Thanks to everyone for their prayers! We had a good trip here – Lane and Cana slept
during most of the flight. We had no
problems clearing immigration and customs or getting to our house. The main difficulty has been the noise at
night. Lots of young people hang out at
the park across the street until late.
Plus, guys drive motorcycles very loudly down the street right in front
of our house. We’re getting used to it
though. The last two nights neither of
the boys has been awakened by the noise.
We are slowly but surely getting
settled in here in Costa Rica. We’re
blessed to now have hot water (we didn’t for the first week.) We all were excited to take a warm
shower! We’ve made trips to several
stores (there’s no one-stop shopping here) in order to stock our house. There wasn’t much here when we arrived! We’ve gotten most of what we need, but it’s
difficult when you have to either walk or take taxis to get to a store.
We made a trip on Saturday morning
to the local farmer’s market; it’s held every Saturday. We got a lot of good, inexpensive fruits and
veggies. Our family is eating much
healthier as a result, but it does take more time to prepare meals. We have enjoyed trying new foods, even the
boys! Below is a picture of a mamon
chino – one of the new fruits we all enjoy.
Our family also enjoyed going to
church in Aserri on Sunday. Brother
Jairo Bonilla (the Director of Missions for the BMA of Costa Rica) picked us
up, and we spent the day with his family.
We really appreciate their hospitality and all of the good food they
prepared for us! We look forward to
learning more Spanish so that we can understand the services better. Trevor will be preaching (with an
interpreter) this Sunday.
Please pray for us and the kids as
we start orientation at the language school next week. It will probably be difficult for them to be
dropped off in an unfamiliar place, but we know they will do fine. Pray that we learn the language well. After all, we have the most important thing
in the world to share with others!
