then faithful in
allowing Janet to go toFlorida to be with Roberta,
Sally and Andres for a shortvisit,. .Thank you Lordl
March and April were verybusy months with Easter weekfull of special meetings
^ssnd beautiful Christian^ films for all three churchesand a large revival for allthe churches of the area
here in Liberia. The area
revival was really a blessingwith many new faces in thechurches as a result.,.,,
t % PTLI
Jorge working very hard on his project...We know that each child is special to the
LORD....PTL:
LA IQLESIA DE CRISTO CRiSTIANAApartado 130
Liberia, Costa Rica
Telefono 66-07-45
San RoqueNazaret *
\ Pueblo Nuevo f
June to October, 1986
"And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God,to tdiem who are the called according to HIS purpose." Romans 8:28
Dear Christian Family,
What a beautiful promise the Lord gives us in Romans, and we know that at times itis hard to see the good that will come from some circumstances, but we know withouta doubt that o\ir GOD is sovereign and that IE is faithful to complete all of HISpromises to us. We have been so blessed all of these years in HIS service to seeHIS hand in all things. . . problems turned to joys, hurts turned toh^^jMg^adtimes turned into blessings. . . PRAISE HIS HOLY NAME! !
These months have been busy months as usual. . . baptisms atthe river are always a joy. Abraham was able to baptizebrother Ricardo. Ife now has his Mother and 7 sisters and
brothers who are believers, and the whole family is IB
Jiine^was graduation for Luis and Abrah^ from the Bibl^^^^^churches praying for them and helping them, they arenow ready to be fulltime Pastors—Luis in Nazaret and
Abraham in Pueblo Nuevo. We know the Lord will bless
them in their work for HIM. We had visitors for three
weeks in July. Jim and Ann Phegley were able to come forthe boys' graduation and stay to help start the buildingproject in P^ilpJ-eo N»|Vjjp. Thanks to Jim and Ann. It has
been dreamed of for What a iov to baptjSmile.
Gcd
loves^
What a joy to baptizeyour own brother. PTLyears and was begun yc
in March when we were
• able-to buy ground—L a good lot right in•r front of the house
B we had been rent- ^ <^ ^iiig for the past • »
two years. At j.^ first it seemed
like an awfully /big project for
' only one man, but|̂Sp again God showed
HIS faithfulness
in sending help for
The big day.Graduation!
thPTL! The boys, Abraham, Mar-3 job! tin, Javier and others from The b:
the churches have helped faithfully and Gradiwith Jim here for two good weeks, plus a Missionary from the Language School in San Jose, who will go to South America to work,(has come up twice to help). . . thanks John Bliffen. . . Thank you
Lord, You are faithful.
In July and August we had Anniversary celebrations in San Roqueand-Nazaret. Fiestas are always fun, with' lots of good"fellowship. We had a musical group come from San Jose tothe San Roque Church which made it very special for thepeople. Lots of work—lots of fun and lots of blessings-PTL.
In September, Luis and Ana were married in the Church in SanRoque. . . a really nice wedding. They are a darling coupleand we know the Lord has many blessings for them in theirlife of service to HIM. HE is so very faithful . . . PTL!
PRAY WITHDUT CEASING for US and for HIS work here. We know we Lui:are not able and sometimes not even willing, but the LORD is Preand we put our life and trust in HIM. He is all sufficient.We love you LORD and we love your church. God bless each ofyou there at home in your walk with HIM.
In HIS love and service.
Luis and Ana
Pray for them.
LA IQLESIA DE CRISTO CRISTIANA ST kApartado 130 j n^ Roque^X
Liberia, Costa Rica ( A NazareiTelefono 66-07-45 X Pueblo Nuevo
/November, DecemberJJanuary, February 198?
\ ^ )Dear Friends In Jesus, j ^"See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise, redeming thetime, because the days are evil, whearefore be ye not unwise, but understanding >what the will of the Lord is," Ephesians 51I5-I7
Me do try to make good use of the time the Lord has given us,.,,our days are full andwe are busy,,, we pray that what we do pleases the Lord... October and November are busymonths here as school is ending and everyone is ,getting ready for December and the holidays.. .Mehad special meetings at the churches, guest speakers,films, baptisms and many blessings....
December came fast and we began preparing for all
Church. .M^^ ago^ gro^^of adults^a^ wasJanuary began our three weeks of DVBS in the three Luis and Ana in their class atareas.. .Nazaret was real good this year. We had DVBS in Nazaretthree husbsmd and wife teems teaching this year whichwas good...There were over 100 children each day...San Roque followed and was excellent,,,also over 100 children each day.. .Pueblo Nuevo was scaae smaller with 75» l^ut too was areal blessing,, .Praise the Lord for the opportunity to be able to give the Good News toso many little ones...,well worth the effort...We had good teachers and lots of blessingseach day....
Lord willing we will be home in March and able to share with you then. If you would liketo have us ccane and share the wwk here with you, please call the Hamms (area 317) 362-3985God is so good to always care for His children. He has been so faithful to us there pastyears and there is no way we can ever repay Him except to give Him all of our love,..We knowHe has blessed you too for your part in His work here in Costa Rica.,,We love you and Praisethe Lord for each one of you...
this is our financial i^ort for the year.. .We are happy to say that within this pastyear we were ahle to biiy property and build the third church building.. .What a blessing. •..lhank you Lord and theuak each one of your who prayed and helped with your tiths andofferings.
SHELTON FAMILY MISSION INCOME AND EXPENSES 198?
INCdlE..... $2^»293** ••••••$1>200.00 Word Pellowi^ip....$2,000.00 gift for construction
