November 2023 Prayer Letter

Dear Beloved Brethren and Co-Laborers,

As always, we cannot over state this, we thank and we will keep on thanking our Eternal God, Lord and Savior Jesus Christ for sending us on this glorious mission. It is truly a joy as we do His will even in difficult times.We pray that His Holy Spirit will keep on guiding us in the right path of righteousness, to be obedient and faithful until the end, no matter what.  We understand that we are living in difficult times and we do immensely thank you for your support, prayers and we praise the Lord for your faithfulness.

We want to thank every one of you for the generous Christmas gift we have received, it was truly an unexpected blessing. May the Lord bless you all in a special and mighty way and that these gifts be multiplied for His glory. May you all have a blessed Christmas and our Lord and Savior be exalted.

PRAYERS

1. Our health in order to continue and work in His vineyard.

2. Pray for the Church, Reaching for Jesus Christ Baptist Church in Santa Ana, Rio Oro for spiritual direction, protection and growth.

3. Pray that the LORD will send another national pastor to work with us,

4. Pray for wisdom as my wife works with the ladies.

5. Pray for our outreach in the neighborhood, evangelization each Saturday in the morning and visitations on Thursday evening; also for our Bible Studies and time of prayer on Wednesday evening.

6.  Pray for available and dedicated laborers to come and be part of the church so we can form an association; we need ten members including my wife and I before we do. So far we have four which includes my wife and I.

7. Pray for the church’s faithfulness as we are supporting our first missionary (The Soto’s) from Costa Rica whom at the moment are in India.

8. Pray for our Wednesday Bible study as we are studying the Epistle of James and for its growth.  

9. Pray for the following people so they can be faithful in congregating: Mrs. Amalia, Reina, Lidia, Liliana, Emiliano, Carlos and his family & many more. 

10. Continue praying for our financial situation. Everything has been going up extremely, (i.e. gasoline – 850 Colones per liter which is about $6.44 per gallon; ½ a gallon of orange juice $6.78; one gallon of 2% milk, $12.80; property tax for the car, $628.25 per year; car insurance , $591.20 per semester,  etc. etc.).

11. Pray for Mayela, she has accepted and received Jesus Christ as her Lord and Savior into her heart with my wife; pray for my wife and sister Alicia (one of the members of the church) as they disciple her.

12. Pray for the churches that have stopped supporting us and that they will be sensible to the Holy Spirit and be faithful.

Support Level

We are sustaining an 85% support by the grace of God with much sacrifice. By faith we have started this journey, by faith we are trusting in Him for His provision and by faith we will keep on serving Him as we do His work, according to His will. 

Safety with Travels

Safety as we traveled in Costa Rica. Protection on the road as we traveled, especially in the mountains.

Schedule of Meetings

Now that we have started the church, it is not easy to leave for six months or more to get support, we have a big responsibility here and we want to be faithful to it; but with God nothing is impossible. He knows the churches that will support us so we can reach the goal even though we are not in the States.

Softness of Attitude

To stay close to God and focus on Him and the mission that is set before us, not on our circumstances because it very easy to get discourage at times and Satan, as always, wants to put his nose in God’s business.

PRAISES

1. Praise the Lord for His continued protection and provision as we serve Him.
2. Praise the Lord for the faithfulness of some members.
3. Praise the Lord for the visitors each Sunday.
4. Praise the Lord for Mayela, she visited the church once, then my wife and Sister Alicia went to visit her and she received Jesus Christ as her Lord and Savior of her life.

My Beloved Brethren, we are extremely excited to see what God is going to do with us and the people of Costa Rica, we are under His will.

Beloved Brethren, may the Love of the Almighty God, the grace of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you All. Amen!    

Brother Jean-Claude & Sister Matilde Guilbaud

Reach the World, Reach for Christ; Under His Wings Reaching the World for His Glory!

P.S. We have been posting on Facebook Live videos of the services, it is under Iglesia Bautista Alcanzando Para Jesucristo at 10:00AM every Sunday morning.

