transicion

Before leaving for the states, I moved out of the casita and the garden, leaving it to the church (which has a building on the same property). We decided that I should look for a new location from which to minister in Los Higos, because the garden was too big for me to care for and seemed to take up a lot of time that could have been used to invest in people in the community.

In addition, we all agreed that it would be healthy for the church to have its own location. They will be stretched as they take on the responsability of paying rent, water, and electricity and work together to care for the property, but we believe it will strengthen the church. Having seperate locations will also help the community to know what is Students International and what is the church.

Andre and Jesus (the assistant pastor of Andre's church) are going to continue gardening with the kids club, which I'm really happy to hear. They are also going to try to cultivate the rest of the land to try to make some money to go into the church treasury.

Moving out was a little hard, because I have invested so much time into the property. It was hard for me to let it go, and I find myself fearing that they are going to pull out the erosion barriers and other unique plants I have in the garden. I've been trying to be okay with that. I pray that the transition goes well for the club as they adjust to gardening with new people.

I hope to find a new location once I get back from Christmas where I can focus more on ministry to women. I'd still like to have a small garden- something closer to what a woman could care for near her home. I'd also like to have space to hold the knitting and sewing classes and offer Bible studies for women.

Please pray that the Lord would provide a new location and that the church would utilize well the garden.