Good afternoon from rainy Costa Rica!
We are in the middle of the 6 month rainy season, so each
day we scurry about trying to get here and there without getting rained on or
at least, not too much. Almost daily, the rain pours down as if it were dumped from buckets. I have never gone through so many umbrellas in my life!
My final trimester of classes began a couple of weeks ago and now we are in full swing. As ever, my
teachers are amazing people and because of them, we are learning so much
Spanish. As it should be, each class is
challenging and stretches me to my limits so that I might learn as much as
possible. I am thankful for the
opportunity to be here and I realize that each day here will help me better
communicate the gospel to the people of Latin America. Thank you for your support and prayers so I
am able to study.
Over the next couple of weeks, we will be taking two necessary
trips. First, all of the students are heading
to Panama because we must renew our visas by leaving the country. Please pray for our
safety in traveling and that we will not have any issues at the border
crossings. Secondly, Daniel and I will
be traveling to the Assemblies of God headquarters in Springfield, Missouri for
one week. Because we are getting married
and my missionary status is changing, part of the approval process is that we
will be interviewed by the Executive committee and attending training. Please pray that we are able to articulate
our dreams for ministry well during the interviews and that God helps us to
absorb all of the information we are going to be learning during the various
training sessions.
On a personal note…
This trimester has been especially challenging for me
spiritually and emotionally. I have felt
daily attacks as the pressure of wanting to become completely fluent before I
leave pushes on me each day. I am almost
constantly fighting against the lies of satan that “I will never learn this
language” or that “The people are not going to understand me”, etc. I have been putting on the armor of God daily
and I am leaning on the Holy Spirit to help me redirect my thoughts as soon as
the doubts creep in, but I could really use your prayers in this battle. Thank you.
You are all so important to me. I need you.
Your prayers, encouragement and support keep me going. Thank you so much for the HUGE role you play
in this ministry. Without you, I would
not be able to fulfill the calling God has placed on my life. Thank you!
God bless you,
Janene Snyder
MA to Mexico (currently in Costa Rica at language school)