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October 2023 Prayer Letter

Dear Beloved Brethren and Co-Laborers,

As always, we cannot over state this, we thank and we will keep on thanking our Eternal God, Lord and Savior Jesus Christ for sending us on this glorious mission. It is truly a joy as we do His will even in difficult times.We pray that His Holy Spirit will keep on guiding us in the right path of righteousness, to be obedient and faithful until the end, no matter what.  We understand that we are living in difficult times and we do immensely thank you for your support, prayers and we praise the Lord for your faithfulness.

PRAYERS

1. Our health in order to continue and work in His vineyard.

2. Pray for the Church, Reaching for Jesus Christ Baptist Church in Santa Ana, Rio Oro for spiritual direction, protection and growth.

3. Pray that the LORD will send another national pastor to work with us,

4. Pray for wisdom as my wife works with the ladies.

5. Pray for our outreach in the neighborhood, evangelization each Saturday in the morning and visitations on Thursday evening; also for our Bible Studies and time of prayer on Wednesday evening.

6.  Pray for available and dedicated laborers to come and be part of the church so we can form an association; we need ten members including my wife and I before we do.

7. Pray for the church’s faithfulness as we are supporting our first missionary (The Soto’s) from Costa Rica whom at the moment are in India.

8. Pray for our Wednesday Bible study as we are studying the Epistle of James and for its growth.  

9. Pray for Edwin’s mom, salvation, the 10 year old boy whom has received the Lord as his Savior with one of the members; also for the salvation of a lady named Milagro, she has visited the church quite a few times.

10. Pray for the following people so they can be faithful in congregating: Mrs. Amalia, Cecilia, Reina, Lidia, Liliana, Emiliano and many more.  

11. Pray for these special petitions, during these past two months we have had a lot of unexpected bills in regards to our car and our financial situation. Everything has been going up extremely, (i.e. gasoline – 850 Colones per liter which is about $6.44 per gallon; ½ a gallon of orange juice $6.78; one gallon of 2% milk, $12.80; property tax for the car, $628.25 per year; car insurance , $591.20 per semester,  etc. etc.).

Support Level

We are sustaining an 85% support by the grace of God with much sacrifice. By faith we have started this journey, by faith we are trusting in Him for His provision and by faith we will keep on serving Him as we do His work, according to His will. 

Safety with Travels

Safety as we traveled in Costa Rica. Protection on the road as we traveled, especially in the mountains.

Schedule of Meetings

Now that we have started the church, it is not easy to leave for six months or more to get support, we have a big responsibility here and we want to be faithful to it; but with God nothing is impossible. He knows the churches that will support us so we can reach the goal even though we are not in the States.

Softness of Attitude

To stay close to God and focus on Him and the mission that is set before us, not on our circumstances because it very easy to get discourage at times and Satan, as always, wants to put his nose in God’s business.

PRAISES

1. Praise the Lord for His continued protection and provision as we serve Him.
2. Praise the Lord for the faithfulness of some members.
3. Praise the Lord, we have voted unanimously to support the Sotos’s as missionaries to India, our first one. We see ourselves like the Macedonian churches. It’s an honor and a privilege.
4. Praise the Lord for the visitors each Sunday.

My Beloved Brethren, we are extremely excited to see what God is going to do with us and the people of Costa Rica, we are under His will.

Beloved Brethren, may the Love of the Almighty God, the grace of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you All. Amen!    

Brother Jean-Claude & Sister Matilde Guilbaud

Reach the World, Reach for Christ; Under His Wings Reaching the World for His Glory!

P.S. We have been posting on Facebook Live videos of the services, it is under Iglesia Bautista Alcanzando Para Jesucristo at 10:00AM every Sunday.  

September 2023 Prayer Letter

Dear Beloved Brethren and Co-Laborers,

As always, we cannot over state this, we thank and we will keep on thanking our Eternal God, Lord and Savior Jesus Christ for sending us on this glorious mission. It is truly a joy as we do His will even in difficult times.We pray that His Holy Spirit will keep on guiding us in the right path of righteousness, to be obedient and faithful until the end, no matter what.  We understand that we are living in difficult times and we do immensely thank you for your support, prayers and we praise the Lord for your faithfulness.

PRAYERS

1. Our health in order to continue and work in His vineyard.

2. Pray for the Church, Reaching for Jesus Christ Baptist Church in Santa Ana, Rio Oro for spiritual direction, protection and growth.

