LchaimPuraVida: Going Back to Blogspot

Shalom to all! We have decided to go back to using our old Blogspot page...
Unfortunately, we did not use the website the way we needed to,
combined with a rash of popups and ads that we tried to get cleaned but unfortunately
couldn't get figured out, and over time it became pretty much unused.
Being no longer worth the cost of upkeep, we are coming back to Blogspot,
and are planning on getting back into writing, taking plenty of pictures,
and sharing about the path that YHWH has put us on.

There are a lot of things that are needing to be updated and changed
on this Blogspot website, seeing as it hasn't been used in a while,
so please bear with us as we make those changes. If there are any suggestions you have or posts you would like to see, please do so, really any ideas you have would be welcome :).

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James 1:27
Clean and undefiled religion before the Elohim and Father is this:
to visit orphans and widows in their affliction,
and to keep oneself unstained from the world.

While we are making these needed changes, the mission to help the Poor, Widows, and Orphans continues on. We currently have Tia Carmen, a widow from Nicaragua who has stayed
with us in the past, with us here on the mountain, which has been a tremendous blessing
for both her and us during these difficult and scary times. We are also continuing to help
with the families and the congregation in Bataan, particularly in this time when it is
much more difficult to find work and/or look for ways to be able to support their families financially.
Remember them and us in your prayers.

If you desire to bless others as YHWH is using us, please consider our ministry
 in your prayers and offerings by clicking on the donation button below.
May YHWH Bless you for your gift!

 http://lchaimpuravida.blogspot.com/p/donation-for-giving-to-poor-widows-and.html

Philippians 4:17
Not that I seek the gift, but I seek

the fruit that is multiplying to your account.

Shalom!
The Montañez Family
L’Chaim Pura Vida!

many, Many, MANY Blessings!

Life for us is much more than we can afford. Sometime back before we came out of the buildings (denominational church) and were persecuted out of them, we had stepped out in emunah (faith). We trusted Abba YHWH to provide for all our needs. We had seen Him open doors if we obeyed Him. Also we would appreciate the things we have in life that no money can buy, things we take for granted like Shalom, Health, Provision, Contentment, Salvation and His Creation are priceless.

Although most of these cows do not belong to us but our hosting family the McDaniel we take every opportunity to praise YAH for the ways He provides to us in the journey. Homesteading is hard but very rewarding.

So grateful to Abba YHWH! We have been praying that on of the cows that bred to a milk-breed bull gave us a female calf. Today under the rain Abba showed us His favor, just as He did to 2 other cows in the past year. A Kadosh King we serve. We harvested radishes today also. Everything we planted is giving and even things we did not plant are giving the fruit of the earth. HalleluYAH!

 

 SIMCHA! HalleluYAH! Dancing in the pasture! Todah Rabah! A female calf!

UPDATE!

Abba blessed us a week after the first calf with a surprise second red female calf. HalleluYAH! A blessing from YAH! Future with milk and honey(will post later).  

 Deuteronomy 28:1-4

 “And it shall be, if you diligently obey the voice of YHVH your Elohim, 

to guard to do all His commands which I command you today,

 that YHVH your Elohim shall set you high above all nations of the earth. 

2 “And all these blessings shall come upon you and overtake you, 

if you obey the voice of YHVH your Elohim: 

3 “Blessed are you in the city, and blessed are you in the field. 

4 “Blessed is the fruit of your body, and the fruit of your ground and the fruit of your livestock – the increase of your cattle and the offspring of your flocks.

Overflow valve! 

A squirt for Simcha to see if she was hungry. Big Mama has big .....

 

 Little brother Igor!

We bought a cow together. He worked hard to save his money and invest it. Well here is Buttercup the increase that Abba gave him and His inheritance. Praises!

 Passion Fruit galore!

Mangas! Hu Ha YHWH Yireh!

Until next time...

Shalom!

The Montanez Family

Servants and Emissaries of Yahshua, Children of YHVH

HalleluYAH! 

For some of those things that some consider ordinary, others consider them a miracle from the hand of Elohim. 

A Family in Need....

 Psalms 41:1 
Blessed is he who considers the poor; 
YHVH does deliver him in a day of evil.

We went to visit an elderly couple that had left town but due to the husband becoming depressed and country-sick from being in the city had to come back and had to start from scratch. We were told that they needed help. WOW! We had no idea. They had no walls, no kitchen, no bathroom, no electric, and no water. We went down to see them and blessed them with an offering that falls short. Count your blessings. I even got bit by their daughters' dog but also got lots of big hugs. This is reality.

