November 2024 Prayer Letter

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.

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

  1. Praise the Lord for His continued protection and provision as we serve Him
  2. Praise the Lord for the continued faithfulness of some members.
  3. 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.
  4. Praise the Lord that my wife has obtained her permanent residency in Costa Rica.
  5. 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!


 

October 2024 – Prayer Letter

October 2024 Prayer Letter

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.

PLEASE, CONTINUE PRAYING ABOUT THE PROPERTY AND WHAT THE LORD WOULD HAVE YOU DO AND PUT IN YOUR HEARTS. WE ARE READY FOR THE NEXT STEP BUT WE CANNOT DO IT ALONE. PLEASE, ALL FUNDS TO BE REMITTED TO MWBM UNDER SUB-ACCOUNT 05. SEE OUR PREVIOUS LETTER FOR MORE INFORMATION.

I AM IN THE PROCESS TO DRAW THE MASTER PLAN OF THE PROJECT BECAUSE IT IS A DIFFEENT PROPERTY FROM THE PREVIOUS ONE.

PRAYERS

  • Continue praying for the growth of the church.
  • Continue praying in regards to the Corporation of the church, we need 10 members to form it, so far we have 5. We cannot do anything without it being incorporated.
  • Pray about our permanent residency, we have apply for it, now we are waiting for the resolution.
  • Thank you for your prayers regarding my driver’s license, I have it now.
  • 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 91. 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.
  • Please pray for Brother Andres and his wife Helga, we have not seen them lately.

Support Level

We are sustaining an 89% support, by the grace of God; thanks also 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 we traveled in Costa Rica. 

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

  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 faithfulness of Brother Oscar, he has been coming faithfully each Wednesdays and Sundays. He is helping me passing tracts in the neighborhood each Saturday morning.

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!


 

September 2024 – Prayer Letter

September 2024 Prayer Letter

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.

PRAYERS

  • Continue praying in regards to the English service. A couple with their daughter and granddaughter are interested in learning English.
  • Continue praying for the growth of the church.
  • Continue praying in regards to the Corporation of the church, we need 10 members to form it, so far we have 5. We cannot do anything without it being incorporated.
  • Pray about our permanent residency, we have to apply for it three months before January 10 of 2025.
  • Pray about my driver’s license renewal, it is due by December 21, 2024.
  • 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 88. Thanks to all at Tabernacle Baptist Church who are helping us to reach that goal during our trip. 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.
  • Pray about our financial situation, such as: my wife and I reading glasses ($ 818.00 dollars for exams and glasses) which we have been postponing for about two years now because we have no vision insurance and some unforeseen expenses and repairs to our car due to an accident ($1,000.00 dollars). Sincerely and honestly, our monthly income does not allow us to do anything after we pay our personal bills and all the bills for church, especially the rent.

Support Level

We are sustaining an 89% support, by the grace of God; thanks also 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 we traveled in Costa Rica. 

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

  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 faithfulness of a new visitor, Oscar, he also wants to be a member of the church. 

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!


August 2024 – Prayer Letter

August 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.

This prayer letter will be a short one due to the fact that we were in the states from July 22nd through August 27, 2024. This trip was a time to spend time with the families in Virginia and Georgia whom we have not seen for a while now.  At the same time, I had a chance to speak to our church, Tabernacle Baptist Church giving them an update of where we are and our plans according to God’s will.

We had left Brother Andrés and his wife Sister Helga in charge of the church in the presence of the other members. They were a blessing. Now that we are back on the mission field, we have some exciting new news, seeing the church growing and with God’s will we are going to start and English service because there are many English speaking people in the area and some of the national want to learn English as well.

PRAYERS

  • Pray in regards to the English service.
  • Continue praying for the growth of the church.
  • Pray in regards to the Corporation of the church, we need 10 members to form it, so far we have 5. We cannot do anything without it.
  • Pray about our permanent residency, we have to apply for it three months before January 10 of 2025.
  • Pray about my driver’s license renewal, it is due by December 21, 2024.
  • 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 87. Thanks to all at Tabernacle Baptist Church who are helping us to reach that goal during our trip. 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 speaking) from the states with singing capabilities to direct the music/ assistant pastor.

