As we near the end of our time here at school in Costa Rica we look for any opportunity to have a party! Ticos love to have 'fiestas' and we have grown accustomed to taking the opportunity whenever it presents itself! So, this one was a first! After 4 days without water we were gathering it any way we could. Every empty container went to work to provide us with a little rain water for flushing toilets and other such necessities! Four days without water and you get desperate. We saw a man on the side of the road who had a bowl and pitcher and was trying to get water form the storm drain...hopefully it was not for drinking! The authorities had told us that we would be out of water for the first two days but then they had an accident and more than 400,000 people were left without water for two more days. We were thankful that it was the rainy season because at least we could flush the toilets....
Today was a fun day for me, after two weeks of preparing my country presentation for my language class I got up extra early to finish cooking tortillas and refried beans to share in class as I gave a slide presentation of Costa Rica. Costa Rica means rich coast and it was named this by Christopher Columbus who thought there was gold to be found as had been in Nicaragua, but to the Spaniards surprise the only gold found was in the soil that was as rich as gold.I continue to work at the jail and find that there are always challenges to be overcome. I share a room with another group and at times it is impossible to hear over the other groups activities. The only outlet for their CD player is right where our group has to sit and it makes for some interesting teaching times! God has been faithful and the women continue to come despite all the distractions. One prayer request is for my group that meets on Wednesday nights. They have gotten involved in some material that has caused then to look inside themselves for the strength needed and not to God. Please pray for their hearts to be turned back to the truth!
We now have only 5 1/2 weeks of school left and what once seemed like an eternity of school work is slowly coming to an end! It is had to believe we have been here for a year and are ready for a break but realize that the language learning will never end! This has only been the beginning.
We had the wonderful opportunity to see our son, Matthew receive his doctorate in Audiology in May from Montclair State. He worked very hard to get to this point in his education and we are so proud of his diligence! He will make not only a great doctor but also a great advocate for the patient! Way to go Matt!