This is what they have. They told us that, "If we had water we would be living here now,
 but it won't be pass 4 days. No matter if we have electric or not."

Proverbs 28:27 
He who gives to the poor does not lack, 
But he who hides his eyes does have many curses. 

 Pile of lumber for the new/used house. Don Filiberto said, "Look how I was blessed". 
Half of the wood can not be reused due to being cracked.
 

Isaiah 41:17
 “When the poor and needy seek water, and there is none, and their tongues have failed for thirst,
 I, YHVH, do answer them; I, the Elohim of Yisra’ĕl, do not forsake them. 

They are currently raising two grandchildren.

Deuteronomy 15:4 
“Only, there should be no poor among you. For YHVH does greatly bless you in the land which
 YHVH your Elohim is giving you to possess as an inheritance, 

 They were sad that they had nothing to give us. We gave them some plantains and a donation to get 173 meters of electric wire and water hoses for them to have what most people take for granted. All donations are delivered 100% to their designated use. Now we seek funds to have a bathroom and septic built.

Praise Abba He loves us more than the birds of the field.
 If you feel led to give please do so on the donate link or in the button 
Offering to the poor, widows and orphans. 

Matthew 6:26  
“Look at the birds of the heaven, for they neither sow nor reap nor gather into storehouses, 
yet your heavenly Father does feed them. Are you not worth more than they? 

Acts 2:44-45 
 And all those who believed were together, and had all in common,
 and sold their possessions and property, and divided them among all, as anyone might have need.
 

Shalom!

The Montanez Family

Servants and Emissaries of Yahshua, Children of YHVH

HalleluYAH!  

Prophesy fulfilled? Maybe? Just wanted to share news from IsraEL that could bring much judgement and accelerated signs. https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=48&v=8LI2Nnt9T3Y  

Chag Sameach Pesach!

Shalom brothers and sisters in Messiah! We pray that you all have had a blessed Pesach and that YHVH is using you for His glory! We did have a great Peasach, howbeit a different one than what we have had in the past, but prayerfully one that will show forth fruit in the future!

Now, before we get started, we just want to say THANK YOU to all those that have supported us all this time. It is a huge blessing to be able to shine our light throughout Central America and without the support of many of you it could not be possible and for that we thank you and pray that YHVH blesses and supplies all your needs!

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Leviticus 23:4-8

‘These are the appointed times of יהוה, set-apart gatherings

 which you are to proclaim at their appointed times. 

5 ‘In the first month, on the fourteenth day of the month, 

between the evenings, is the Passover to יהוה. 

6 ‘And on the fifteenth day of this month is the Festival of Unleavened Bread to יהוה – 

seven days you eat unleavened bread. 

7 ‘On the first day you have a set-apart gathering, you do no servile work. 

8 ‘And you shall bring an offering made by fire to יהוה for seven days. 

On the seventh day is a set-apart gathering, you do no servile work.ʼ ” 

Luke 22:7-9,15-16

And the Day of Unleavened Bread came when the Passover had to be slaughtered. 

8 And He sent Kĕpha and Yoḥanan, saying, “Go and prepare the Passover for us to eat.” 

9 And they said to Him, “Where do You wish us to prepare?”

15 And He said to them, 

“With desire I have desired to eat this Passover with you before My suffering, 

16 for I say to you, I shall certainly not eat of it again until it is filled in the reign of Elohim.” 

 Exodus 12:13-14

‘And the blood shall be a sign for you on the houses where you are. And when I see the blood, I shall pass over you, and let the plague not come on you to destroy you when I smite the land of Mitsrayim. 14 ‘And this day shall become to you a remembrance. And you shall observe it as a festival to יהוה throughout your generations – observe it as a festival, an everlasting law.

 1 Corinthians 5:6-8

 Your boasting is not good. Do you not know that a little leaven leavens the entire lump? 

7 Therefore cleanse out the old leaven, so that you are a new lump, as you are unleavened. For also Messiah our Passover was offered for us. 

8 So then let us observe the festival, not with old leaven, nor with the leaven of evil and wickedness, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.

  

Serphadic-Style Unleavened Bread, bitter herbs, and a twist on Charoset.

Our Messiah Yahshua was our Passover Lamb, the Unleavened Bread, the Firstfruit from the dead that ascended to Abba YHVH, and is sitting at His Right Hand. HalleluYAH! 

