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Today, we rode the bus for the first time since we've arrived in the country. It was quite an experience, but honestly less stressful than I had expected. Shelley rode with us from Sendas to the bus station, then Helen met us there and took us on a walking tour of San José. She was full of information, and it was fun to have her get to show us some of her favorite places around the city. Liz and I are big nerds, so getting to see some places of historical and cultural significance was wonderful!
Our guide works with the youth group at her church and she asked us if we might want to share our testimony with them on Saturday. We said that we'd love to, as long as they didn't care how good our Spanish was. Their group is going to go on a hike into the mountains this weekend, and Liz and I have been invited to go with them! I expect to be very tired at the end of that day, even more than we were today.
Today, after the hour or two of walking, we got home and were completely exhausted. I think only part of it was actually from the walking. The other part of it was all of the Spanish. I felt more exhausted from two hours of constantly working to understand what was going on around me than I used to feel from a whole 8 hour shift at work. It's similar when we have our Spanish class. We love the class, but by the end of it, I'm almost ready for a nap, just because having your brain work that hard for that long is tiring. The expectation, however, is that after a couple weeks, it will become more natural, and it won't be so much work just to understand what's going on. Shelley gave us some tips on practicing our Spanish, so hopefully, we'll get this stuff down ASAP!
For those of you who have been praying for us or those who have given financially to send us to Costa Rica, I just want to make sure that you know that although most of the things that I've written about haven't been directly ministry-related, they are preparations for ministry none-the-less. Our first major obstacle is getting our "sea legs" here in San José, and then we'll be branching out more in the volunteering opportunities. In the middle of October, we're going to be starting some English classes for some local businessmen. On this upcoming Thursday, Andres is going to introduce us to some of the audio-visual equipment that I might be becoming good friends with.
Sometimes, I'm excited, other times I've been overwhelmed. Yesterday, we had a bunch of information about money and finances that we had to take in and I felt way over-my-head. Other times, I get frustrated at myself for not progressing any faster than I have with my Spanish. But through it all, God is faithful. He's connected us up with some great people, and has brought us this far, with promises to take us the rest of the way. There is some craziness, some excitedness, some anxiousness, and a little bit of panic, but through it all, God is consistent, and He's continually there for us, no matter what situation we're in.
Spanish phrase of the day, "Dios es fiel." (God is faithful)
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