Faithfully Serving the Lord in Costa Rica
“But seek first his kingdom and
his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.” *
Someone who has lived her life seeking to serve Christ and spread His good news as a missionary is Julie Chamberlain, now residing in Birmingham, Michigan where she cares for her elderly mother. After spending more than a quarter century in Costa Rica as director of the Spanish Language Institute in San José,coming home to the states has required readjusting to a different life style and getting used to speaking English again in spite of mostly thinking in Spanish.
Julie’s relationship with God began as a fifth grader at church camp, where the prayers of a counselor impacted her.“He talked to God as if he were talking to Someone who was there and was listening. He also prayed with reverence ‘in Jesus precious name.’ That impacted me enough so that my prayer life changed.
“Instead of rote prayers and ‘God bless Mommy and Daddy,’ I now had more of a conversation with God… My testimony …
Someone who has lived her life seeking to serve Christ and spread His good news as a missionary is Julie Chamberlain, now residing in Birmingham, Michigan where she cares for her elderly mother. After spending more than a quarter century in Costa Rica as director of the Spanish Language Institute in San José,coming home to the states has required readjusting to a different life style and getting used to speaking English again in spite of mostly thinking in Spanish.
Julie’s relationship with God began as a fifth grader at church camp, where the prayers of a counselor impacted her.“He talked to God as if he were talking to Someone who was there and was listening. He also prayed with reverence ‘in Jesus precious name.’ That impacted me enough so that my prayer life changed.
“Instead of rote prayers and ‘God bless Mommy and Daddy,’ I now had more of a conversation with God… My testimony …
