An update from one of our members Chris Williams as they serve as OMS Missionaries.

The Williams Family in Costa Rica 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! 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. 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.

Our address for receiving letters, cards or small packages: Instituto de Lengua Española Apartado 100-2350 San José, Costa Rica América Central 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