Wednesday, October 28

Yolanda and I are back in Eastern North Carolina after having driven half way across the country visiting a number of the churches that support Costa Rica Mission Projects.  It was great to see everybody and feel like we have friends and family in so many different places.  We're reminded at every stop, when they ask us about their CRMP friends in Costa Rica, how strong the relationships among the people involved in this ministry are.  We have 26 teams signed up for next year, nothing short of a miracle considering the state of the economy, but a testimony to people's commitment to us and the work being done in Costa Rica.

My newest cousin, Mitchell Kern Hinson, was baptized on Sunday and I got to assist our senior pastor in the baptism.  I like to think that they waited to baptize him until Yolanda and were here (although I'm not entirely convinced that that is the case), but it was a blessing for me to be asked to be involved in that ceremony.  We don't get to spend much time with my family and have missed a number of special occasions over the last 6 and half years.  I'm glad we were here for this one.

Yolanda I head back to CR on November 12th.  We have a few more church visits to do here in NC in the meantime, and I preach at my home church on November 8th.  It will be nice to get back home and settled back into our Costa Rica routine, just in time for next year's teams to start coming!  Please pray for continued safety and good health for the rest of our time in the states.

Peace on Earth