3. Pray that the LORD will send another national pastor to work with us, Pastor Esteban has moved to another town.

4. Pray for wisdom as my wife works with the ladies.

5. Pray for our outreach in the neighborhood, evangelization each Saturday in the morning and visitations on Thursday evening; also for our Bible Studies and time of prayer on Wednesday evening.

6.  Pray for available and dedicated laborers to come and be part of the church so we can form an association; we need ten members including my wife and I before we do.

7. Pray for the church as we are looking to take one missionary (The Soto’s) from Costa Rica whom at the moment are in India, our first one.

8. Pray for our Wednesday Bible study as we are studying the Epistle of James and for its growth.  

9.Pray for Edwin’s mom, salvation, the 10 year old boy whom has received the Lord as his Savior with one of the members; also for the salvation of a lady named Milagro, she has visited the church quite a few times.

Support Level

We are sustaining an 85% support by the grace of God with much sacrifice. By faith we have started this journey, by faith we are trusting in Him for His provision and by faith we will keep on serving Him as we do His work, according to His will. 

Safety with Travels

Safety as we traveled in Costa Rica. Protection on the road as we traveled, especially in the mountains.

Schedule of Meetings

Now that we have started the church, it is not easy to leave for six months or more to get support, we have a big responsibility here and we want to be faithful to it; but with God nothing is impossible. He knows the churches that will support us so we can reach the goal even though we are not in the States.

Softness of Attitude

To stay close to God and focus on Him and the mission that is set before us, not on our circumstances because it very easy to get discourage at times and Satan, as always, wants to put his nose in God’s business.

PRAISES

1. Praise the Lord for His continued protection and provision as we serve Him.
2. Praise the Lord for the faithfulness of some members.
3. Praise the Lord we have voted to take on the Soto’s as missionary to India, our first one.
4. Praise the Lord for the first pastor’s fellowship we had this month after the pandemic.
5. Praise the Lord for the visitors each Sunday.

My Beloved Brethren, we are extremely excited to see what God is going to do with us and the people of Costa Rica.

Beloved Brethren, may the Love of the Almighty God, the grace of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you All. Amen!    

Brother Jean-Claude & Sister Matilde Guilbaud

Reach the World, Reach for Christ; Under His Wings Reaching the World for His Glory!

P.S. We have been posting on Facebook Live videos of the services, it is under Iglesia Bautista Alcanzando Para Jesucristo at 10:00AM every Sunday.  

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August 2023 Prayer Letter

Dear Beloved Brethren and Co-Laborers,

As always, we cannot over state this, we thank and we will keep on thanking our Eternal God, Lord and Savior Jesus Christ for sending us on this glorious mission. It is truly a joy as we do His will even in difficult times.We pray that His Holy Spirit will keep on guiding us in the right path of righteousness, to be obedient and faithful until the end, no matter what.  We understand that we are living in difficult times and we do immensely thank you for your support, prayers and we praise the Lord for your faithfulness.

PRAYERS

1. Our health in order to continue and work in His vineyard.

2. Pray for the Church, Reaching for Jesus Christ Baptist Church in Santa Ana, Rio Oro for spiritual direction, protection and growth.

3. Pray that the LORD will send another national pastor to work with us, Pastor Esteban has moved to another town.

4. Pray for wisdom as my wife works with the ladies.

5. Pray for our outreach in the neighborhood, evangelization each Saturday in the morning and visitations on Thursday evening; also for our Bible Studies and time of prayer on Wednesday evening.

6.  Provision for the rest of the needs for the church. We have invested a lot of   our personal savings to get where we are.

7. Pray for available and dedicated laborers to come and be part of the church so we can form an association; we need ten members including my wife and I before we do.

8. Pray for the church as we are looking to take one missionary (The Soto’s) from Costa Rica whom at the moment are in India, our first one.

9. Pray for our Wednesday Bible study as we are studying the Epistle of James and for its growth.  

10. Pray for Edwin’s mom, salvation, the 10 year old boy whom has received the Lord as his Savior with one of the members; also for the salvation of a lady named Milagro, she has visited the church quite a few times.

