The TN Team

Dear Friends and Family,

This week we are going to highlight our time with the TN Work and Witness team that was here last week. It was a joy to see them all and to catch up on what is happening in their lives. It is really amazing to think that the Webb family was not supposed to be here in Costa Rica and that this W & W trip was scheduled a year ago. A coincidence? We think not and are again amazed by God’s goodness to give us a small taste of home in our 3^rd month here.

The team worked hard to move a huge, and I mean huge, pile of dirt and debris from the front of the new building. This pile had accumulated over two years of work on this building and had to be shoveled and moved by wheel barrow down the road to the creek area. The team also did some concrete work as they built a retaining wall. In addition, a few of the men pulled wires for the electricity in the building.

It was fun to have some young people on this trip as well. The girls, Chelsea, Shelby and Sarah painted the back gate of the campus in a lovely shade of green that managed to get all over their hands and hair before the day was over. They worked hard and played hard too. Joshua and Kayley enjoyed seeing them and managed to hear all the news about the teens back in TN before the week was over.

We had a lovely final evening out on Friday night at a restaurant that overlooks the city. It was a fun way to wrap up the whole week celebrating their hard work and enjoying the company of so many good friends, old and new. It was a sad farewell, but we look forward to seeing the next TN team, the Pastors’ Team, in a couple of weeks.

We are a bit homesick for TN now, but not enough to leave Costa Rica. One friend said as they were boarding the bus to leave, that he was sorry but he was ready to leave…to which David said, “That’s OK, because we’re ready to stay.”

Please pray for our vehicle situation this week as we still have not gained ownership of the 4-Runner, although we have paid for it. It’s a paperwork matter and without this being solved in the next few days we will not be able to drive the vehicle over the border into Nicaragua. This family trip is important as we must have our passports stamped by next week to remain in country. We may have to take the bus, which is safe and comfortable, but we’d rather have our own vehicle in order to visit work sites in Nicaragua.

Next week is Spring Break so we’ll take a week off from the blog as we’ll be traveling. See you again soon!

The Webb Family

David, Shelley, Joshua and Kayley