Befus Family update

Dear Friends and Family,
May God richly bless you in this new year, 2010!
We want to share with you how God blessed our family in 2009, and ways you can pray for our work with the La Palabra de Vida Ministry in 2010.
Thank you to all who have supported us in person, prayer, and finances!!
-Matt & Lisa Befus
If you want to see more about the school, visit http://www.lpdv.org/noticiassec.html

Blessings:
~A successful conclusion to another Costa Rican school year.
~Josh Meyer relieving Matt of three levels of high school science, and his return for all of 2010. (Stability--hurray!)
~God-honoring guidance for the LPDV school by its national board.
~Near completion of new facilities for LPDV's preschool and kindergarten. (Thanks to Omar and Julio, plus teams, plus generous donations.)
~Lisa's transition from English coordinator to consultant/librarian/teacher recruiter.
~Matt's first full-year of teaching senior Bible.
~Lindsey's excellent academic performance in home school-LPDV student combination.
~Lynnea and Katrina's excellent teachers at Lighthouse International School .
~Natalia's happy disposition and imaginative play.
~Recent visits from Lisa's parents from the Philippines and Miguel and Laura Lopez (Lisa's sister) and family before they return to Indonesia.

Please Pray For:

~Lisa as she accompanies 13 LPDV juniors and seniors to Wheaton, IL for three weeks starting this Sunday.
~Matt and the girls as they live without wife and mom for those three weeks.
~Work teams from Loveland CO and Wheaton,IL which start arriving Monday.
~A new school year with staff orientation starting the day after teams leave and Lisa returns.
~Financial provision to permit Lindsey to attend a US-curriculum high school ($12,000/year).
~Wisdom in decision making as the LPDV school ministry seeks to form true disciples of Jesus Christ in staff and students.

Matt & Lisa Befus
APDO. 13-4005
San Antonio de Belen, Costa Rica
Telephone (from USA ): (011) (506) 2293-9437

Email address: mlbefus@gmail.com

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