November 2024 Prayer Letter
Dear Beloved Brethren and Co-Laborers ,
Have a cordial greetings from your laborers in Costa Rica.
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 all the churches for their generous Christmas gift, we were truly blessed and these gifts went a long way. May the Lord bless you all in a special way and keep using you for His glory.
By the time we send our next prayer letter, it will be the end of December; so we want to wish all of you a very blessed Christmas and a wonderful New Year.
REGARDING THE PROPERTY, AS I HAVE MENTIONED IN OUR PREVIOUS PRAYER LETTER, WE MET WITH THE CITY AND THE ZONING DEPARTMENT, THEY HAVE APPROVED THE PROPERTY FOR THE CHURCH UNDER MIXED USE; NOW WE ARE WAITING FOR ALL THE DOCUMENTS TO BE OFFICIAL AND VALIDATED BY THE MAYOR OF SANTA ANA. WE WILL KEEP YOU POSTED ONCE WE HAVE ALL THE DOCUMENTS IN OUR HANDS.
PLEASE, CONTINUE PRAYING ABOUT THE PROPERTY, SEE OUR PREVIOUS PRAYER LETTER FOR MORE INFORMATION AND DETAILS.
PRAYERS
- Continue praying for the growth of the church and protection. We are experiencing some spiritual battle and adversity.
- Continue praying in regards to the Corporation of the church. It is not easy to find people with integrity that we can trust and depend on.
- Pray about my permanent residency, I have apply for it, now I am waiting for the resolution. My wife already received hers.
- Pray about the followers on Face Book regarding the stream line of the services, we need to have 100 followers, as of now we have 92. To all our churches, help us reach that goal so we can continue stream lining. The name of the church on Face Book is Iglesia Bautista Alcanzando Para Jesucristo.
- Pray about the Lord to send us a missionary family (Spanish and English speaking) from the states with singing capabilities to direct the music/ assistant pastor.
Support Level
We are sustaining an 89% support, by the grace of God; thanks to some churches that have increased our support. 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 always as we traveled in Costa Rica because it can be complicated and dangerous at times.
Schedule of Meetings
We have no schedules meetings. We do not know when we will get back to the states, only the Lord knows. We need to focus on the church here in Costa Rica. We have a lot to do.
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. We press toward the mark, the vision that God put in our hearts according to His perfect will.
PRAISES
- Praise the Lord for His continued protection and provision as we serve Him
- Praise the Lord for the continued faithfulness of some members.
- Praise the Lord for the continued faithfulness of Brother Oscar. We are going to present him on December 29, 2024 as an official member of the church.
- Praise the Lord that my wife has obtained her permanent residency in Costa Rica.
- Praise the Lord, we will be having our second Lord ’s Supper on December 29.
My Beloved Brethren, we are truly and extremely excited to see what God is going to do with us, we are under His wings and 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!
In Christ.
Brother Jean-Claude & Sister Matilde Guilbaud
Reach the World, Reach for Christ; Under His Wings Reaching the World for His Glory!