Farm Day
Farming isn’t for the weak! A day with the interns on the farm caring for the cattle, pigs, and yuca wasn’t all hot and dirty!
Discipleship
Interns: Round 1
Interns: Round 1
Hello Everyone!
As I sit on the patio of the new mission house of Relentless Ministries I cannot help but simply marvel at the grace and glory of our God. It is absolutely incredible how, in His sovereignty, He has “moved mountains” and ordained our steps, making clear His path in regards to this ministry. I am now seeing more clearly that the mountain tops in our lives would lose their magnificence and splendor if not for the contrast of the deep valleys. This is definitely a mountain top time and God’s glory and majesty is so vivid. It is incredible to think that only 8 months ago this ministry was only a dream, an idea to trust God to take people who are not wise in the world’s eyes and use them to accomplish His purposes for His glory. In January we had no idea where, when or how this mission and discipleship program would come to be, but in faith we stepped out and prayed and asked God to give us faith that provokes His faithfulness.
I am so excited to inform you all that not only has God provided a location, finances, and His vision for this ministry, but most importantly He is providing the people He wants to be here. As of October 1st, the first 4 people to come to the Frontline Discipleship Program will be arriving! Praise God! It is amazing hearing the stories of how God has stirred each one of these four people’s hearts to take a step towards following after Christ. Please join us in lifting up these disciples before they arrive and during their time at Relentless. Please pray as you are led by the Holy Spirit and we would ask for your prayers in these specific aspects as well:
- Pray for God’s will to be accomplished in their lives
- Pray their trust would be in Christ alone
- Pray for transformation of their hearts and minds
- Pray God would reveal Himself to them through His Word
- Pray that God would reveal to them the spiritual gifts He has for them and what their role is in the Body of Christ
Thank you, God bless you and may He be glorified through His work here in Costa Rica!
– Tyler Burke
Bilingual Bible Study
It is so incredible how God works. He seems to always take seemingly normal situations and turn them into something beautiful and amazing right before your eyes in ways that you could never have imagined yourself!
What started as a simple request to us by good friends of ours to help them learn to read the bible and understand it for themselves one day per week, gradually morphed into our ever increasing bilingual bible study. As the neighbors heard that we were meeting to read the bible and discuss it at home, they came – many out of sheer curiosity – to see what that actually entailed and what it looked like.
Funny how it doesn’t take long for you to realize when God is calling you to something that you really don’t feel qualified for, like teaching a bible study in a second language that you are still learning yourself! The best part of that is how obvious it becomes that you have nothing to offer but yourself, your love of the Lord and your obedience to do whatever He has put before you. Watching the Holy Spirit move in people’s lives, including your own, as He makes His way through your faithfulness is nothing short of miraculous!
As the years have gone on, the bible study has grown and changed as God has seen fit. People from all walks of faith have gathered with us in sheer astonishment that it is possible to read the bible, understand it, ask questions and discuss things, and for some, have the scales fall from their eyes as God moves in their hearts and minds. Many have brought their family members creating the need for one table studying in English while another is studying in Spanish; their children have created the need for a children’s program, and some have gone on to have their lives radically changed by God and are now serving Him in wonderful ways.
The most awe-inspiring part of studying the Word of God, praying and praising Him with people in and from another country is to truly realize how big He is, how much He loves us all, and how He can bring people together with a common theme – to know Him. love Him and be saved by Him. Things change all of the time within the bible study, people come and go, the size ebbs and flows, but the one constant that never changes is Jesus Christ. We will continue to study His Word and welcome others to join with us – nothing fancy, just faithful.