Support Level

We are at 89% support, by the grace of God; thanks also 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 we traveled in Costa Rica.  

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.

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 exciting time we had with the family.
  4. Praise the Lord for the good service we had at our home church (Tabernacle Baptist Church). It was a blessing to see new faces and catch up with old brethren.

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!

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July 2024 – Prayer Letter

July 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.

This prayer letter will be a short one due to the fact that we will be in the states from July 22nd through August 27, 2024. This trip will be to visit families and spend time with them in Virginia and Georgia. This trip is a result from the doctor’s order that I am overstressed and I need to take some time off. We have left in good hands our brother Andrés and his wife sister Helga in charge of the church. They are a blessing to the church and also the faithfulness of some other members.

Continue praying for the prayer request per our last prayer letter in June and as well for our trip.

We will be at our home church on August 25th, 2024 for the whole day where I will be speaking to the adults in Sunday school and give an update of the ministry in the evening.

PRAYERS

Continue praying for the prayer request per our last prayer letter in June.

Support Level

We are at 89% support, 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 we traveled in Virginia and Georgia.  

Schedule of Meetings

We have not scheduled meetings this time but we will be visiting some churches while we are in Virginia and Georgia.

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 that we can depend upon a family while we are gone.

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! 

With all our sincere love through Christ.  

Brother Jean-Claude & Sister Matilde Guilbaud

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

June 2024 – Prayer Letter

June 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.

PRAYERS

  1. Continue praying for our health in order to continue to work in His vineyard,especially for my wife; see our last prayer letter. Also for me, my blood pressure has been pretty high lately; I went to the doctor and he made a complete checkup, did not find anything abnormal, but he told me that I am overstressed and I need to slow down which obviously means a rest.  That being said, we are planning to go to the States in August of this year to spend some quality time with the family, in Virginia and Georgia, whom we have not seen for three years. Thank God that we have hermano Andres and his wife whom will cover up for us while we are gone. We know that God is in control!
  • Continue praying for the Church, Reaching for Jesus Christ Baptist Church in Santa Ana, Rio Oro for spiritual direction, protection and growth.  
  • Continue praying for wisdom as my wife works with the ladies.
  • Continue praying for our outreach in the neighborhood, evangelization each Saturday in the morning and visitations on Thursday evening; also for our Bible Studies as we study the Epistle of James and time of prayer on Wednesday evening. We are still in chapter three of James.
  • Continue praying for available and dedicated laborers to come and be part of the church so we can form an association; we need ten members, at the moment we have five official members including my wife and I before we do.
  • Continue praying for the church’s faithfulness as we are supporting our first missionary (The Soto’s) from Costa Rica to India and for them as well.
  • Continue praying for the following people so they can be faithful in congregating: Piedad and Walter, Carlos and his family.
  • Continue praying about the possible property for the Church, Baptist Christian Academy and Seminary close by to where we are meeting at the moment, about a five minute drive. We have to resubmit the latest sketches to the City and Zoning department for their approval and we will do that in our meeting with the mayor on the 3rd of July. The architect and I we met with a lawyer that he knows so we can prepare for our meeting with the mayor of Santa Ana as I mentioned above. If the City and Zoning Department approves the project/sketches, then we are going to need a miracle from God so we can purchase the land. Even the lawyer said that this kind of project does not exist in Costa Rica. I am excited to see what the Lord is going to do!
  • Pray for our financial situation, the dollar has taken a big drop and it’s not helping us. Everything has gone up, from food, gas, insurance for the car, electricity and internet services.

10.   Pray for the salvation of the following people, Milagro, Gustavo, Franklin, Javier, Bismark, Guido, Mabelle and Giovanni, Anibal, Danilo the architect and Jan.

11.    Pray for Brother Andres, he and his wife are official members of the church, and he feels that his calling is to preach and teach the Word. Pray that God will use him in the church.

