A Quick Update

This is what craft time looks like during Sunday School :D

Sunday School Fun

Josh made an "Open/Abierto" sign for the park 

Hard at work :)

 Mrs. Perezosa, a friend of the park.
She and her little baby live in the tree by the skatepark. 

We are enjoying our time here in Puerto very much. It has already been a month! We have been having fun at the skatepark and getting to know so many new friends. We had a chance this week to get away a bit on our day off and went to Manzanillo, 13 kilometers, on our bikes. It was a "treacherous" journey but super fun. We ran into some guys from the park and Josh was able to snorkel with them while they spear fished. I whined all the way there and back, but I am very proud of myself.... those of you who know me, know that I do not love to make myself sweat, nor do I love to exercise. 

Sunday school is going well. I am excited about this week teaching PATIENCE :-) 

English class is going well too, got a little tutoring in this week with one of the kids. I am really enjoying it... our Spanish is improving, I even had a dream in Spanish the other night :o)

Thank you for all your support and prayers. Please continue to pray for our physical health, wisdom and discernment. We love you all and miss you!  

Week 3

Sunday we had the chance to witness a baptism. It was very special. This couple became Christians about a month ago. They decided to follow Jesus and to dedicate their family to the Lord, raising their son in a Christ honoring home. It was super special, especially because Shiloh was baptized first and then he helped baptize his wife Adriana. Very sweet. We are so excited for the Rose family! 

Sunday School was really nice this week. I had 5 girls and 1 boy. We studied love and made "valentines in July" with different verses about love. Next week we are going to study joy.


Yesterday we started "English Class." Before the skate sessions on Wednesday and Saturdays, we are offering an English class for those who want to come. No one showed up at first, but when they came to skate, they saw that I had the games on the table and they ALL wanted to  play. It was pretty fun. We played alphabet bingo and another vocabulary bingo game. The boys loved it. I have had fun visiting with moms and girlfriends while the guys skate. Josh is loving getting to know everyone. He has the skate shed in perfect condition, we made labels for everything yesterday. The guys love him and the little ones have been helping him clean. They are all seeking recognition, and a high five from "Jorsh" (Josh is too hard to say I guess, bc they all call him Jorsh) is just the answer. 


Thursdays we have dubbed work days. Today Josh is working on grinding some steel, on the skate pavilion, where the salty air/water has started to cause damage. I am working on posting official hours on a sign and making an "open" sign, and finally posting on here :D


We got a big rain yesterday. It's nice when it rains, because it cools off so much and then we feel like the humidity is here with reason. 


We ride our bikes everywhere which is actually totally fine with me, then I don't feel so bad about all the ginger ale we drink. Some how buying groceries on a bike has not been a problem at all which is a big surprise to me.  BUT the real surprise has been the price of things! You have to take your laundry to get done and it costs 4,500 colones a load, which is about $9....  lysol is $6 a can... so needless to say we are stinky people already ... three weeks in! And most of you have seen how sweaty Josh is when he skates.... that $9 is looking cheaper everyday! 


We are so excited to say that we have a nephew now! Max made his debut on June 24 at 4:35 am, 8 lbs, 4 oz and 22.5 inches long! All About Our Nephew :)

Mountain Chicken Update: 
The Mt. Chicken has pipped down a little. We still hear it, but now, thankfully he has decided that one announcement of dawn is enough. Also, I have realized that he also announces dusk.... that is he bugles at 4:30 am AND exactly 4:30 pm... That's right, it gets light at around 5:00, 5:30 and sunset is at about 5:30... so long late summer nights!