Aug-Sept Update...

Hola from Panama! It is so good to be back. We arrived just a week ago after exhausted after19 long hours of travel, but our excitement was all that was needed to keep us going.
We’ve had such busy days since arriving. Settling into a new country is proving to be a much longer and challenging process than we anticipated. The language barrier is definitely a challenge for us daily; I am finding this especially challenging and frustrating at times as I currently have next to no Spanish. The people are so gracious and are helping me out so much, each day I am doing a little more with out the help of someone to translate for me.
Finding and securing apartments has been no easy task either. Preference is given to Panamanians over foreigners and much more documentation and requirements exist for us. We have managed to secure one apartment for the girls, and we are still looking for one for the boys to move into. I am looking forward to moving into the apartment this weekend and making it a home away from home.
We went to campus for the first time yesterday, it was wonderful. Attending the weekly meeting of the Campus for Christ ministry was such an encouraging time. About twenty students were there, and about half of them first years. I can’t wait to be on campus full time, working with these students and others.
The Panamanian staff of C4C organized a Jericho prayer walk for the week and have been walking around the perimeter of the campus once each day, while praying. On Sunday the walk will be completed by walking around the campus seven times. Because classes start at 7:00am, the prayer walks are at 6:00am so students can join us, this makes for very early rises in the morning!!
God is moving here in Panama, I feel so blessed to be able to see so vividly and clearly the hand of our Lord at work. Thank you so much for your prayers and kind words of support. They mean more to me than I can properly express. God Bless you.

Love,
Sarah

A Couple Prayer Requests…

-for my Spanish, that I would be able to overcome the challenges of learning this new language so that I can share the Gospel to the Panamanians in their native language
-for an apartment for Steve and Jon
-for my homesickness, I feel a great peace about being here finally, but deeply miss home, family and friends
-that the remainder of my financial support would come in so that I am able to stay for the duration of our ministry