Support Level

We are sustaining an 84% support by the grace of God with much sacrifice. By faith we have started this journey, by faith we are trusting in Him for His provision and by faith we will keep on serving Him as we do His work, according to His will. 

Safety with Travels

Safety as we traveled in Costa Rica. Protection on the road as we traveled, especially in the mountains.

Schedule of Meetings

Now that we have started the church, it is not easy to leave for six months or more to get support, we have a big responsibility here and we want to be faithful to it; but with God nothing is impossible. He knows the churches that will support us so we can reach the goal even though we are not in the States.

Softness of Attitude

To stay close to God and focus on Him and the mission that is set before us, not on our circumstances because it very easy to get discourage at times and Satan, as always, wants to put his nose in God’s business.

PRAISES

1. Praise the Lord for His continued protection and provision as we serve Him.
2. Praise the Lord for the faithfulness of some members.

My Beloved Brethren, we are extremely excited to see what God is going to do with us and the people of Costa Rica.

Beloved Brethren, may the Love of the Almighty God, the grace of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you All. Amen!    

Brother Jean-Claude & Sister Matilde Guilbaud

Reach the World, Reach for Christ; Under His Wings Reaching the World for His Glory!

P.S. We have been posting on Facebook Live videos of the services, it is under Iglesia Bautista Alcanzando Para Jesucristo at 10:00AM every Sunday.  

July 2023 Prayer Letter

Dear Beloved Brethren and Co-Laborers,

As always, we cannot over state this, we thank and we will keep on thanking our Eternal God, Lord and Savior Jesus Christ for sending us on this glorious mission. It is truly a joy as we do His will even in difficult times.We pray that His Holy Spirit will keep on guiding us in the right path of righteousness, to be obedient and faithful until the end, no matter what.  We understand that we are living in difficult times and we do immensely thank you for your support, prayers and we praise the Lord for your faithfulness.

PRAYERS

1. Our health in order to continue and work in His vineyard.

2. Pray for the Church, Reaching for Jesus Christ Baptist Church in Santa Ana, Rio Oro for spiritual protection and growth; also pray as we are starting the services in August in the morning at 10:00AM

3. Please pray for Pastor Esteban Rivera with his wife Laura and their two young children as they are trying to help with us. They are not always with us as they go around preaching.

4. Pray for wisdom as my wife works with the ladies.

5. Pray for our outreach in the neighborhood, evangelization each Saturday in the morning and visitations on Thursday evening.

6. Provision for the rest of the needs for the church. We have invested a lot of   our personal savings to get where we are.

7.  Pray for available and dedicated laborers to come and be part of the church so we can form an association; we need ten members including my wife and I before we do.

8. Pray for the church as we are looking to take one missionary (The Soto’s) from Costa Rica whom at the moment are in India, our first one.

9. Pray for our Wednesday Bible study as we are studying the Epistle of James.

10. Continue praying for the properties mentioned in our previous prayer letter.

Support Level

We are sustaining an 84% support by the grace of God with much sacrifice. By faith we have started this journey, by faith we are trusting in Him for His provision and by faith we will keep on serving Him as we do His work, according to His will. 

Safety with Travels

Safety as we traveled in Costa Rica. Protection on the road as we traveled to churches, visiting people, especially in the mountains.

Schedule of Meetings

Now that we have started the church, it is not easy to leave for six months or more to get support, we have a big responsibility here and we want to be faithful to it; but with God nothing is impossible. He knows the churches that will support us so we can reach the goal even though we are not in the States.

Softness of Attitude

To stay close to God and focus on Him and the mission that is set before us, not on our circumstances because it very easy to get discourage at times and Satan, as always, wants to put his nose in God’s business.

PRAISES

1. Praise the Lord for His continued protection and provision as we serve Him.

2. Praise the Lord for Pastor Esteban and his wife for their continued help in the church.

3. Praise the Lord for the many visitors we’ve had during these past months.

4. Praise the Lord for the two people whom have decided to become members of the church and for their faithfulness and they are very faithful.

5. Praise the Lord for a 10 year old boy whom has received the Lord with one of the members, his name is Edwin.

My Beloved Brethren, we are extremely excited to see what God is going to do with us and the people of Costa Rica.

