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It's been a busy couple of weeks and time is flying by.  I'll fill ya in cause I know you've been missing it.
First of all about my ministry: I am helping with a group in Los Guidos. It is a youth group for kids ages 12-17. My first time there we played games and Wii and had a short lesson. The second time we watched a movie called Home. Such a good movie, 10 out of 10, would definitely recommend. Then this Saturday we went in the morning to help. We worked with the kids to paint the building where we all meet, we had lunch, and all sat to talk and pray. Please be praying for that ministry and the kids we are working with. Please pray for me that I will be able to pick Spanish up and that I will be bold with what I know so that I can get to know the kids better.

I am also involved with a teaching English ministry. We will be offering classes on Sundays at our church a couple hours before church. It is free to everyone and we just offer an invite to the students to come to church after. I'll be teaching the advanced class since my Spanish is not advanced and hopefully their English is. Also be praying for that ministry; that our classes will be full and that we will be great examples for the students.

So going back in time life has been packed with interesting events. For example a group of five of us took the bus into San Jose to go shopping. We had all been there before but we definitely spent some time looking like a lost, wild, pack of gringos. (In case that was not previously explained that is the name given to white people/ Americans here). But we did find our way around, Lydia and I went to a cute café, did some shopping and found the right bus to get us home.

Then Tuesday the 15th was Costa Rica's independence day. We had the day off school and were given the opportunity to go to downtown Guadalupe to watch the parades. Bands and students from all the local schools perform in the parade. Costa Ricans seem to love their drums.

On Thursday our Spanish class took a field trip to Coranado. We had a scavenger hunt in town for different places. The goal was to ask Ticos for directions to practice Spanish and hear directions given in Spanish. Our group went into the municipality building. There we found a man that could speak some English, was the "accountant" for the town and had been the mayor previously for 8 years. He showed us around the building and the took us into the current mayors office. We met the mayor and his father and took a group picture together. So this is a guess but I think our group all got a 100 for the day.

Sunday the 20th a big group of us all went to a national basketball tournament; Costa Rica vs Panama. Costa Rica lost... by a lot but it was still a great time. We were told the gringos made it on tv. We had a couple of animals with us and we also got a picture with a soccer player.

Then the next day, last Monday, we  went to the beach!! There was almost no one else there. The water was almost too warm, the beach was black sand, and there were monkeys. We were there about 5 hours, swam, played games, went adventuring, and I did not get a sunburn.

From Tuesday to Friday we have 4 hours of Spanish class and 2 hours of bible class. After class most of us just hang out, do homework, and sleep.

Friday night a group of us all went out to the symphony. We all got dressed up and got to experience a fancier side of Costa Rica. The theater was beautiful. My friend Helen would be very proud of me; I went to a symphony and I did not fall asleep. But the honest highlight of the night is somewhere between the best piece of cake/truffle I have ever had and the drunk people that were singing on the bus on the way home. Just keeping things interesting.

So I am good. Definitely settling in here to my life. Prayers are appreciated. Thank you again to everyone who supported me to get here and thank you to everyone that reads this... or at least looks at the pictures. ♡♡♡

Without borders,
- Rachel Martha

 

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