Hello Everyone!
Maybe you noticed that the blog was down this week. Sorry about that but apparently the administrator of this particular blog (OK, that would be me - Shelley) managed to delete the entire blog. Not quite sure how I did that, but hope I don't reinact the event. Anyway, after 4 days of consecutive emails to blogger help people, I got a nice response from a gentleman there saying that he had restored the site. I am thankful and now realize how much this site means to our family as a record of our last year and a half.
Yes, we are out of hot water here. First we thought it might be a problem with the gas tanks as they are empty, but now we realize it is the hot water heater that is using the gas way too fast and has burned out its automatic sensor. A new one is on the way and I hope we'll only need to bucket shower with water off the stove for another day or two. Not really a hardship, but it will make us appreciate our hot water.
Of course things don't break when David is here, but only a few minutes after he leaves. He left on Saturday morning at 5am for a flight to Panama. My cold shower was at 7:30am. Anyway, he has called and is doing well just outside of Panama City. He is not alone. Eric Buell is with him and they are meeting a district superintendent and a team from the U.S. to work for the week in that area. I'm sure he'll have lots to share when he returns on Monday after 10 days of traveling.
Our long lost crates with all our worldly possessions did finally arrive last Monday. Within a couple of hours they were unloaded and the wood broken down. It was hard to see what David had spent soooo many hours building being torn down in a matter of minutes, but it had served its purpose and will surely get recycled here on the seminary grounds for some upcoming project. We are glad to have "our" things once again. Kayley and Joshua felt like it was Christmas as they viewed toys they had not seen for some time. Mom is just glad to have some of her kitchen stuff to use again.
We have been attending a Nazarene church in Tibas for the last few weeks. It is not far and since we don't have our own vehicle yet, it has been good to ride along with the Buell family. We have enjoyed the worship service and sunday school classes but when David returns, we'd like to visit other churches that are here in the city. It is good to have a church home and although we are missing our Guatemala church and the children there, it is time to find a new home whether it is in Tibas or elsewhere.
Once again, thanks for your prayers during this transition. Everyone is adjusting to Costa Rican life and all the changes that entails. May God bless your week through and through.
David, Shelley, Joshua and Kayley
Yes, we are out of hot water here. First we thought it might be a problem with the gas tanks as they are empty, but now we realize it is the hot water heater that is using the gas way too fast and has burned out its automatic sensor. A new one is on the way and I hope we'll only need to bucket shower with water off the stove for another day or two. Not really a hardship, but it will make us appreciate our hot water.
Of course things don't break when David is here, but only a few minutes after he leaves. He left on Saturday morning at 5am for a flight to Panama. My cold shower was at 7:30am. Anyway, he has called and is doing well just outside of Panama City. He is not alone. Eric Buell is with him and they are meeting a district superintendent and a team from the U.S. to work for the week in that area. I'm sure he'll have lots to share when he returns on Monday after 10 days of traveling.
Our long lost crates with all our worldly possessions did finally arrive last Monday. Within a couple of hours they were unloaded and the wood broken down. It was hard to see what David had spent soooo many hours building being torn down in a matter of minutes, but it had served its purpose and will surely get recycled here on the seminary grounds for some upcoming project. We are glad to have "our" things once again. Kayley and Joshua felt like it was Christmas as they viewed toys they had not seen for some time. Mom is just glad to have some of her kitchen stuff to use again.
We have been attending a Nazarene church in Tibas for the last few weeks. It is not far and since we don't have our own vehicle yet, it has been good to ride along with the Buell family. We have enjoyed the worship service and sunday school classes but when David returns, we'd like to visit other churches that are here in the city. It is good to have a church home and although we are missing our Guatemala church and the children there, it is time to find a new home whether it is in Tibas or elsewhere.
Once again, thanks for your prayers during this transition. Everyone is adjusting to Costa Rican life and all the changes that entails. May God bless your week through and through.
David, Shelley, Joshua and Kayley
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