Day 2 Wrap

God wants Guatuso for His glory.  He greatly desires this community to be a place where people follow Christ, enjoy Christ, and minister for Christ.  Here are some ways we ask you to pray specifically....

• Pray for our group as tomorrow we begin the visitation in Guatuso.  We will be breaking into teams (as we did for prayer walking the community) and visit each home.
• Pray for gospel-centered conversations.
• Pray for encouragement and boldness for our missionaries to share what Christ has done in our own lives.  Pray for us to remain true to the gospel so the lost will be found.
• Pray that some of the people assembled from every tribe, every language, every people, and every nation are people in Guatuso.

Here is Day 2 from Pat Greenwalt's perspective...

Today we met with David Brown, the IMB missionary, and he gave us an orientation.  The purpose is to evangelize door-to-door so the local people can lead the church here.  Currently, a pastor drives from San Jose (four-hour drive) each week and meets in a home with believers.

We went into the neighborhood and prayer walked.  At first, people were just watching us and children were peeking out the windows.  We were praying and didn’t know whether to engage them or to continue praying!  After we covered the whole neighborhood in prayer, we gathered at the park near the river.  Some boys were playing soccer in the mud and Austin and Melissa joined them.  More children started coming to the park and were very friendly.  We had a great time!  The hardest part is seeing all the children and the conditions they live in and wondering how many adults have not heard about Jesus. 

Never underestimate the power of prayer.  We were just supposed to prayer walk, but while prayer walking, a man invited Pedro, Andrew, and Warren into his home.  Pedro was praying for the family so loudly and enthusiastically, that Brittany, Abby, and I could hear him from the street.  I started praying for our missionaries aloud to the point of weeping.  I couldn’t understand Pastor Pedro’s prayers, but I knew I was feeling the presence of the Holy Spirit.  Andrew told us Pedro was praying for health, blessings, and salvation.

It will be difficult to share tomorrow because of the language barrier, but I know God will use us for His glory.  When we return tomorrow, the people will recognize us from our prayer walk and will hopefully want to interact with us as the children did today.  As God prepares the way in Guatuso, He is also working in our hearts to be His servants.