Subj: Costa Rica Update CBA 
Date: 3/6/02 12:21:10 PM Eastern Standard Time 
From: Ted Kautzmann)

Dear friends,

We made it back to Costa Rica in January and settled into a new home and a new office. Juli and Sarah are both doing much better. Thank you so much 
for praying for them. We would not have chosen to spend half of 2001 in the 
U.S., but we know God in His wisdom had his own plans for us. As it turned 
out, L.A.T.N. (the Latin America Training Network) benefited by our being in 
Michigan, since I was able to get my work done from there and also developed a very promising relationship with I.T.S., a producer of educational materials in Grand Rapids.

Ministry News: 
We and our co-workers are now set up in a new office in San Jose. Ted has 
begun teaching a college level class of 9 students at a local seminary. 
More importantly, he is working on the development of our distance education materials. Our target by year’s end is to have three finished courses and several others well along in the process. 
But the big news for the L.A.T.N. ministry is the new people God has 
been sending to help us. Bob and Grace Tuttle have moved here after a long 
career in Venezuela. Their work in administration and hospitality makes 
L.A.T.N. a lot more productive overall. Mery Florez, originally from 
Colombia, is with us now for 2 months in Costa Rica, but is making plans to 
move here long term. Her computing skills, among others, will enable us to 
put courses on CD and the Internet. Hilda Fyock, a member of Missionary 
Aviation Fellowship, has joined us here in Costa Rica to work on the video 
recording and editing aspects of our courses. She has a master’s degree in 
television production. Later in March, four experts in distance education 
will spend several days with us to help in the design of our courses and in 
the planning of course development and delivery. These join us and the rest 
of our team working here and in other countries. 
The task we face is enormous, but God is bringing people along side 
who have just the right gifts and skills to make the project successful.

Family News: 
We like our new house, a 4 bedroom apartment that is only a half block from 
the kid’s school and a flight of stairs from my office. Health wise we’re 
doing well. The kids are between colds right now and are on early spring 
break from school. Here are some specifics, together with prayer requests: 
James (almost 12): we’re in the midst of decisions about his 
schooling. Reading is a challenge for him, which makes all his subjects 
hard. Pray for the right adjustments at school and that his self worth gets 
a boost. 
Sarah (17) is doing better, but pray for more friends and 
general contentment. Praise the Lord that she is taking advantage of new 
opportunities to spend time with people. 
JoJo (9) grabs life by the horns. Pray she grows in her 
faith and that we spend enough time with her. 
Sam (16) is becoming a computer whiz and is getting better 
and better on the guitar. Praise the Lord that his diabetes is in pretty 
good control. Pray for protection against high blood sugar levels and severe lows. 
Juli and Ted (ages irrelevant): pray we’ll know clearly what 
roles we should play at our church. Ted also needs exercise. Praise God 
that Juli’s health is fine.

Thanks again for standing with us.
Yours for the whole family,

Ted Kautzmann