Support Level

We are sustaining an 87% 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.
  • Praise the Lord for the faithfulness of some members.
  • Praise the Lord that we have families, already, that want to enroll their kids in the Kindergarten and also the first grade in the Christian school that we would like to establish; as I mentioned before, that will be the first Baptist Christian School in the Country of Costa Rica that I am aware of.
  • Praise the Lord that one of the members of the church wants to enroll in the Seminary and that is brother Andres.
  • Praise the Lord that we have someone who teaches primary school whom would want to teach at the Academy but she is not a member of the church yet.  

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!    

Brother Jean-Claude & Sister Matilde Guilbaud

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

P.S. We were posting on Facebook Live videos of the services, it was under “Iglesia Bautista Alcanzando Para Jesucristo” at 10:00AM every Sunday, but unfortunately FB with their new policy we cannot continue because we do not have 100 followers and likes. I have sent invitation to everyone who are following us on our FB page “Jean-Claude & Matilde Guilbaud”, but very few have responded. Please make an effort so we can continue recording on the Church page (IBAPJ)!

May 2024 – Prayer Letter

May 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.

PRAYERS

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

3. Continue praying for wisdom as my wife works with the ladies.

4. Continue praying for our outreach in the neighborhood, evangelization each Saturday in the morning and visitations on Thursday evening; also for our Bible Studies as we study the Epistle of James and time of prayer on Wednesday evening. We have started the third chapter of James.

5. Continue praying for available and dedicated laborers to come and be part of the church so we can form an association; we need ten members, at the moment we have five official members including my wife and I before we do.

6. Continue praying for the church’s faithfulness as we are supporting our first missionary (The Soto’s) from Costa Rica to India and for them as well.

7. Continue praying for the following people so they can be faithful in congregating: Mrs.  Amalia, Piedad and Walter, Carlos and his family.

9.    Pray for our financial situation, the dollar has taken a big drop and it’s not helping us. Everything has gone up, from food, gas, insurance for the car, electricity and internet services.

Support Level

We are sustaining an 87% 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 report or 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 that we have families, already, that want to enroll their kids in the Kindergarten and also the first grade in the Christian school that we would like to establish; as I mentioned before, that will be the first Baptist Christian School in the Country of Costa Rica that I am aware of.

    4. Praise the Lord that one of the members of the church, already, wants to enroll in the Seminary.

    5. Praise the Lord that we have someone who teaches primary school that would want to teach at the Academy.

    My Beloved Brethren, we are truly and extremely excited to see what God is going to do with us during this New Year 2024; 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!    

    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.  

    April 2024 – Prayer Letter

    April 2024 Prayer Letter

    Dear Beloved Brethren and Co-Laborers,

    Have a cordial greetings from your labors 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.

    PRAYERS

    1. Continue praying for our health in order to continue to work in His vineyard.
    2. Continue praying for the Church, Reaching for Jesus Christ Baptist Church in Santa Ana, Rio Oro for spiritual direction, protection and growth.  
    3. Continue praying for wisdom as my wife works with the ladies.
    4. Continue praying for our outreach in the neighborhood, evangelization each Saturday in the morning and visitations on Thursday evening; also for our Bible Studies as we study the Epistle of James and time of prayer on Wednesday evening. We have started the third chapter of James.
    5. Continue praying for available and dedicated laborers to come and be part of the church so we can form an association; we need ten members, at the moment we have five including my wife and I before we do.
    6. Continue praying for the church’s faithfulness as we are supporting our first missionary (The Soto’s) from Costa Rica to India and for them as well.
    7. Continue praying for the following people so they can be faithful in congregating: Mrs.  Amalia, Piedad and Walter, Carlos and his family.

    8.    Continue praying about the possible property for the Church, Christian School and Seminary close by to where we are meeting at the moment, about a five minute drive. Per our Mid – February prayer letter, we have submitted the sketches to the City and Zoning department for their approval.  According to the local architect that I am working with, he advised us to resubmit the sketches because Santa Ana will have a new Mayor in May of whom he knows, he is also a believer, that being said he could have a lot influences. The architect also advised me to sketch out the elevations of the buildings (which I have done) because that will help the mayor understand and see a visual of the project. If the City and Zoning Department approves the sketches, then we are going to need a miracle from God so we can purchase the land.

