So I know it's been awhile since we last updated this, so I thank you for your patience. Moving out and Christmas-related activities are quite time consuming! In the meantime however, we found out a few more details we'd like to share with you!
We were blessed to have a Skype conversation with Gary and Mylinda Baits a few weeks ago, and not only did I get to "meet" them via skype, but we also got to see our first glimpse of the verdant soil of Costa Rica! (Technology is amazing, isn't it?) Furthermore, they gave us a few more details about what our first couple of months might look like. When we arrive on January 6th we'll be picked up by the hospitable Baits and will likely live with them in San Jose (the capital) for the following month to two months. During this stay we will help a couple of mission teams from the U.S. finish a church in a town about 45 min away. It's also an option to stay with a family nearer to the site of the church, so we'll see what happens during that time with our living arrangement. In addition to the construction, we have opportunities to be involved with things such as: a new preschool and developing curriculum, an international youth group, playing soccer and various other sports, and exploring the city of San Jose (population approx. 300,000).
From there we'll head over to Puerto Limón on the Caribbean Coast where our living situation will likely be a home-stay with a pastor/principal's family. The principal is interested in having us help teach in his school and I'm very interested in this as well! He knows Chris is longing to get some diving in also, so he's brainstorming how incorporate SCUBA diving into the lesson plans. Other than these basics, we don't know how long we're looking at being there, nor what other things we'll be involved with. Interestingly enough, the pastor is from Bluefields, Nicaragua (the other option we mentioned in our previous post). He's communicated that the transition from Limón to Bluefields would be a good one, but who knows if we'll want to leave Limón after settling there. Time will tell.
In summary, so many details and time lines are still open-ended and that's okay with us. We have a general idea about what our time might look like and we're stoked about what we do know. The other details will fall into place once we get there and experience all that we've been told about. It is a great relief to have the Baits down there and helping us with everything once we get there. Thanks so much to all of you who are praying for us and giving to our two funds; we deeply appreciate you!
Merry Christmas and Dios te bendiga!
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