Final group

Wow. We are down to 10 days left in Costa Rica. I think it is just starting to hit us that this experience is almost over. It is so very bittersweet. We will miss people and Roblealto so much, but we are so excited for this next step of leading a new church (God-willing!)

On Friday, we went to the morning devotions at the Central Offices. Verna Brennaman, a life-time missionary at Roblealto, spoke and shared on the virtues of being happy and thankful. She had us look at Psalm 136 together and reword this psalm so that it was more personal for our own lives. Mark and I have been trying to read a psalm together before going to work every day and we had just recently read this psalm. And we had been talking about how we could write a psalm about all of the amazing things God has done for us this year and how faithful he has been. So, here is my psalm of gratitude for our year based on Psalm 136. ¨His love endures fovever.¨

Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good to us.
His love endures forever.

Give thanks to the God of gods, who is above everything else in this world.
His love endures forever.

To him who alone has done great wonders in our lives,
His love endures forever.

who made all of Creation for us to enjoy,
His love endures forever.

from the Costa Rican mountains, to rainforests, to beaches.
His love endures forever.

To him who led us to Roblealto and provided positions for us there,
His love endures forever.

who found us renters for our condo and a house to rent in Costa Rica.
His love endures forever.

To Him who provide the funds needed for the year,
His love endures forever.

and friends and family to pray for us.
His love endures forever.

To Him who gave us strength, energy, and a passion for our work,
His love endures forever.

who kept us safe and healthy.
His love endures forever.

To Him who provided us with two churches and wonderful friends,
His love endures forever.

and comforted us when we were homesick.
His love endures forever.

To Him who helped us with the language,
His love endures forever.

and was the reason we connected with the Costa Ricans across culture and background.
His love endures forever.

To Him who is leading us now on our next adventure,
His love endures forever.

who will never leave us nor forsake us.
His love endures forever.

To Him who has provided, is providing and will always provide.
His love endures forever.

We give thanks to the God of heaven.
His love endures forever!