From the time we began traveling along our mission path we seem to have gone from one great experience to another. We loved pastoral ministry and short term mission trips, but when God called us onto the mission field, we throughly enjoyed traveling to churches and speaking about our missionary passion. After building a network of living link partners we were thrilled to arrive in Costa Rica for our year of language training. Today we graduated from Instituto de Lengua Española! As we wrap up our time in Costa Rica we do so with renewed passion for the country of our calling, we can not wait to be in Ecuador!
Here are a few photos from our Graduation day.
Our next few weeks will be very busy compared to the tranquilo way of life we were blessed with in Costa Rica. We have staff debriefings to attended, Christmas parties to enjoy, papers and important documents to gather, a passport to renew and suitcases to pack and repack. Then we get to go to Ecuador!
To those who support us, your investment in us is beginning to show dividends! We can’t wait to share with you the excitement of our next great experience. To you who pray regularly for us, thank you! It is by your prayers that we are equipped and emboldened to share the wounderful words of life!
Con mucho cariño,
The Downings