Beloved Brethren, may the Love of the Almighty God, the grace of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you All. Amen!    

Brother Jean-Claude & Sister Matilde Guilbaud

Reach the World, Reach for Christ; Under His Wings Reaching the World for His Glory!

P.S. We have been posting on Facebook pictures and Live videos of the services, it is under Iglesia Bautista Alcanzando Para Jesucristo at 2:00PM every Sunday, but now we will start at 10:00AM  

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June 2023 Prayer Letter

Dear Beloved Brethren and Co-Laborers,

As always, we cannot over state this, we thank and we will keep on thanking our Eternal God, Lord and Savior Jesus Christ for sending us on this glorious mission. It is truly a joy as we do His will even in difficult times. We pray that His Holy Spirit will keep on guiding us in the right path of righteousness, to be obedient and faithful until the end, no matter what.  We understand that we are living in difficult times and we do immensely thank you for your support, prayers and we praise the Lord for your faithfulness.

PRAYERS

1. Our health in order to continue and work in His vineyard.

2. Pray for the Church, Reaching for Jesus Christ Baptist Church in Santa Ana, Rio Oro for spiritual protection and growth.

3. Please pray for Pastor Esteban Rivera with his wife Laura and their two young children as they are trying to help with us. They ae not always with us as they go around preaching.

4. Pray for my wife as she is working with the ladies.

5. Pray for our outreach in the neighborhood, evangelization each Saturday in the morning and visitations on Thursday evening; also for our Bible Studies and time of prayer on Wednesday evening.

6.  Provision for the rest of the needs for the church. We have invested a lot of our personal savings to get where we are.

7. Pray for available and dedicated laborers to come and be part of the church so we can form an association; we need ten members including my wife and I before we do.

8. Pray for the church as we are looking to take one missionary (The Soto’s) from Costa Rica whom at the moment are in India, our first one.

9. Pray for our Wednesday Bible study as we are studying the Epistle of James.

10. Continue praying for the properties mentioned in our last prayer letter.

Support Level

We are sustaining an 84% support by the grace of God with much sacrifice. By faith we have started this journey, by faith we are trusting in Him for His provision and by faith we will keep on serving Him as we do His work, according to His will. 

Safety with Travels

Safety as we traveled in Costa Rica. Protection on the road as we traveled to churches, especially in the mountains.

Schedule of Meetings

Now that we have started the church, it is not easy to leave for six months or more to get support, we have a big responsibility here and we want to be faithful to it; but with God nothing is impossible. He knows the churches that will support us so we can reach the goal even though we are not in the States.

Softness of Attitude

To stay close to God and focus on Him and the mission that is set before us, not on our circumstances because it very easy to get discourage at times and Satan, as always, wants to put his nose in God’s business.

PRAISES

1. Praise the Lord for His continued protection and provision as we serve Him.

2. Praise the Lord for Pastor Esteban and his wife for their continued help in the church.

3. Praise the Lord for the many visitors we’ve had during these past three months.

4. Praise the Lord for the two people whom have decided to become members of the church and for their faithfulness.

5. Praise the Lord for a 10 year old boy whom has received the Lord with one of the members, his name is Edwin.

My Beloved Brethren, we are extremely excited to see what God is going to do with us and the people of Costa Rica.

Beloved Brethren, may the Love of the Almighty God, the grace of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you All. Amen!    

Brother Jean-Claude & Sister Matilde Guilbaud

Reach the World, Reach for Christ; Under His Wings Reaching the World for His Glory!

P.S. We have been posting on Facebook pictures and Live videos of the services, it is under Iglesia Bautista Alcanzando Para Jesucristo at 2:00PM every Sunday.  

May 2023 Prayer Letter

Dear Beloved Brethren and Co-Laborers,

As always, we cannot over state this, we thank and we will keep on thanking our Eternal God, Lord and Savior Jesus Christ for sending us on this glorious mission. It is truly a joy as we do His will even in difficult times.We pray that His Holy Spirit will keep on guiding us in the right path of righteousness, to be obedient and faithful until the end, no matter what.  We understand that we are living in difficult times and we do immensely thank you for your support, prayers and we praise the Lord for your faithfulness. Please be patient as you read this letter.

