Les & Diana Morris

The path we walk is charted by faith, not by what we see with our eyes. 2 Corinthians 5: 7

We have been praying for all the million and one things that have to take place for the VAYA program Missio Dei Costa Rica will be doing starting next January.  This is a HUGE step of faith for us.  Following God’s leading, we designed a program – including all the nuts and bolts (you can look on the VAYA tab, but it’s all in Spanish!).  Questions had to be answered:

What’s the mission / goal?What curriculum will be used?How will core Vineyard Values be taught?Who will teach – 5 days a week?How much will it cost?Who will take care of day to day details?What does a typical day look like? … hour by hour …. for 9 monthsForm a legal Vineyard Association as part of La Viña FederationFind students – 6 young men with a passion to be pastors/missionaries/equipped leadersLook for a ministry assistant

You get the idea.  Lots of work, lots of details … and lots of faith.

Everything is moving along, but no students.  We’ve been praying, Carlos Chacon (Director for the Federation in Central America sent out an email to all the pastors with an electronic copy of the brochure to all the pastors.  No response. Hmmmm. Did we miss you on this Lord?  Do we just keep walking and taking the next step of faith?

So, we prayed together together last Thursday. Suddenly, we had interest from pastors – We had appointments to meet with 5 pastors, including 2 from Honduras.  We continue to cast the vision and share the excitement. We continue to gather all the necessary information for the lawyer and get commitments for Board members.  We prepare to speak to 2 different church groups.  Most importantly,  we continue to walk by faith.

Please continue to pray for (you can refer to previous posts for more details):

• Manpower needs (intensive teachers, day to day instructors, assistant)
• Financial needs (for us, now that 2 interns are gone and Tito leaves in a month AND for the students)
• Legal needs (lots of red tape and time)
• Material needs (school supplies, add’l towels, sheets, dining table, etc.)
• STUDENTS

And we will keep walking in faith, by grace.