Mission Trip Report: Costa Rica 2025
August 03, 2025
Monday, July 21
Meeting and encouraging summer missionaries as they leave from their service in Eastern Europe and explore their callings to long-term missions.
-Pray for Hope as she graduates college and plans to marry Luke who is also called to serve in international missions
-Pray for Ella as she tries to discern God’s calling in her life
-Pray for Luka who they were able to engage with this summer, that he will remain interested in faith and attend church more often with his mother
-Pray for two Hindu men that they met with several times to discuss faith
Tuesday, July 22
Exploring and vision casting in Biograd Na Moru.
-Pray for the Browns as they enter into partnership with an existing bible study group in Biograd in effort to form this group into a new church plant. It will be the first Evangelical church to ever exist in this town.
-Pray for the Browns as they make a decision about where to live in order to best reach their community. Pray for Louella as she begins public school in a new town.
-Pray that the Browns will be accepted into their new community and that the truth of the Gospel will break through the strongholds of Roman Catholic tradition.
Wednesday, July 23
Prayer walk in Biograd Na Moru and see the sending church in Zadar.
-Pray for Zadar Baptist Church as they support several of their members who have a vision to start a new church 30 minutes south in Biograd Na Moru.
-Pray for the leadership team as they explore church planting opportunities, as well as consider how to expand their current building to accommodate their congregation.
Thursday, July 24
Strategy lunch with Kostja in Dugo Selo
-Pray for Kostja who is a missionary in Eadtern Europe who came from Ukraine. He is a long
time partner with IMB missionaries and has been working to disciple believers and plant
new churches in Ukraine, Russia, and other ex-USSR countries. He currently pastors
the church in Dugo Selo (a village outside of Zagreb) and works closely with the IMB team leaders in Eastern Europe.
-Pray for George and Mattie Higgins (IMB Eastern Europe team leaders) as they work alongside
Kostja to find a larger meeting space for their congregation, reach thousands of people
every week in their radio and digital engagement ministries, and explore new towns to
begin bible studies and eventually look to start a new church.
Friday, July 25
Dinner and vision casting with the Beacham family, exploring partnership
opportunities in Slavonski Brod with the Baptist Church and the House of Hope.
-Pray for the Beacham family who are missionaries with SEND International in Eastern Europe.
Pray for them as they study the local language and pray about their next place of
service. They are considering partnering with the church in Slavonski Broad.
- Pray for the Beachams as they serve other M families by running an MK Camp every
summer. Pray for the funding and work needed to maintain the camp facility and the
resources needed to minimize costs for M families.
- Pray for Pastor Darko and the church in Slavonski Brod. Darko and his wife Gorana
have 5 foster children in their home and are working with their church to build the House
of Hope. It will be a half-way house for children aging out of foster care.
-Pray for the IMB Eastern Europe team as we also explore partnership opportunities with Pastor
Darko and his congregation.
Saturday, July 26
Debrief and babysitting for the Browns.
-Pray for Anna and Jeremiah as they prepare for their (hopefully final) language exam on September 6.
-Pray for discernment as they look for a new place to live in their new service area.
-Pray that they would find community and friendships in their new town.
-Pray for Louella as she prepares to begin national school.
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