So I want to be a world changer!!! I live in a understanding that all things are possible but I want to see them manifest in front of my eyes. There is something inside all of us that reaches out for more, that wants to experience God in a life changing way. We want to have encounters like Jacob and receive a new name, or like Moses on the mountain and hear His voice, or even Paul and have our religion and life completely turned upside down. This past week I had one of these encounters.....I met my angel!! I was praying with our squad leaders and I simply started thanking God for His protection on our team. For whatever reason I felt like something was going to happen. So I sat there waiting....moments later I heard his voice. He said, "My name is Shane" to tell you the truth I laughed. I laughed hard, I could not put my head around that name. I was expecting some long crazy name that I couldn't say or something so profound.............. but Shane? I didn't know what to do......I began to think that I was making this all up in my head and that it wasn't real. Then again he said, "I'm Shane" then he walked over to me, bent over and placed his right hand on my left shoulder. I could only see his hand, arm, and face. He was a metallic gray and silver color with a crown on his head. As I looked at him he then placed something in my chest, then pulled out this black human heart. I asked him what did he put inside of me. He said, "A Scroll." I then asked what was on the scroll, he said " Your Future" I then asked what was pulled out of my chest and Shane said it was Guilt. Amazed and completely astonished, I knew God was telling me something important about my future and my past. Sometimes we feel that we have to find our futures and make things happen in our lives. God has placed everything inside of us and all we need to learn to do is release it into the world. God has given us talents, God has given us inventions, and knowledge, and prophetic words, discerning hearts, and the ability to receive more. We have it! Guys we really do!!! And we shouldn't feel guilty about anything. We should never allow our circumstances to become bigger than the cross. Jesus paid the price, He took our guilt and shame that we should never deal with it again.

So with this mind, I'm ready for increase. God give it to me!!!! God give it to us!!!!

I also found out this month that I will be teamed up with Katie and Weston as the new Squad Leaders.

I'll will be able to give more details about this new position as time goes on, but for now all I can say is that its been one of the best things for me yet on the race!!!

Love you guys and thank you for all the support and pray!

Jory

It felt like an eternity to get to Costa Rica....... a long and boring eternity. We left LaCama Wed. the 4^th and we traveled on a big charter bus until Tues. the 10^th. We stopped and rested in Guatemala City, San Salvador, Managua and a few other places. It was a 8 to 12 hour drive each day to the next destination which was all in the rain. The last few days our bodies became really uncomfortable and upset. I think I had bus lag cause all I wanted to do was sleep when we got to Carpio????? Driving through Costa Rica was not as awesome as I thought, we where hit with a lot of storms on the drive and couldn't see much at all, but when the rain finally stopped we saw the most beautiful topical country I ever seen. This place is so beautiful!!!! Mountains, rivers, amazing weather, friendly people, what more could you want. Hahahah we are staying in the dumps of San Jose and I mean the dumps "like a land fill" and its so beautiful. We have enormous trucks that pass everyday with more and more trash from the city and dump it just down the hill from us and its still that pretty of a view. Every night our team spends time taking pictures of the late afternoon sky which is this beautiful pink and blue color. Well enough about that..... Our mission here in Carpio is pretty busy. We are staying at New Horizons which is a mission department that also is involved with a school, hospital, and several church's in the area. Carpio is the poorest area outside of San Jose. This area has a very bad reputation and it really holds true to all the stories. Just yesterday Sean and I where coming back from the city and the bus we were traveling on had three fresh bullet holes on the side of it, locals said " for no reason it‘s Carpio". They estimate that 80% of the children here have been involved in some sort of sexual abuse. Many children get as far as 6^th grade and then drop out or their families can't afford the schooling. 99% of the population here in Carpio is Nicaraguan natives that have moved to find work in San Jose. It's very difficult for them because they do not have the right paper work or to be in the country so finding a good paying job is near impossible.

                So everyday New Horizons opens up and allows children to come and play. If the children had the opportunity they would live at New Horizon......" WHY" ....because here its safe, here no one touches them, no one forces them to do things they don't want, here they hear how much God loves them, here they can truly understand what that love is like. Friday I met my first Mother-Sister. This particular girl was rapped by her father and had a child. To much surprise the staff said this is a popular occurrence in Carpio. The staff said that when she first came to New Horizon she was a mess. Who could blame her!!! They said that she hated her daughter because of the memories it brought back. The staff here took her in and you should see her now. The young girl and her daughter walk around as the cutest couple ever. Her daughter is 4 and she as the boldest little thing you will ever meet. The mother knows Christ and is helping other women through her story. God always has a way of turning our darkest times into an testimony of His love and strength in our lives.

                All this week we have been cutting grass mostly with machetes. Our afternoons are spent with the kids playing and whatever else they are doing, which is mainly soccer. What a surprise!! We have been having the best worship services during the day. God is really speaking to us in new ways and really calling us to new levels of greatness. Sean....our squad leader is with us this month and he has truly been a blessing to have around. This man of God has such an anointing on his life. He is someone that truly loves and his heart is for our team to grow and mature in Christ. We are so glade that he is with us this month, its just great, we learn so much through his life story and all the things God has done for him. Its really sweet. The following weeks we will be assisting in women's groups, kindergarten classes, English classes, bible studies, and physical work around New Horizon. Things are going great and we are really excited for this month and all the things God will use us to do. With the money raised for this mission trip I was about to purchase some sounds equipment for a local school and church. I was also able to show a few of the men how to work their sound board. So thanks Danny, Cory, and Troy for all the sound education you guys have given me. Just know that your labor is now impacting a community in Costa Rica!!!! God is amazing!

Miss everyone back home.........family, church, supporters. Thank you so much for your prays!

His Kingdom,