Costa Rica Short Term Trip 2012!
The team of 10 are preparing to go help with the rebuild of the children's feeding center March 31st! We are getting very excited as you can imagine! Please pray for us and for the work ahead of us. Pray that God's light will shine through each person and that we will accomplish His will! Be sure to check back often for updates while we are gone!

Costa Rica Short Term Trip 2011!
The team of 12 are busily preparing to go to Costa Rica March 28th. Please pray for the team and follow the blog for daily updates on what the team is doing!

NCA/NCC Dominican Republic Team
Our flights were all delayed, but we made all the connections. We were met at the capitol city and picked up by staff from COTN. A 4 hour bus ride brought a tired bunch of NCA/NCC staff to the COTN compound. God is so good! We are so blessed and so taken care of. We have visited 5 villages and COTN schools in the last two days! Our mission is clear, and God is changing our plans. The 37,000 meals will not arrive until July 15th, but again, we know why God has brought us here! We will be teaching in one of the villages: recycling, hygiene and taking care of the environment. We will be cleaning up the village (with a multitude of the young people helping us - the villages - to give you an idea, look like the slums) We will plant flowers, and trees. Kari and Eudis will be meeting with the young men whose dreams are to be baseball players (baseball is their ONLY dream and hope). Mike will be teaching on leadership - sharing and challenging the youth to be men of God and leaders in their community. Mike and Tom will be doing handymen projects for a few days (there is so much to do---they don't even have screw drivers here.) Holly and I will be working in the medical clinic for few days. A team of Dr.s and Dentists are arriving from the US today. We have spent time playing with the kids. They can hardly wait to grab our hands and hug us and get filled with the love of the Lord! We are touched, changed and can't wait to continue to be used by the Lord. We covet your prayer! Pray for our safety! Pray for us to be an impact to the wonderful people here. We met a couple of the school principals. We showed them pictures of our students and what they did. They were so thankful and so touched at the 37,000 meals that will come to feed their students! We are full of tears of joy and thankful for God's goodness and his mercy and love. FOR SUCH A TIME AS THIS...! Lots of love to all of you! Esther and the team

Costa Rica Missions Trip - July 2010
The team is organizing and brushing up on their Spanish skills! We have 21 people signed up to go! God is preparing each heart for our time in Costa Rica and paving the way for us! We appreciate your prayers all along the way!

South Africa - Leslie Leaves June 23, 2010
Leslie Elvig leaves on June 23rd to head to South Africa for at least a year. She will serve with our missions partners at Charity and Faith Mission. Stay updated by following her blog at: http://howvoicebegan.com/ Please pray for her and consider supporting her as she follows God's call to "GO".

Leslie Elvig serving in South Africa
July 26 to October 21, 2009: Leslie will be serving with our partner, Charity and Faith Mission alongside Pastor Titus Sithole in Mamelodi, South Africa. Leslie will help with their nutritional planning for the children's meals. Please pray for Leslie and check this blog regularly for updates!