Yes, it was a crazy week! Two days before ending our time in language school, we were in a car wreck on the road from Antigua to the city. We are thankful to be unharmed, although we can’t say that for the Pathfinder.
It all took place when a man on his bicycle decided to cross in front of us on a highway. There was no way to avoid hitting him, but by turning hard to the right, we were able to avoid a head on collision. We then ran into a concrete culvert thing, kind of like a ditch and from the impact our vehicle turned on its side with the driver door on the side of the road. Apparently, the man is OK because by the time we were able to get out of our vehicle (after being pushed back onto our wheels by 10 or 12 bystanders) he was gone. Other people said that he realized it was his error and did not want to be responsible for the damage to our car or our bodies. So, that’s the big news of this week, but in all of it we felt protected by God. It is truly miraculous we were not hurt and that we did not seriously harm the man in the street.
The Pathfinder held up very well, except that the front chassis is broken in two. We have yet to hear from the insurance company, but probably it will be totaled. We are sad as it has been a great vehicle and really held up well in spite of the wreck. We are now believers in larger vehicles!
Otherwise, the week progressed as normal with the completion of our time in language school on Wednesday, a day in the office on Thursday and a Christmas party on Friday. Probably the best part of the week for us was the VBS we helped with at our church on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. It was a lot of work as we only have 4 or 5 adults to help, but the kids were well-behaved. We had around 26 kids each day, with a few less on Sunday. Lots of music, crafts and Bible lessons about the meaning of Navidad. They enjoyed it tremendously and received prizes for learning the memory verses. We are sad to have only one more Sunday at Colinas, but trust that God will continue to build the church through the labor of Pastor Daniel and the others.
We have two more weeks here before traveling to Iowa and Illinois for Thanksgiving and New Years. We’re busy sorting and packing to try to fit our clothes and things into our suitcases. We were allowed two 70 lb bags each when we moved here and now we can take only 70 lbs each to Costa Rica. That is the challenge for this week as well as continuing to prepare for our assignments in Costa Rica.
God bless you this week! And thanks for your continued prayers for our family during this time of transition.
The Webb Family
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