June, 2008

 

Dear Brethren;

 

Please receive our greetings and hope that our God is richly blessing you. 1Thes 1:2.

 

We thank our God for all his blessings and the opportunity to serve Him. It is of great joy to share with you what is happening in the ministry that our Lord Jesus Christ has allowed us to do.

 

We visited Deaf in several different places such as Limon, San Jose, Turrialba, etc., to invite them to attend camp. Thank God for the nine Deaf that made their decision for Christ during the camp. That was a blessing and we are happy since that is the specific purpose for which the camp is held every year.

 

We had a very joyful visit with a dear Pastor brother from New York, our brother Steve Blann. It was a blessed time shared and the Deaf learned so much and that is why we thank the Lord.

 

We also thank the Lord for the visits to the Deaf in April and May. They were invited to different activities, such as luncheons after Sunday School, with the purpose of fellowship and to encourage them to attend church. The majority did go to the camp. We have also had field trips and meetings to motivate them because the ministry is different, and we constantly pray so God can work in their hearts that they will have the commitment for spiritual growth.

 

We are very happy that last May we started a Signing Class in one of the Churches in Siquírres where they have Deaf, but have not been able to teach them for lack of knowledge of Sign Language. My wife and I are going every two weeks, and we ask for your prayers because one of our purposes is that every Baptist Church can have a Ministry for the Deaf and that the work can be spread all over Costa Rica. The Church is anxious to learn, and that motivates us to teach them with all our heart.

 

We want to let you know that the trip we planned to Cuba was not possible to do. We prayed for the Lord’s will to be done, to open the doors and allow us to travel, but it was not His will and we are sure that at any moment our Lord will open the doors and with His help and blessings we will travel.

 

Our Lord has been good and we appreciate His care over us, because He helps us and keeps us as we visit. We are praying to make new contacts with the Deaf that have never been to the camp or Church. We are trusting that God will give us grace, since one of the obstacles is the parent’s mistrust. Many of the parent’s of Deaf are really overprotective, and do not want them to forget their traditions. We know that it is God’s work and we ask you to support us in prayer.

 

Thanksgivings for:

     -The Deaf that made decisions for Christ at the camp

     -For the health God gives us to do the work

     -For the Lord’s care

     -For the work made possible with the Deaf

 

Prayers requests:

    -For the Spiritual growth of the Deaf

    -For their consistency attending Sunday School

    -For leaders of the Deaf

    -For the new prospects that we will be visiting so they can attend church

    -For a lap top for the ministry

    -For God to provide us a car

 

We thank you for your support in prayers that are of utmost importance because they keep us firm and strong to go on. Thank you also for your financial support. May our Lord richly bless you!

 

God bless you,

 

 

Cristian and Cris Munoz

Missionaries to the Deaf.

Heredia, Costa Rica

John.14:6