An update from one of our members Chris Williams as they serve as OMS Missionaries.
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The Williams Family in Costa Rica
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We have
arrived in Costa Rica, our new home for the next 12
months. This has been an exciting week! We arrived Monday
evening and were greeted at the airport by our good friend Jonathan
Killen who is studying here with his wife, Amy, and children, Eli
and David. We arrived at our house to discover that the Killens had
our beds made and ready to sleep in. What a blessing after a
15 hour day! Amy and Jonathan have spent the past week showing us
around and helping us set up house. The children have had
a blast playing with Eli and David!
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Before leaving
the States our children were less than enthusiastic about moving
to Costa Rica. However, they have been doing great! The Ticos
(term used for locals) love the children's blonde hair and often will
stop to rub their heads. One lady at church greeted James
with a traditional kiss on the cheek. His eyes were big as saucers and
he about melted into the floor! Kenley and Madi act like they know
Spanish already and try to strike up conversations with the neighbors.
It isn't long though before they exhaust their greetings and revert to
hand gestures and pointing. We are praising God that they are
engaging the culture and are embracing their new home with great
attitudes and with joy.
We ventured to the farmers market
Saturday and tried several new fruits and came home with bags of
fruits and vegetables. We then went to a large grocery store and
bought supplies for the week. Our last stop on the walk home was
at the local meat market where we bought rope sausage and ground beef.
Our friend told one of the workers my supermarket background and
that I had managed a meat market. He then began to
give me the tour and show the various cuts he had on display.
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Orientation at
the Spanish Language Institute begins Tuesday the 26th. We
are excitedly anticipating learning Spanish, Latin culture and
growing as a family committed to the call of Christ.
Thank you for praying and for supporting our family in this journey. We
pray for God's purpose to continue to be worked in your life and for
Him to bless you richly!
Love,
Chris, Heather, Kenley, Madison and James.
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Our address for receiving letters, cards or
small packages:
Instituto
de Lengua Española
Apartado
100-2350
San
José, Costa Rica
América
Central
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We
now have Magic Jack phone service, which enables us to have a US
number that allows incoming and outgoing calls without long
distance charges.The number is:
(205)
687-1861
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