    9.    Pray for our financial situation, the dollar has taken a big drop and it’s not helping us. Everything has gone up, from food, gas, insurance for the car, electricity and internet services.

    10.   Pray for the salvation of the following people, Milagro, Gustavo, Franklin, Javier, Bismark, Guido, Mabelle  y Giovanni, Anibal,   Danilo the architect, Jan, Mauricio the mechanic. ,

    Support Level

    We are sustaining an 87% 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 celebrated our first anniversary on April 7, 2024. It was a blessing having Pastor Rodolfo Walter from the First Baptist Church of Jerusalem in Limon.
    4. Praise the Lord, we presented two new members, the Montoya’s, Brother Andres and his wife Sister Helga. They are very eager to work in the church.  
    5. Praise the Lord, we also presented a certificate of appreciation to Sister Marta Alicia for her faithfulness to the Lord and to the church ever since we started.   
    6. Praise the Lord that we have families already that want to enroll their kids in the Kindergarten and also the first grade in the Christian school that we would like to establish; as I mentioned before, that will be the first Baptist Christian School in the Country of Costa Rica that I am aware of.
    7. Praise the Lord that one of the members of the church, already, wants to enroll in the Seminary.

    Note: With the last two praises above, we feel in our spirit that the Lord wants us to build on that property. We need your prayers and support. I will be enclosing a 360 degree video of the property for your information.

    My Beloved Brethren, we are truly and extremely excited to see what God is going to do with us during this New Year 2024; 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!    

    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.  

    March 2024 – Prayer Letter

    March 2024 Prayer Letter

    Dear Beloved Brethren and Co-Laborers,

    Have a cordial greetings from your labors 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.

    1. Continue praying for our health in order to continue to work in His vineyard.

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

    4. Continue praying for wisdom as my wife works with the ladies.

    5. Continue praying for our outreach in the neighborhood, evangelization each Saturday in the morning and visitations on Thursday evening; also for our Bible Studies as we study the Epistle of James and time of prayer on Wednesday evening. We have started the third chapter of James.

    We are sustaining an 87% 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 as we traveled in Costa Rica. Protection on the road as we traveled, especially in the mountains.

    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.

    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.

    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, He has sent a couple from Honduras, they want to become members of the church and also a young man from Costa of whom the couple knows.

    My Beloved Brethren, we are truly and extremely excited to see what God is going to do with us during this New Year 2024; 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!    

    Brother Jean-Claude & Sister Matilde Guilbaud

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

    February 2024 – Prayer Letter

    February 2024 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. Continue praying for our health in order to continue to work in His vineyard.
    2. Continue praying for the Church, Reaching for Jesus Christ Baptist Church in Santa Ana, Rio Oro for spiritual direction, protection and growth.
    3. Continue praying that the LORD will send another national pastor to work with us,
    4. Continue praying for wisdom as my wife works with the ladies.
    5. Continue praying for our outreach in the neighborhood, evangelization each Saturday in the morning and visitations on Thursday evening; also for our Bible Studies as we study the Epistle of James and time of prayer on Wednesday evening.
    6. Continue praying 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. The Lord sent a couple from Honduras and they want to become members of the church.
    7. Continue praying 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. Continue praying for the following people so they can be faithful in congregating: Mrs.  Amalia, Reina, Lidia, Sandra, Carlos and his family.   
    9. Continue praying about the possible property for the Church, Christian School and Seminary close by to where we are meeting at the moment, about a five minute drive. Per our Mid – February prayer letter, we have submitted the sketches to the City and Zoning department for their approval; we are still waiting.
    10. Pray for a young man named Gilbert, he visited us last Sunday that he will get himself together with the Lord.

    Support Level

    We are sustaining an 87% 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, He has sent a couple from Honduras, they want to become members of the church and also a young man from Costa Rica that the couple knows.  

    My Beloved Brethren, we are truly and extremely excited to see what God is going to do with us during this New Year 2024; 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!    

    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.