Half way done phase one!

Hola! The lecture phase is now half done! We only have 6 weeks of classes remaining. This week we did not really have a set topic. Everyday we had a new speaker and a new topic. All the speakers were from here in Costa Rica. On Monday our topic was our tongues and the good or the poison that comes out of it. On Tuesday we studied the character and nature of God. On Wednesday we looked at group worship, mostly worship in song. On Thursday we studied prayer. And on Friday our topic was the Holy Spirit. This week was the deadline for money and we still had three students missing money. So they extended the deadline to the end of next week and we spent most of the week working on fundraising. We baked cookies, cup cakes, and bread to sell. Also we organized a fundraising concert for Friday night. Mario’s (a student from here in San Jose) father song at the concert. There was a large turnout but not a lot of money was raised. Today we also held a car wash. With all of our efforts this week we raised about $350 to $400 dollars. We are still missing $4328. It is difficult fundraising here in Costa Rica because it is not a cultural thing to donate money. They only give when they get something for it. Please continue to pray for our team. We trust that God will provide the money that we need.