May our hearts be cleansed from the leaven so that we can worship Him in Spirit and in Truth. May we crossover as Hebrews from our worldly lives in Egypt to be gathered unto Him and have His Torah written in our minds and hearts(Jeremiah 31:31-34), allowing us to enter into His Renewed Covenant through the blood of our Lamb, Yahshua HaMashiach! 

Chag Sameach from the Montañez Family!

We have been(and are being) SO blessed!!

Shalom brothers and sisters in Messiah! We  pray that you all had a blessed

 Shabbat and that you were able to rest in YHVH´s Word. Just wanted to 

share a couple of pictures and something very special that we were able to be a part of. 

Now, on to the pictures!

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For the better part of this week we had a VERY special guest stay with us. 

Her name is Tia Carmen from Nicaragua. She is the same elderly widow that 

had so graciously invited us to stay in her home when we went to Nicaragua in June. 

Here is the entire story of our trip that we took to Nicaragua:

Trip to Nicaragua June 2012

Anyway, she came here and had a very blessed time discussing YHVH´s Word,

 as well as being blessed the whole time with food, love, and affection. She spent Shabbat night with us and was able to take part of Kiddush with us. She is a very dear part of 

our family and we pray that we will be able to have the provision 

to go to Nicaragua and visit her and the people there again.

 

We also had a very dear young lady named Angie come by. She is one of the young 

women that was recently baptized. Praise YHVH that she has continued to attempt

 to walk the walk and has been spending time with us here on the mountain, 

not just learning about the spiritual things, but also about the physical things as well, including how to cook(which by the way, is kinda IMPORTANT in any Hispanic country LOL).  

And right now we have a family with us! They are Don Harold, Doña Lourdes, and their family. 

They came early today on Shabbat and are staying overnight. Pray that they will be touched 

by the Word that we bring them and that YHVH will change their hearts.

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Lastly, we want to share with you something VERY special that we were a part of. 

We were part of this AMAZING new magazine

 called HarvestMag which was created by 2 AWESOME cousins.

 Here is how HarvestMag got started:

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From:http://harvestmag.com/about/

Who we are and how we got started…

HarvestMag is a non-profit, quarterly magazine founded by Zachary Bruno and Sonja Langford. Both of us have had a great desire to start our own magazine for several years, but it wasn’t until September 2012 that the desire sprouted into reality. HarvestMag began one weekend with nothing more than a passion fueled by the Father and two young people desiring to further His kingdom. We were blessed with amazing support and input from our families, and after many 3 hour phone calls and Skype sessions, HarvestMag began to take shape.

There were several reasons we wanted to start a magazine. The biggest and most important reason is that we just didn’t believe there were any “Messianic” youth magazines which spoke about the real life issues facing today’s youth. The youth of today, just like all youth in previous generations, are not interested in having beliefs and Biblical standards “spoon-fed” to them. We believe young people like ourselves mature much faster and are more capable of a deeper understanding of the Scriptures than our society gives us credit for. We also believe that one of our greatest strengths as young people is that we are always seeking the truth and challenging things that are told to us. However, without a solid foundation and a strong faith, there is no reason for young people to set the insight they gain on Saturday (Shabbat) as a guiding standard for the rest of the week. This leads us to our mission.

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 You can read more about their mission with this magazine and what is their vision for it,
including to prayerfully having HarvestMag in print form by 2014! Anyway,
 it´s absolutely amazing what they are doing and we were so blessed to be a part of that 1st issue.
Here is an excerpt from Brother Jesus´s interview with HarvestMag:
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 - Do you have any words of wisdom that you feel young people really need to hear?

                                     
The Messianic Way should be a movement for the youth that occupies their mind 

on how to help and minister to others like Messiah would. To motivate others to

 walk the walk and become emissaries of YHWH. It should be the cool thing to

 reject the falsehood we inherited from our fathers for the Truth and radical lives of Messiah’s likeness.

I remember Jeremiah when YHWH told him:

Jeremiah 1:7 And YHVH said to me, “Do not say, ‘I am a youth,

 but go to all to whom I send you, and speak whatever I command you.

Messiah told us that we have to be like little children, so to enter the Kingdom

 is not a matter of age. His relationship is established on Trust and Truth. 

If young people establish a relationship based on His Word of Truth and 

trust to follow His instructions then the fruit will be shown and they will show

 a testimony that not only will be light and salt but a testimony that will 

bring adults to shame in their walk. Then they will say “from the mouth of babes”.

