Hey guys!

I just want to thank you for your prayers thus far throughout my adventure! I would also like to ask for your prayers for the interns, staff and a few of us students. There’s a little bug going around, it’s not too major, but we’re losing our voices and stuff. I haven’t been able to sleep much and I know it is hindering others from giving 100% as well.

Aside from that… The weekend! I’m going to tell you a little about my weekend, what it was like and what it will be for the rest of the time I am here.

Saturday mornings are ministry mornings. All 30 of us have been put in groups that go out and do different things with missionaries or our interns. My ministry is called “Metro”, this is new this year, in a pretty rough part of San Jose. Myself and 4 others will be going with one of the interns to do some ministry every Saturday morning.

Ministry while I’m here in Costa Rica is going to be very different than all the short-term trips I have been on. Long-term missions is all about building relationships. It’s not going to a different village every week and doing a Vacation Bible School and never coming back. I will be going to the same place and hanging out with the same people every Saturday.  I know God has me going to Metro every week for a reason. I can’t wait to share it with you guys!

(A little side note: I just typed “y’all” instead of “you guys” – That shows how much I am spending time with people from different states haha!)

Saturday nights and Sunday mornings I am going to a church along with 4 other people to a church called “Impacto”. However, this past Sunday our Pastor was sick so a deaf man came and preached.  It was definitely an awesome experience, his wife translated for him into Spanish! 

Every Sunday night we will be going to an English church called "The Gathering Place" The Pastor is our Bible teacher John, so all of us GAP students will go there on Sunday nights. It was a amazing night, I realized how blessed I am to be with 30+ other people who love Jesus, want to learn more about Him, and want to learn more about other cultures just like I do. 

I am estatic to see God's plan unravel through the next few months. God is so good! 

Thank you SO much for your prayers! Today (Tuesday) is my first day of classes!

God Bless!