Drew: It is late and we are about ready to go to bed before traveling home tomorrow, but before we leave, I wanted to write some random thoughts on the past two weeks:
-Costa Rica is really beautiful... perhaps the most green I have ever seen. You honestly need to see it to appreciate the beauty of this country.
-Sometimes stories are really inspiring. Going to the men´s and women´s shelter yesterday was incredibly surreal and encouraging, seeing people of all ages and experiences learning from the Lord and recovering from their various addictions and habits. What I was struck by specifically was how the 12 steps of A. A. were printed on the wall... across bordersand languages, God heals and rehabilitates.
-Sometimes stories don´t have happy endings. We found out yesterday that the girls who visited their mom are probably not going to be able to be reunited with her because she stopped going to rehab a couple of weeks ago, and the state will not let her have the kids if she is not clean.
-Sometimes when you buy 2-ply toilet paper in a different country, it feels a lot like 1-ply, and you feel really dumb spending 4 dollars US on a 4 pack of psuedo 2-ply.
-In case you ever come to Costa Rica, ¨pringa piel¨= diarrhea in Costa Rican spanish.
- Favorite quote: ¨It´s all fun and games until you get peed on.¨ C-Lo
- Favorite meal: arroz con pollo
- Favorite moment: seeing Tia after we gave her the gifts.
- Memories I will take from this trip: How different the home looked after we painted all the rooms (bright colors, too: pink, yellow, lime green, blue, etc)... The smiles on the faces of the girls at the home... The sight of a hug amidst tears... Blue and gold streamers and a Shrek pinata... getting punched in the junk by a 2 year old... Loud, loud snoring... How time runs in Los Angeles, but dances in Costa Rica... playing endless games of Golf at night... Grace tripping and her loud reaction... The sovereignty of the Lord and His providence for all of us.
Thank you for coming along the journey with us. There is so much here to process, and I´m sure it´ll take a while for me to understand what I am supposed to, but I am so appreciative to have had the opportunity to come here and learn and experience all that I have in the last two weeks. Thank you for your prayers and notes of encouragement, your financial donations and your interest in what God would do to a group of 6 Asians in Costa Rica. I am humbled and amazed. Gracias por todo.
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