PRAYERS

1. Our health in order to continue and work in His vineyard.

2. Pray for the growth of the Church – Reaching for Jesus Christ Baptist Church in Santa Ana, Rio Oro.

3. Please pray for Pastor Esteban Rivera with his wife Laura and their two young children as they are trying to help with us. Pastor Esteban is the youth pastor and his wife works with the children.

4. Pray for my wife as she is working with the ladies.

5. Pray for our outreach in the neighborhood, evangelization each Saturday in the morning and visitations on Thursday evening; also for our Bible Studies and time of prayer on Wednesday evening.

6.  Provision for the rest of the needs for the church. We have invested a lot of our personal savings to get where we are.

7. Pray for available and dedicated laborers to come and be part of the church so we can form an association; we need ten members including my wife and I before we do.

8. Pray for all the visitors we’ve had during these two months, some have come back and want to be members and some no.

9. Pray for the church as we are looking to take one missionary (The Soto’s) from Costa Rica whom at the moment are in India, our first one.

10. Pray for our Wednesday Bible study as we are studying the Epistle of James.

11. Provision for another church property whether in Ciudad Colon – Mora or in Santa Ana, Rio Oro where we will have our principal buildings for Baptist College & Theological Seminary. Pray for a property in Santa Ana, La Uruca which we have seen before and it is still for sale. I have previously sent pictures of the property in previous prayer letters; it is in a good area where we can also have our main offices for the Baptist College and Theological Seminary. Our vision is to also have a Christian school there from Pre K – 12, that will be the first one in Costa Rica that I am aware of and that will be a blessing.

That property is 6,000 square meters which is about 64,583.46 square feet and it cost $600,000.00 dollars, that’s about $9.29 dollars per square feet and that is a fantastic deal. The other property which we were looking at in Ciudad Colon – Mora has been sold. Properties do not last long in a good area, it’s not like before during the pandemic.

 Please pray about what the Lord will have you to do, we want to leave a legacy for God’s glory here in Costa Rica and you are part of it.   

Support Level

We are sustaining an 84% support by the grace of God with much sacrifice. By faith we have started this journey, by faith we are trusting in Him for His provision and by faith we will keep on serving Him as we do His work, according to His will. 

Safety with Travels

Safety as we traveled in Costa Rica. Protection on the road as we traveled to churches, especially in the mountains.

Schedule of Meetings

Now that we have started the church, it is not easy to leave for six months or more to get support, we have a big responsibility here and we want to be faithful to it; but with God nothing is impossible. He knows the churches that will support us so we can reach the goal even though we are not be in the States.

Softness of Attitude

To stay close to God and focus on Him and the mission that is set before us, not on our circumstances because it very easy to get discourage at times and Satan, as always, wants to put his nose in God’s business.

PRAISES

1. Praise the Lord for His continued protection and provision as we serve Him.

2. Praise the Lord for Pastor Esteban and his wife for their continued help in the church.

3. Praise the Lord for the many visitors we’ve had during these past two months.

4. Praise the Lord for the two people whom have decided to become members of the church and for their faithfulness.  

5. Praise the Lord last Saturday a young man got saved as we were evangelizing in the neighborhood, his name is David. Pray that he will come to the service.

My Beloved Brethren, we are extremely excited to see what God is going to do with us and the people of Costa Rica.

Beloved Brethren, may the Love of the Almighty God, the grace of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you All. Amen!    

Brother Jean-Claude & Sister Matilde Guilbaud

Reach the World, Reach for Christ; Under His Wings Reaching the World for His Glory!

P.S. We have been posting on Facebook pictures and videos of the services, it is under Iglesia Bautista Alcanzando Para Jesucristo.

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April 2023 Prayer Letter

Dear Beloved Brethren and Co-Laborers,

As always, we cannot over state this, we thank and we will keep on thanking our Eternal God, Lord and Savior Jesus Christ for sending us on this glorious mission. It is truly a joy as we do His will even in difficult times. We pray that His Holy Spirit will keep on guiding us in the right path of righteousness, to be obedient and faithful until the end, no matter what.  We understand that we are living in difficult times and we do immensely thank you for your support, prayers and we praise the Lord for your faithfulness.