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You GOTTA read it!! To read the interview, the rest of the magazine, and to give words of encouragement and ideas on how to make HarvestMag better(if it COULD be ANY better!!) go to:

HarvestMag 1st Issue! 

May YHVH bless them SO much, and may YHVH bless you too!! Please pray for our support offering to increase in time for our next schedule exit of the country to Panama and the Biblical Feasts of Abba.

Until next time...

Shalom! 

The Montañez Family

Servants and Emissaries of Yahshua, Children of YHVH

HalleluYAH!

We have Ushpizin(Visitors!)! Part 1 of 2

Shalom brothers and sisters in Messiah Yahshua! 

I pray that you are all doing well and that YHVH will use you for His Glory! 

Here we have been VERY blessed especially of late. YHVH has allowed us

 in the past 2 weeks to have several families come up to visit us. 

We have been able to share the Word with them. Pray that it makes an impact 

in their lives and that we can continue to share YHVH with others!

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We were very blessed to be able to have Dona Blanca, some of her family, 

Don Eulogio+ Dona Benilda with their grandchildren, as well as a 

couple of kids from El Duruy come up the mountain.

Now, on to the pictures!

 

Praise Yah that the rain stopped enough to bring these people up.

 It had been raining off and on all week but thankfully it has stopped

 enough to bring the horses down, especially for Dona Blanca. 

The road we have going up to the mountain is very bad, and when it rains it is undriveable. 

But thankfully they were willing to walk and ride up the mountain.

Isaiah 2:3

And many peoples shall come and say, “Come, and let us go up to the mountain of YHVH, 

to the House of the Elohim of Yaʽaqob, and let Him teach us His ways, and let us walk in His paths,

 for out of Tsiyon comes forth the Torah, and the Word of YHVH from Yerushalayim.” 

 When we read this verse, the 1st thing that we think of is the physical mountain in Yisra’el.

 But it also has a Spiritual connection as well. And it is really cool to read that verse and think, 

“Wow! These people are from the nations, and they are coming 

up the mountain to learn YHVH’s Word”. YHVH has blessed us so much,

 physically and spiritually, and it couldn’t be possible without you. May YHVH bless you all!

 

Psalms 133:1

“See how good and how pleasant it is for brothers to dwell together in unity.”

We do not know how long we have to make a difference in someone’s life here in Costa Rica, 

so we want to be able to share YHVH with as many people as possible

. Many of you have blessed us with your gifts and we thank you so much! 

There is a lot of need here, and we don’t even know about the other villages

 that we have recently been invited to. There are a lot of people with physical

 and spiritual needs here.That is why your gifts are so important, not for us, 

but for others, as well as for your own blessing, as Shaul(Paul) said to the Philippians:

Philippians 4:17,19

Not that I seek the gift, but I seek the fruit that is multiplying to your account.
19 And my Elohim shall fill all your need according to His riches in esteem by Messiah Yahshua.

HalleluYAH!

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Psalms 127:3

Look, children are an inheritance from YHVH, The fruit of the womb is the reward. 

Children are very important to YHVH. In fact, the very 1st command that 

YHVH gave to Adam and Eve was to be fruitful and multiply, 

so it must be very important. Yahshua cared about children as well: 

Matthew 19:13-14

Then young children were brought to Him to lay His hands on them 

and pray, and the taught ones rebuked them.
14 But Yahshua said, “Allow the young children and do not stop them

 from coming to Me, for of such is the reign of the heavens.” 

YHVH has supplied all our needs here, and we have lacked nothing,

 which allows us to be able to give even more to others. One of the best ways 

to be able to share with others is food. Food is something that we have in abundance, 

and it is something that we are able to give out in abundance. Hospitality is something 

that the Jewish people, particularly the Bedouins, are very good at. 

They do many things that we can and should learn from that can help us serve others better. 

Praise Yah!

May YHVH bless each one of these men, women, and children and show them the REAL

 truth of His Word. We have shared the Word with many of them but because 

of the influence of the ‘church’  it is much harder for them to accept what we 

say since it is so different from what their churches teach. Pray that their eyes will be able to see, 

ears will be able to hear, and their hearts will be able to understand the 

Word of Yah and come back to Him. Pray that YHVH can continue using us for His Glory!

Until next time…

Shalom! 

The Montanez Family 

Servants and Emissaries of Yahshua, Children of YHVH 

HalleluYAH!