Well, the entire team has finally arrived to the beautiful country of Costa Rica, but not without some adventure. While the Davidsons, Yoakums, and Mark were supposed to fly to San José together, it ended up that Mark went first (at 11:30 am), with the two families following close behind (at 6 pm). It is […]

After spending three wonderful days with the Thompsons in Shelbyville, TN, our team (minus the Yoakums, Tara, Kellan, & Parker) finished the trip on a high note. After helping lead the services at the Fairlane Church of Christ, most of the congregation headed to the Fellowship Hall to encounter some Peruvian culture. Following several weeks […]

It is official. Every member of our team has tickets to fly to Costa Rica in mid-August! Our team is storming into this beautiful Central American country in two waves, with half of the team arriving on August 19th and the other half on the 20th. After settling in and a brief orientation, we begin […]

It is only natural that you would want to get to know the loved ones of your loved ones. Parents want to meet their children’s friends; spouses need to meet one another’s families; friends hear about the new relationships that their friends are forming; and teammates meet the supporting congregations of their other teammates. Well, […]

There are many things about the Fort Worth area that endear it to people: the Stockyards, downtown, shopping malls, sports teams, and more. But for our team, the most appealing aspect of Fort Worth is its central location. This past weekend, Team Lima gathered together in the Fort Worth area for three days of fellowship, […]

The last several weeks have been filled to the brim with activity, all of which is pointing to our eventual “retreat” towards South America. Just before Christmas, we completed our Abilene portion of training with a team retreat. The retreat was led by the Halbert Institute of Missions. Our team gathered together with several godly […]

The last several months of team training have been filled with moments of growth, joy, and excitement. We have been blessed with the chance to grow closer to one another, to the fulfillment of our dreams, and to God. We are learning more about each team member’s individual personality while seeing the personalities of our […]

For the past week, our team has been in College Station, TX with the A&M Church of Christ. This wonderful church, which is dear to our team, has graciously decided to support our team during our year of training. As part of their new missions strategy, the A&M Church has allocated most of their missions […]

The months leading up to this September have been filled with much anticipation. For months, we have been looking forward to the day when we would finally begin our training in Abilene. That day has come and gone, and we have been tremendously blessed by our first three weeks of training. Our days are filled […]

Team Lima took several more “baby steps” on our journey to becoming South American missionaries this past weekend. As with any journey in life, one’s goal is rarely reached through giant leaps, but rather through incremental steps made over a long period of time. We experienced several more of those small steps as we all […]