PRAYERS

1. Our health in order to continue and work in His vineyard.

2. Pray for the growth of the Church – Reaching for Jesus Christ Baptist Church in Santa Ana, Rio Oro.

3. Pray for Pastor Esteban Rivera with his wife Laura and their two young children as they are working with us. Pastor Esteban is the youth pastor and his wife works with the children.

4. Pray for my wife as she is working with the ladies.

5. Pray for our outreach in the neighborhood, evangelization each Saturday in the morning and visitations on Thursday evening. Also for our Bible Study and time of prayer on Wednesday evening.

6. Provision for the rest of the needs for the church.

7. Pray for all the visitors we’ve had during these past five Sundays. Some wants to transfer their membership.

8.     Pray for available and dedicated laborers to come and be part of the church so we can form an association; we need ten members including my wife and I before we do.

  9.  Pray for the church as we are looking to take one missionary (The Soto’s) from Costa Rica whom at the moment is in India, our first one.

10.    Provision for another church and property whether in Ciudad Colon – Mora or in Santa Ana, Rio Oro where we will have our principal buildings for Baptist College & Theological Seminary. The other property which we were looking at in Ciudad Colon – Mora has been sold. Properties do not last long in a good area, it’s not like before during the pandemic.

Support Level

We are sustaining an 84% support by the grace of God. By faith we have started this journey, by faith we are trusting in Him for His provision and by faith we will keep on serving Him as we do His work according to His will. 

Safety with Travels

Safety as we traveled in Costa Rica. Protection on the road as we traveled to churches, especially in the mountains.

Schedule of Meetings

With God nothing is impossible. He knows the churches that will support us so we can reach the goal.

Softness of Attitude

To stay close to God and focus on Him and the mission that is set before us, not on our circumstances because it very easy to get discourage at times and Satan, as always, wants to put his nose in God’s business.

PRAISES

1. Praise the Lord for His continued protection and provision as we serve Him.
2. Praise the Lord for Pastor Esteban and his wife for their continued help in the church.
3. Praise the Lord for the many visitors we’ve had during these past five Sundays. Many of them have come back.
4. Praise the Lord for the two people whom have decided to become members of the church last Sunday the 23 of April, 2023.
5. Praise the Lord last Saturday a young man got saved as we were evangelizing in the neighborhood, his name is David. Pray that he will come to the service.

My Beloved Brethren, we are extremely excited to see what God is going to do with us and the people of Costa Rica.

Beloved Brethren, may the Love of the Almighty God, the grace of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you All. Amen!    

Brother Jean-Claude & Sister Matilde Guilbaud

Reach the World, Reach for Christ; Under His Wings Reaching the World for His Glory!

PS. We have been posting on Face Book pictures and videos of the services. The Face Book page is, Iglesia Bautista Alcanzando Para Jesucristo.

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March 2023 Prayer Letter

Dear Beloved Brethren and Co-Laborers,

As always, we cannot over state this, we thank and we will keep on thanking our Eternal God, Lord and Savior Jesus Christ for sending us on this glorious mission. It is truly a joy as we do His will even in difficult times.We pray that His Holy Spirit will keep on guiding us in the right path of righteousness, to be obedient and faithful until the end, no matter what.  We understand that we are living in difficult times and we do immensely thank you for your support, prayers and we praise the Lord for your faithfulness.

PRAYERS

1. Our health in order to continue and work in His vineyard.
2. Pray for the growth of the Church – Reaching for Jesus Christ Baptist Church in Santa Ana, Rio Oro, as we are going to physically start this Sunday April 2^nd, 2023.    
3. Pray for a local pastor and his name is Esteban Rivera with his wife Laura and two young children; they are willing to work with us.
4.     Provision for the rest of the needs for the church.
5.     Pray for available and dedicated laborers to come and be part of the church so we can form an association; we need ten members including my wife and I before we do.

4.  Provision for another church and property in Ciudad Colon – Mora where we will have our principal buildings for Baptist College & Theological Seminary.

Support Level

We are sustaining an 83% support by the grace of God. By faith we have started this journey, by faith we are trusting in Him for His provision and by faith we will keep on serving Him as we do His work according to His will. 

