It’s About Time

I think it’s about time I update this blog! It’s an understatement that I have not been doing a good job at keeping up the blog (and the website), but here we are. And I’m actually doing it!

Because my the last post on here is from 2020, I’m going to race through the last 3 years to catch us up to speed.

2020 started off strong with a lot of fun activities and a group of from Florida that spent a few days with us! Then…well, the pandemic. Things came to a grinding halt and we were limited with ministry opportunities due to restrictions, but we made a huge effort to stay connected and continue serving the youth.

Then I (Lisa) got pretty sick (not with covid) and we had to move locations. God provided an amazing house in a very central location and we made the move. It took a little while to get things into place and make the new house feel like our Casafé home, and now I can say it turned out to be great. We had a different style Christmas event that year, but it was nice.

2021 I started doing a few activities we had an amazing English class with some very dedicated girls. I also had the opportunity to minister to a couple of youth on a very deep level, meeting some important physical and spiritual needs. And then I took an extended time away from Jacó to rest and get rejuvenated and visit friends and family, this decision was supported by my Pastoral Care couple from my missions organization Commission To Every Nation and my mentor. This was a great time of rest and healing and I have fond memories of many different places and people. God did a great work in my body and in my soul for which I am super thankful. When I came back it was time to jump into ministry, things were off to a slow start after the previous year and a half ups and downs. But God was so great to bring us the right youth to minister to.

2022 was a strong year full of ministry. We had weekly English Classes, Bible studies, and free hang-out times. These were all a great success. I was able to connect with the local church youth group and work with them in some different ways, staying in touch to see how we can support each other. Some of the youth started coming to Casafé and some of the Casafé youth started going to youth group. One thing we value is connecting the youth to the local Church, so I’m thankful for the connections we were able to make.

Some of your highlights were, an outing the the water park, fun beach days, and having consistency with the youth that were attending.

Now we are in 2023 and I can hardly believe that I can say we are already half way through the year! Time has flow by this year. We have continued with our 4 main activities: Bible study, English class, free hang-out time, and beach/surf days.

Also, recently I started second Bible study group for a select few to be more focused and intentional with 5 of the youth that have been most consistent and hungry to grow in the Lord. Our 3 focus points are Bible study, Prayer, and Service. After out time of study and prayer we all work together doing yard work and cleaning around the Casafe property. This has been a great way to get to know the youth deeper and disciple better and also get some other work done.

That catches us up to date here. Short and sweet. And maybe (but no promises) I’ll write new posts here in the future!