Pura Vida! March 4, 2013
In Costa Rica, that’s the answer to everything, haha. You ask someone how they’re doing and they say, “ Pura Vida”, haha. Yesterday was an awesome Sunday...My companion and I had 7 of our investigators come to church!! My companion said that this past Sunday was the best she has ever had. The Garcia Gonzolas family came to church for the first time and I think it was a really new experience for them since they’ve never really gone to church before. They have a little baby boy and 14 yr old daughter, however they aren’t married. So the next challenge for them is to become married.
I am finding that here in Costa Rica it is really normal to have a family with a man but never marry and many times as well to have a family with a man who also has another girlfriend. It is so sad to see...so glad I can be a part of sharing the truth of God’s plan for them! Jeryca (daughter standing is Sofia) is one of our investigators and she has two kids with a man named Fransisco, but not married. Jeryca has a baptismal date next week and we really hope that her goal of getting married this week follows through! It has been a little bit of a struggle since Fransisco doesnt really want to get married. Fransisco is Catholic and Hermana Portillo and I have been trying to teach him more about the gospel. He is a little hard hearted right now but we have been praying and fasting that his heart will be softened.
Well I havent seen any sloths yet! But we do have a raton(rat) in our house that we can’t get rid of...our apartment manager (Our house is pretty much connected to her house) , who is like 90 yrs old, usually comes to save us with her broom when she hears us screaming. Our house is actually pretty nice compared to what other sister have had to live in. I have only seen one cockroach...Im counting that as a tender mercy!
The food here is still amazing and I hate to think that I will ever have to leave it! Costa Ricans have one dish that they usually eat for breakfast, lunch, and dinner and that’s rice and beans. The most common dish is the gayo pinto...next week I’ll send a picture of what I usually eat every day! It is still nice weather but supposedly winter is coming up, which is rain non -stop! Hermana Portillo told me that it rains every day from like May-December...can’t wait, haha!
Well I am blessed every day and I am grateful for my companion and all the investigators we are teaching right now! (We have about 13) The language is still a struggle for me, but the work goes on and I feel my testimony strengthening! The gospel is true! Love, Hermana Pease
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