Safety with Travels

Safety as we traveled in Costa Rica. Protection on the road as we traveled to churches, especially in the mountains.

Schedule of Meetings

With God nothing is impossible. He knows the churches that will support us so we can reach the goal.

Softness of Attitude

To stay close to God and focus on Him and the mission that is set before us, not on our circumstances because it very easy to get discourage at times and Satan, as always, wants to put his nose in God’s business.

PRAISES

1. Praise the Lord for His continued protection and provision as we serve Him.

• Praise the Lord for Pastor Roberto of Bible Baptist Church of Escazú for his continued help with his congregation.

• Praise the Lord for the place that we have found in order to start the ministry.

• Praise the Lord that a national pastor is willing to work with us as we have mentioned above.

• Praise the Lord for the knowledge that He has given us in order to start this church and also for the patience in waiting for His perfect time.

My Beloved Brethren, we are extremely excited to see what God is going to do with us and the people of Costa Rica.

Beloved Brethren, may the Love of the Almighty God, the grace of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you All. Amen!    

Brother Jean-Claude & Sister Matilde Guilbaud

Reach the World, Reach for Christ; Under His Wings Reaching the World for His Glory!

PS. In our next prayer letter, we will share pictures and inauguration of the church.

February 2023 Prayer Letter

Dear Beloved Brethren and Co-Laborers,

As always, we cannot over state this, we thank and we will keep on thanking our Eternal God, Lord and Savior Jesus Christ for sending us on this glorious mission. It is truly a joy as we do His will even in difficult times.We pray that His Holy Spirit will keep on guiding us in the right path of righteousness, to be obedient and faithful until the end, no matter what.  We understand that we are living in difficult times and we do immensely thank you for your support, prayers and we praise the Lord for your faithfulness.

This past Mid – February we wrote a Prayer Letter sharing with you some exciting news which was worth sharing. As of the time writing this letter, things are going as planned but still in need of other things of which we have expressed in our Mid – February letter. The pulpit and a cross is being made, as well as 4 small tables, 2 for communion/offering and 2 for the guest; also a table for the lobby where we will have missionaries display and a map with flags of the world.  As you read this list again, we pray that you will find a place in your heart in whatever the Lord will lay on your heart to help. As you can see from the previous pictures, we have purchased quite a few things, by faith.  Enclosed is a Pdf file of that list for your information.

PRAYERS

1. Our health in order to continue and work in His vineyard.
2. Pray for the growth of the Church – Reaching For Christ Baptist Church. Lord willing, we are planning to start the services on April 2, 2023. The Lord has answered our prayers regarding a national pastor, one is willing to work with us in the ministry, It is truly a blessing, his name is Esteban Rivera with his wife Laura and two young children.

•  Provision for the rest of the needs.

4.  Provision for another church and property in Ciudad Colon – Mora where we will have our principal buildings for Baptist College & Theological Seminary.

Support Level

We are sustaining an 83% support by the grace of God. By faith we have started this journey, by faith we are trusting in Him for His provision and by faith we will keep on serving Him as we do His work according to His will.  

Safety with Travels

Safety as we traveled in Costa Rica. Protection on the road as we traveled to churches, especially in the mountains.

Schedule of Meetings

With God nothing is impossible. He knows the churches that will support us so we can reach the goal.

Softness of Attitude

To stay close to God and focus on Him and the mission that is set before us, not on our circumstances because it very easy to get discourage at times and Satan, as always, wants to put his nose in God’s business.

PRAISES

1. Praise the Lord for His continued protection and provision as we serve Him.

2. Praise the Lord for Pastor Roberto of Bible Baptist Church of Escazú for his continued help with his people.

3. Praise the Lord for the place that we have found in order to start the ministry.

4. Praise the Lord that a national pastor is willing to work with us.

My Beloved Brethren, we are extremely excited to see what God is going to do with us and the people of Costa Rica.

Beloved Brethren, may the Love of the Almighty God, the grace of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you All. Amen!    

Brother Jean-Claude & Sister Matilde Guilbaud

Reach the World, Reach for Christ; Under His Wings Reaching the World for His Glory!